NEPA Scene Staff

INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Leopard’ by artist Pete Farrell at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Leopard’ by artist Pete Farrell at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

Ink: Leopard Artist: Pete Farrell Shop: Electric City Tattoo & Piercing (620 Biden St., Scranton) Instagram: @tattoosbypetefarrell Phone: 570-343-5549 Email: tattoosbypete@gmail.com View this post on Instagram A post shared by NEPA Scene (@nepascene)

 NEPA Scene Staff

INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Bulldog’ by artist Elijah Birtel at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Bulldog’ by artist Elijah Birtel at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

Ink: Bulldog Artist: Elijah Birtel Shop: Electric City Tattoo & Piercing (620 Biden St., Scranton) Instagram: @elijahbirtel Phone: 570-343-5549 Email: elijahbirtel@gmail.com Fun fact: Birtel will be one of about 240 artists tattooing at the shop’s annual Electric City Tattoo Convention, which returns to the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center (100 Adams Ave., Scranton) on Friday, […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Rose Lady’ by artist Balazs Markos at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Rose Lady’ by artist Balazs Markos at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

Ink: Rose Lady Artist: Balazs Markos Shop: Electric City Tattoo & Piercing (620 Biden St., Scranton) Instagram: @bucketstattoo Phone: 570-343-5549 Email: Balazs.Tattooing@gmail.com Fun fact: Markos will be one of many artists tattooing at the shop’s annual Electric City Tattoo Convention, which returns to the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center (100 Adams Ave., Scranton) on Friday, […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Fish’ by artist Bob Shock at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

INK OF THE WEEK: ‘Fish’ by artist Bob Shock at Electric City Tattoo & Piercing in Scranton

Ink: Fish Artist: Bob Shock Shop: Electric City Tattoo & Piercing (620 Biden St., Scranton) Instagram: @bobshock Phone: 570-343-5549 Email: bshock90@yahoo.com Fan fact: This colorful, detailed fish was directly based on one of Shock’s paintings. Shock will be one of many artists tattooing at the shop’s annual Electric City Tattoo Convention, which returns to the […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Electric City Tattoo Convention at the Hilton Scranton, 04/14/18

PHOTOS: Electric City Tattoo Convention at the Hilton Scranton, 04/14/18

Even after Electric City Tattoo opened a second location in Wilkes-Barre last fall and shuffled a few employees around, the popular shop in downtown Scranton found enough time to organize a bigger and better convention on Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15. For its ninth year, the Electric City Tattoo Convention took advantage of […]

 Jason Riedmiller

PHOTOS: Beautiful People of NEPA, 2018 Electric City Tattoo Convention (some images NSFW)

PHOTOS: Beautiful People of NEPA, 2018 Electric City Tattoo Convention (some images NSFW)

Clowns, couples, dogs, musicians, trophy winners, and male nudity – it’s all here at the Electric City Tattoo Convention. Entries in the Beautiful People of NEPA portrait series are rare these days, but I always have a private room just off the main floor of this annual convention at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center […]

 Jason Riedmiller

PHOTOS: Beautiful People of NEPA, 2017 Electric City Tattoo Convention (some images NSFW)

PHOTOS: Beautiful People of NEPA, 2017 Electric City Tattoo Convention (some images NSFW)

Setting up shop once again in a private room at the eighth annual Electric City Tattoo Convention at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center in downtown Scranton, I took these portraits of tattooed convention-goers on Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22. As in previous years, be forewarned that some of these pictures are not […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: Electric City Tattoo Convention portraits and fresh ink, 04/15-17/16 (some images NSFW)

PHOTOS: Electric City Tattoo Convention portraits and fresh ink, 04/15-17/16 (some images NSFW)

The seventh annual Electric City Tattoo Convention, held once again at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center in downtown Scranton, attracted colorful characters – both inside and out – from Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 17, and NEPA Scene photographers Jason Riedmiller and Michelle Beck returned this year to shoot portraits in a private […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: The faces and naked skin of the Electric City Tattoo Convention (some images NSFW)

PHOTOS: The faces and naked skin of the Electric City Tattoo Convention (some images NSFW)

Scranton photographer Jason Riedmiller teamed up with Michelle Beck of Allegro Photo and Design to cover the people and artistry of the sixth annual Electric City Tattoo Convention at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center on April 17-19, and what they came back with was art in its own right. Riedmiller, who was featured on […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: ‘The Other Side of Electric City Tattoo’ opening at Forage Space in Scranton, 04/11/15

PHOTOS: ‘The Other Side of Electric City Tattoo’ opening at Forage Space in Scranton, 04/11/15

There’s a reason why it’s called the Electric City Tattoo Gallery – the artwork produced by these Scranton tattooists belongs in a gallery, and the integrity and quality of their artwork is just as important to them as their business. “The Other Side of Electric City Tattoo” proved exactly that, showing a side of their […]