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100 Colourised Photos of WW1 for the 1918-2018 Centenary

Nov 2, 2018

100 Colourised Photos of WW1 for the 1918-2018 Centenary

I began colourising black and white photos professionally in 2014, coinciding with the centenary of the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. Around the world there was a renewed interest in a war that had not been fresh in the public memory for many years. Since 2014 I have been very fortunate to have been able to work with some high profile clients around the world on exhibitions, press articles and books commemorating significant WW1 anniversaries, but I have also been honoured to wor

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The Soldier who gave the world Winnie the Pooh

Nov 19, 2017

The Soldier who gave the world Winnie the Pooh

"Good morning, Pooh Bear", said Eeyore gloomily. "If it is a good morning", he said. "Which I doubt", said he. Harry Colebourn was born in Birmingham in 1887 and moved to Canada when he was 18, eventually moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba. At the outbreak of the First World War, Colebourn returned to England as a veterinarian and soldier with the Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps. As he was heading across Canada by train to embark for England, Colebourn came across a hunter in

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100 Years On: Passchendaele in Colour

Jul 25, 2017

100 Years On: Passchendaele in Colour

Just over a year ago I published a blog of photos taken during the battle of the Somme in 1916. This week marks the centenary of another famous and bloody battle of the First World War, the Battle of Passchendaele, which began on 31st July 1917. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July until November 1917 for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders. Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele became inf

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