Expo Coverage

Coverage of tattoo expos and conventions across Australia, New Zealand and internationally — previews, recaps, and the stories behind them.

Tattoo artists, vendors and crew pose together on the timber grandstand steps at the Cairns Showgrounds during the Rainforest and Reef Invitational, many wearing leis and band shirts.

Expo Coverage

The Closest Tattoo Expo Was a Flight Away — So Cairns Built Its Own

No competitions. No corporate backing. No website. No bullshit. Jake Straat built Far North Queensland's first tattoo expo on word of mouth and sheer will — and the artists are already calling it the best in the country. This is how Rainforest & Reef came together.