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Alican Gorgu was either going to get a 9-to-5 job or follow his dreams to become a tattoo artist. Spoiler alert: he went with the latter. Now, Gorgu shares his tattoo work on his popular Instagram account, Pigment Ninja, which has garnered more than 19,000 followers. In a simplistic style, Gorgu transforms photographs into minimalistic works of art, allowing one's memories to be tattooed onto their bodies forever. He tells A Plus in an email that he's often inspired by movies, too. "It's an indescribable feeling to tattoo photographs taken in different parts of the world at different times. For example, I have tattooed a family portrait taken in Mexico in the '60s as well as one of a family in the US in the '80s," he writes. He adds that he works with small spaces and reduces the tattoo's details so only the essential features remain. For example, in the below portrait, Gorgu omits the characters' faces, but the heart of the photograph remains: 1. Two sisters Like these two sisters have got their childhood pictures inked on their arm and chest. Alican Gorgu 2. Car, mother, and son Now people could keep their favorite images and memories close to their heart forever. Just get them tattooed. Alican Gorgu 3. Baby Lullaby Chances of mistakes are even more when you're doing this every day. But, it seems as if three years of job as an assistant and the diploma in photography has helped him more than anything. Alican Gorgu 4. Parents and the daughter One single mistake in such tattoos could ruin everything. I mean imagine, the memory, skin, and excitement of the client, everything would go waste. Alican Gorgu 5. Two sisters As you can see, not all the tattoo artists can do what Alican is doing. These kinds of tattoos require 100% concentration and precision, and the mastery of the art is not an easy task. We can understand how much effort he has put into this to achieve this. Alican Gorgu 6. Again Two sisters Alican has got more female clients than men, which only means that women find this form of tattoo more attractive than men. Alican Gorgu 7. Couple expressions I just realized, what's interesting to notice in Alican's art is his way of giving the exact emotions to the tattoos. Take the picture above, for instance, that girl in the tattoo looks no different than the one in the picture. Alican Gorgu 8. It's raining We all have some childhood memories which are close to our heart. It could be the first time when you had started walking, danced in the rain or a picture with your first love who turns out to be your partner now. Alican Gorgu 9. Sister love The intriguing part of his tattoos is colored. The colors add more appeal to them. Alican Gorgu 10. Train If you'd see Alican's Instagram, you'd notice how he has evolved along with his art. Alican Gorgu 11. Hanging out on the beach Don't these tattoos look exactly the way they look in the photograph? Alican Gorgu 12. Mother and son A son who loves his mother gets this old photograph tattooed on his arm. Alican Gorgu 13. An old vintage photograph, tattooed I just can't help but admire them. Alican Gorgu 14. Beautiful marriage Haven't you already fallen in love with Alican's art and excellence with which he creates these tattoos? Alican Gorgu Follow Alican on his official Instagram account to see the amazing tattoos View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alican Gorgu (@pigmentninja) Credits: wittyfeed.me Share this story on Facebook with your friends.