In his new Covered photo series, London-based professional photographer Alan Powdrill shows that people who enjoy getting tattoos come in all shapes and sizes. His characters, many of whom have cool tattoos covering their entire bodies, are all living, breathing works of art.

Each of Powdrill’s intriguing photos includes a brief comment from the subject about their tattoo history to emphasize the point. Some people are extremely late bloomers who started getting tattoos when they were 40 or 50, while others have been tattooing for their entire lives and have been getting unique tattoos before they were allowed to do so.