Miami's Finest

Miami, Florida is a beautiful place with great beaches, warm weather and palm trees and people love showing off their skin. There are many tattoo parlors of all types regarding prices and styles, but a very well known stop shop in Miami is "Love Hate Tattoo" which is co-owned by a popular artist by the name of Ami James. You may recognize him from the award winning show Miami Ink. In this show many people came in with stories and wishes to get a beautiful piece done by him or other award winning artists working the shop. This shop opened in 2004 by the name of 305 (The Miami area code), but soon after before Miami Ink the name was changed to what it is now. Ami James was born April 6, 1972 and got his first tattoo when he was only 15, giving him the desire to become a world star tattoo artist. As of now his average charge is said to be $500 / hour for his work, and he has a net worth of $5.1 Million.

In 1992 Ami James started an apprenticeship with an artist by the name of Lou at the shop "Tattoos By Lou". When Miami Ink picked up in 2004 on TLC, Ami started getting more relevance and being more popular in the tattooing industry as the great artist he is. As of now the show Miami Ink has 6 seasons, this show also encouraged other similar shows such as LA Ink. Along with being the Co-Owner of Miami Ink, Ami also has several clothing companies such as DeVille and has invested in jewelry lines such as Love Hate Choppers Jewelry. Ami's love for tattooing has brought him a long way from owning shops, to shows, and clothing/jewelry brands. His success in the industry is evidence of the hard work and patience put into his dreams.

In this video, Ami is doing work for a teacher, putting a Geisha on her back in the show Miami Ink.

You can follow him on...

Twitter: @amijames 

Instagram: amijames1

*Dragon Tattoo retrieved from Ami Jame's Instagram