Tattoos that we got done a long time ago can be regretted later. Either for aesthetic reasons or because we have changed our view of the world. This is especially felt by ex-criminals, whose tattoos, with which they express their affiliation, have a harmful effect on their lives forever. This is what photographer Steven Burton explores in his Skin Deep photo series of ex-gangsters. The series consists of portraits of ex-gangsters, tattooed all over their bodies, whose tattoos have been digitally removed. He worked on the project for two years and invested over 400 hours of retouching in Photoshop.