OUTSIDE THE LINES
If you’ve ever met a tatted chef in Bangkok, there’s a pretty good chance that they’ve been inked, at least once, by Luke Satoru. The half-Thai, half-Japanese New York native has built a dedicated base of customers in the capital with his meticulous and vastly varying ability, which is revealed through life-lasting depictions of family members, flowers, or even cartoonish characters. Satoru’s first foray tattooing began when he was 15 at Khao San Road, a street notorious for its inexpensive and accessible shops that make it far too easy to justify a 2 am ink sess. For some, such a visit could result in a somewhat regrettable elephant tattoo. For Satoru, it sparked a passion (and, a tattoo that...