Prince Philip as you’ve never seen him before in newly colourised images

Newly colourised photographs showing Prince Philip playing cricket, performing in a school play and spending quality time with his family have been released to celebrate his life, following his death last week aged 99. The touching photographs, which have been edited by press agency MediaDrumWorld, date between 1935 and 1970; in one the Duke of Edinburgh is seen … Read more

Samurai warriors prepare for battle in stunning colourised photos showing 200 years of the Far East

Way of the sword: 19th century samurai warriors prepare for battle in stunning colourised photos showing 200 years of Far East history Swedish student Julius Backman Jääskeläinen, 21, has colourised hundreds of historical images of the Far East The fascinating photographs document life in Asia during its transition into modernism after many conflicts Among the images … Read more

Samurai warriors prepare for battle in stunning colourised photos showing 200 years of the Far East

Way of the sword: 19th century samurai warriors prepare for battle in stunning colourised photos showing 200 years of Far East history Swedish student Julius Backman Jääskeläinen, 21, has colourised hundreds of historical images of the Far East The fascinating photographs document life on the continent which has been the site of many conflicts Among the … Read more

Black-and-white film of a snowball fight in France in 1896 is colourised

Duck! Black-and-white film of a snowball fight in France in 1896 is colourised and speed-adjusted to look stunningly modern Film capturing people having snowball fight in France in 1896 been colourised Footage was originally filmed by the famous Lumière brothers Auguste and Louis The black-and-white clip was colourised by Joaquim Campa, 42, from Barcelona, By … Read more

Power of the atomic bomb is shown in colourised photos 75 years after 146,000 died in Hiroshima

Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II but for many in Japan August 6 remains a more important date. On that day in 1945 between 90,000 and 146,000 people died in Hiroshima after the city was hit by an atomic bomb. The US bomb, ‘Little Boy,’ the first nuclear weapon … Read more

Famous faces are brought to life in newly colourised photos

In living color! Student brings old images of famous people including Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin and a young David Attenborough to life by colorizing them using oil paints Classics student Mads Madsen, 25, who lives in Denmark, has colourised hundreds of images by hand Was inspired after watching videos on Reddit and seeing another artist’s … Read more

Facebook bans woman for sharing her colourised World War Two images that showed Hitler and Goering

A woman has accused Facebook of trying to ‘delete history’ after the social media giant removed colourised images that showed Hitler and prominent Nazi figures from her profile and suspended her account for three days.  Russian photo colourist Olga Shirnina from Moscow, Russia, is considered a world expert in transforming historic black and white pictures … Read more

Facebook bans woman for sharing her colourised World War Two images that showed Hitler and Goering

A woman has accused Facebook of trying to ‘delete history’ after the social media giant removed colourised images that showed Hitler and prominent Nazi figures from her profile and suspended her account for three days.  Russian photo colourist Olga Shirnina from Moscow, Russia, is considered a world expert in transforming historic black and white pictures … Read more

Colourised pictures show how Britain enjoyed beach holidays in 1890

How we did like to be beside the seaside: Colourised pictures show how Britain enjoyed beach holidays in 1890 as we prepare to embrace UK staycations once again By Kate Mcgreavy For Mailonline Published: 15:13 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 19:04 BST, 20 May 2020 Advertisement Britons have hit the beaches this week with … Read more