Tattoos By Lou

In loving memory of legendary tattoo artist Troy Lane.

Born in Miami in 1974 to Cuban parents, Roger grew up in Hialeah. He got his first tattoo from Joe Bringas when he was 16. Roger worked a series of jobs he hated, thinking he would never have the opportunity to do something he loved for a living. He credits his friends, especially Lenny Rodriguez and James Brutus for inspiring him to begin a career in tattooing. With help from Lenny and James along the way, Roger began his pursuing his career in tattooing in 2001 at the age o

In 1989 Jeff Jeffers sought the guidance of Ron Lopez and Mike McCabe as he embarked on his career in tattooing. Jeff later moved to Miami and in 1993 Tattoos By Lou founder Lou Sciberras offered Jeff a chair after seeing his work on a client. Jeff credits his time with Lou Sciberras, Ken Cameron, Donovan Stringer, and Albert Sgambati in those early years of his career. Jeff enjoys working with clients on original art. Jeff has a strong grasp of traditional tattooing, knowle

RyanGeorge has been tattooing for over 15 years and likes working with clients on color pieces with bold, clean lines. Although Ryan never had a formal apprenticeship, he is grateful for the help he received from Wayne Bernard and Dave Wulff when first getting started. Ryan takes inspiration form Bob Roberts, Timothy Hoyer, and Carlos Rodriguez. Ryan uses Ken Cameron and Mike Pike machines and Texas Custom Irons. Ryan can often be found painting large scale watercolors. One o

Born and raised in South Florida, Lenny Rodriguez makes sure to find plenty of time for his awesome family and interests outside of work like drawing and painting, fishing, hiking, camping, and reading. In a life that always included art including graffiti, Lenny started getting tattooed by Emerson Forth in 1998 and contributes those first experiences to sparking his interest in a career in tattooing. Lenny, along with many of his friends, hung out at the Hialeah Tattoos by L

Rodrigo Rushka started his career at Tattoos By Lou South Beach in 2000 as a body piercer. He moved to Wildwood, N.J. where he apprenticed at a high volume tattoo studio on the boardwalk. Rod appreciates the opprotunity he was given to learn and build his skills in the traditional manner, with hard work and dedication. Rod came backto Miami and purchased the Hialeah Tattoos By Lou, turning it into Black Sparrow Tattoo Company. Rodrigo looks to "Phat" Joe Bringas as the man wh

Ozzy is a self-taught artist, who never attended art school. He started off as a graffiti artist a the age of fifteen, a passion he continues to pursue today. Chances are you have seen Ozzy's work on walls all over South Florida. At 17, Ozzy started collecting tattoos. His first stop was Louie Lombi's studio, where tattooist Robert Balter gave him his first tattoo, a piece of Corey Miller flash. It was then that he realized what he really wanted to do as a career. Although hi

Dicky started tattooing over two decades ago on December 15, 1995. He started his apprenticeship with Tattoos By Lou founder Lou Sciberras. When Lou passed away a few months later, his son-in-law Ken Cameron kindly stepped in and continued Dicky's apprenticeship. Dicky enjoys workin with clients on Japanese, traditional, religious, black and grey, and color tattoos. In his words, "No limits!" However, as a veteran himself, he really enjoys working with other service members t

Born in Venezuela and raised in Miami, Armando Montero Lugo started tattooing five years ago at the age of nineteen. He finds inspiration in the works of Horyoshi III, Ed Hardy, Eddy Deutsche, Horitoshi I, and Doc King. You can find Armando at Tattoos by Lou Kendall. Contact the studio directly to book your appointment with Armando at 305.670.6694 and checkout his online portfolio for more photos. #tattooer #tattooist #tattooartist #customtattoodesign #TattoosMiami #tattooart

Troy Lane started tattooing in 1986 while serving in the military at Ft Bragg, North Carolina. He apprenticed under a Tattooer by the name o

It’s been a long and interesting road for Tattoos By Lou Kendall tattoo artist Juan Suarez, known to friends and clients as KiKi. As a child

Michelle Cameron owner of Tattoos By Lou Miami's Original Tattoo Studio has been a South Florida institution for over 30 years.

