Oswego Tattoo Shop Doc Wins 3 Emmy Awards

A documentary about an Oswego tattoo shop that helps cover up tattoos from sex trafficking victims and gang members has taken home three Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards.

INK 180 was nominated for best documentary, best editing and best directing and won all three.

The shop is run by Chris Baker, who always identified himself as an artist. Baker realized he could use his artistic abilities to cover up the darkness of people’s past, and he’s been doing so since October 2011.

INK 180 charges nothing to people who are using Baker’s services to cover up or remove tattoos. If you have a few dollars to spare, you can donate to his mission here.

To purchase the documentary, visit 180incdoc.com.