Would you pack your bags and move to a foreign country at the age of 18 with no prospects or opportunities other than those you create for yourself through sheer willpower and a dogged determination? Alisha Gory is on a mission to change this while representing body modification among Asian women.
Close-up of tattoo artist Alisha Gory's tattooed legs, New York, New York, June 21, 2019.
Starting at the bottom, Alisha took a job washing dishes.