Striking: German tattoo model Magneto - whose entire face, including eyeballs, have been covered in ink - poses for the cameras at this year's Israeli tattoo convention in Tel Aviv
Taking the strain: Elsewhere at the convention, a member of Israel's first 'suspension crew' - nicknamed the Suicide Squad - dangles from meat hooks embedded in his forearms
Painful: The 'suspension artist' has mental pins inserted into his thighs before being hoisted up on wires at the Israeli tattoo convention
Weird and wonderful: As well as the intricate tattoos across his face, 'Magneto' is also covered with piercings, including flesh plugs in his nose, ears and lower lip
ying out in pain while the suspension bars were inserted into his thighs, before being lifted up using meat hooks inserted through his forearms and forehead.
To new extremes: Magneto has built up his collection of artworks over several years. He was pictured at the Berlin tattoo convention back in 2010 without much of the ink on his face or eyes
No laughing manner: One Israeli tattoo fan shares a joke while having a painful-looking design etched into his leg in Tel Aviv
Covered: One man displays his intricate back tattoo at the festival, featuring a series of nude women posing provocatively
Getting intimate: A woman almost bares all while having her chest tattooed at the second body art convention in Israel yesterday
Community spirit: The convention contains 25 stalls featuring artists from across the country, and last year was attended by 1,500 people
Another woman could be seen walking through the crowd with a series of metal loops pierced through her back, with red and black silk thread carefully woven between them.
A website for the convention explains that the first event was held in December last year after the rising popularity of tattooing over the last decade in Israel, with dozens of shops opening for artists to ply their trade.
The inaugural event attracted a crowd of 1,500 people, with more than 20 stalls by local artists, as well as performances by alternative bands. While no official attendance figures have been released for this year, organisers said they were expecting to beat last year's total.
Delicate: A woman displays her novel piercings at the event, which feature a series of metal loops with silk thread woven between them
No pain: A heavily tattooed Israeli shows no emotion as a tattoo artist goes to work on his shoulders at the Tel Aviv convention
Au naturel: A man shows off his animal-inspired tattoos, including leopard spots, a scarab beetle, and a tiger's head on his chest
Conflict: A man shows of a large war-inspired etching across his back at the convention, which was held yesterday in Tel Aviv
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