In a city like Miami, it’s not easy to stand out. The Magic City is packed with fast cars, beautiful people and steep price tags, while simultaneously existing as a cultural epicenter for art, music, street culture and a way of life unlike anywhere else in the world. It is within the confines of the 305 that Tatu Panda has not only made a name for himself but shifted the narrative of what it means to be an artist.
Panda’s style of tattooing is unmistakable—from the delicate script that graces the necks, hands and backs of rock stars and models to the hyper realistic micro tattoos that seem to jump right off of the skin—and he’s found a way to reflect the environment he came up in while carving out a look, process