Thank you for voting Tattoos by Lou BEST Tattoo Shop in the 2015 edition of NewTimes Best of Miami. We appreciate our customer's loyality and will continue to bring you the best experience and high quality tattooing Miami has known Tattoos by Lou for since 1986. Visit any one of our three locations in Kendall, North Miami, and South Beach today. #TattoosbyLouSouthBeach #TattoosbyLouKendall #TattoosbyLouMiami #tattoo #TattoosbyLouNorthMiami #tattooartists #MiamiBeach #SouthBe

Tattoos by Lou owners Ken and Michelle Cameron were featured in a few of the photographs in Tattoo Magazine's 25th anniversay issue. The one on the bottom right is the best with Ken and Michelle with her dad, Lou Sciberras, the founder of Tattoos by Lou. #LouSciberras #MiamiTattooShops #customdesign #TattoosbyLou #TattoosMiami #TattooMagazines #SouthBeachTattooCompnay #Tattooist #articlesontattoos #MiamiBeach #tattooartists #KenandMichelleCameron #KenCameron #TattoosbyLouNort

Tattoos by Lou owner and interantional award winning tattoo artist Ken Cameron wrote a feature article for the Spring 2010 issue of Look and Feel Magazine. Ken's contribution, titled The Body as a Canvas, took a look at the dramatic change in the tattoo culture in the past few decades. This included the type of people getting tattooed and what they were looking for in a tattoo. Ken continued with an overview of understanding body art and what to look for in a tattoo artist. #

On September 16, 2006 Jenni Person wrote this article for the Tropical Life section of The Miami Herald on women and tattoo culture. Jenni interviewed three mothers including Michelle Sciberras-Cameron, owner of Tattoos by Lou. #tattoo #KenCameron #TattoosbyLouNorthMiami #Tattooist #MiamiTattooShops #TattoosbyLouSouthBeach #TattoosbyLouMiami #TattoosbyLou #tattooartists #MiamisOriginalTattooStudio #TattoosbyLouKendall #TattoosMiami #tattoos #customtattoodesign #MiamiBeach #M

Tattoos by Lou and South Beach Tattoo Company featured in the Fall 2006 issue of Inked Magazine. #InkedMagazine #TattoosbyLouSouthBeach #TattoosbyLouKendall #TattoosbyLouMiami #tattoos #tattoo #TattoosbyLou #MiamiBeach #customtattoodesign #Tattooist #articlesontattoos #ChrisGarver #MiamisOriginalTattooStudio #MiamiTattooShops #SouthBeach #SouthBeachTattooCompnay #TattoosMiami #KenCameron #KenandMichelleCameron #RodrigoCanteras

Once upon a time the Cameron family owned and operated five tattoo studios across Miami. (Yes, FIVE! That's alot of work.) In 2006, the people of Miami spoke and named Ken Cameron's South Beach Tattoo Company the Best Tattoo Shop in town in Miami New Times' Best of Miami. See what they said. #MiamiTattooShops #newspaper #customdesign #BestTattooedMale #TattoosbyLou #TattoosMiami #SouthBeachTattooCompnay #Tattooist #KenandMichelleCameron #KenCameron #Miaminewspaper #articleson

Photographer Jonathan Postal covered the 26th Annual National Tattoo Association Convention hosted by Tattoos by Lou owners Michelle and Ken Cameron on MIami Beach in 2005. In additin to some amazing black and white photographs, Jonathan worte a little piece about Ken and his tattoos. #TattoosbyLouSouthBeach #Miami #MiamisOriginalTattooStudio #TattoosbyLouMiami #tattoos #customtattoodesign #LouSciberras #TattoosbyLouKendall #MichelleSciberras #NationalTattooConvention #tattoo

Gary Michaels covered the 2005 National Tattoo Association Convention for Tattoo Magazine. Tattoos by Lou owners Michelle and Ken Cameron hosted the 2005 NTA Convetion on land and at sea in their hometown, Miami Beach. This was a convention to remember as the first part of the event was on land at the Deauville Resort Hotel and the second part at sea with a five day cruise on Carnival Cruise's Fascination. #NationalTattooAssociation #TattooConvention #MiamiTattooShops #custom