7/24/2023 0 Comments Never back down tattoo![]() But – like father, like daughter – she’s skilled with a tattoo needle, earning anywhere from $1,000 to $12,000 a tattoo. She’s never been behind bars and never wants to. Reena Pho knows she doesn’t have a backstory to match her father’s. He hopes the trajectory of his life will inspire others to find their dream, believe in themselves and passionately pursue their goals. His enterprise employs about 70 people, including his oldest daughter. He runs eight studios, including in Las Vegas, Nashville, and New York City, where he is working on opening a second location soon in the SoHo fashion district. He’s made as much as $350,000 for a full bodysuit. Pho is so successful and in such demand that he can command a minimum of $4,000 to ink someone’s skin. But, really, he can do any style of tattoo. He specializes in black-and-grey ink realism, creating skin art that looks like photographic portraits. He’s been featured in newspaper and magazine articles, on TV news and online blogs. Over the past few years, Pho has been been lauded for what he’s overcome and for his talent as a tattoo artist and businessman. That better life has helped pave a better path for their children. Pho said he’s not proud of who he was back then.īut he also doesn’t shy away from telling how his life changed when he learned to tattoo while in prison - and how his life kept changing later, through hard work and the support of his wife, Cristina. He always fought back but he felt the sting keenly.Īnd, Pho said, his parents, who often argued, were strict and harsh, fueling his rebellion. Pho said those youthful decisions were driven by an urge to protect himself from the bullying and racist harassment he endured as an Asian immigrant in Southern California.
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