Inking big: Nine-year-old Thai tattooist makes his mark

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At just nine years old, Napat Mitmakorn is already making waves in the tattoo world. Standing among seasoned professionals at the 2025 Thailand Tattoo Expo in Bangkok, he confidently grips a tattoo gun—his small hands barely visible beneath oversized surgical gloves. (AFP)

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Nine-year-old Napat Mitmakorn, a Thai child tattoo artist works on his uncleís tattoo at the 2025 Thailand Tattoo Expo in Bangkok on March 15, 2025. Wielding a cumbersome tattoo gun in child-sized hands swamped by adult-sized surgical gloves, nine-year-old Napat Mitmakorn expertly inks the pattern of a fanged serpent on a man's upper thigh. (AFP)

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Participants display their tattoos at the Thailand Tattoo Expo 2025 in Bangkok. (AFP)

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Nine-year-old Napat Mitmakorn, a budding Thai tattoo artist, demonstrates his craft at the 2025 Thailand Tattoo Expo in Bangkok on March 15, 2025. (AFP)

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An artist works on a client's tattoo at the Thailand Tattoo Expo 2025 in Bangkok. (AFP)

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An artist carefully works with his needles to create intricate artwork while tattooing a client at the Thailand Tattoo Expo 2025 in Bangkok. (AFP)

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A man showcases his highly detailed tattoo art, featuring a skull and other intricate elements, at the Thailand Tattoo Expo 2025 in Bangkok. (AFP)