The owner of notorious tattoo shop Shamrock Social Club, situated on Los Angeles’s Sunset Strip, Mark Mahoney is known for both his pioneering artistry and high profile clients, ranging from Tupac to David Beckham and Lana Del Rey – the latter of whom he starred opposite in the pop siren’s videos for "West Coast" and "Shades of Cool". 

In surreal man-versus-myth-style documentary Wonder Mark, director Ivan Olita (who also helmed Fabulous James, a portrait of fashion and NBA icon Jimmy Goldstein) captures the artist and actor inking French troubadour Johnny Hallyday while he talks hopes, fears and LA stories. 

“People consider him a legend in the tattoo world, but his fame goes beyond that of the needle,” says Olita of Mahoney, whose next project sees him working alongside Johnny Depp in Boston gangster flick Black Mass. “Mark is a kind soul. His persona is surrounded by an air of mystery. When I look at him I always have the impression that he knows more than he is willing to tell, and this is what makes him so elegant and solid.”