Walk along one of the busiest streets in Ashton-under-Lyne and you won't even realise it is there. Tucked away inside an inconspicuous Cavendish Street building, hidden above the offices of a construction company, is a studio producing some of the world's most creative and impressive tattoos.
Award-winning tattooist Dean Gunther began to follow his dream when he realised he hated working in sales at a young age. He turned to art, before focusing on tattooing, and left South Africa to further his career in the UK.
Now, the 34-year-old is earning a reputation as one of the country's most daring and talented tattooists. From quirky designs like trainers on a man's feet and a six-pack on a beer belly, to visually stunning realism based on nature and fantasy, Dean is winning an army of fans on social media and customers have flown in from around the world to be inked by him.
