Ben Kaye, known as dbkaye, is a realism tattoo artist working from Albany on Dairy Flat Highway, on Auckland's North Shore. He specialises in portrait, wildlife and black and grey tattoos, and he offers bespoke designs as well as his existing work. Bookings are taken in Auckland and around his international travel dates, and a newsletter lets people know when he is travelling and when appointments open. His background includes apprenticeship in Malaysia and Germany, years working alongside a Welsh tattooist, four years at Skinks Tattoo Studio in New Zealand, and later time at Ship Shape Tattoo in Orewa. He also runs live seminars to share his techniques with other tattooists.