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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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Air Raids of WW1: Zeppelins in Colour

May 30, 2018

Air Raids of WW1: Zeppelins in Colour

They were the height of luxury travel before the war, but nobody imagined the death and destruction that airships could bring to Britain's streets during World War One. Damage in the yard of the home of vet and blacksmith Mr T.H. Walden in East Street off Albert Street, King’s Lynn, following a Zeppelin raid which took place on 19th January 1915. Despite the huge amount of damage caused by the bomb, the whole family - mother, father and three children - escaped with their liv

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100 Years on: Women's Suffrage in Colour

Feb 4, 2018

100 Years on: Women's Suffrage in Colour

"We are here, not because we are law breakers; We are here in our efforts to become law makers" Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) Tuesday 6th February 2018 marks the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which granted voting rights to women over the age of 30. As a photo colouriser and lover of history, I wanted to mark this anniversary by bringing some life into the photos of the women who helped to break down society divisions. I have always been a feminist,

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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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The Easter Rising in Colour

Apr 24, 2017

The Easter Rising in Colour

Monday 24th April is an important date in the history of Ireland and Britain. 101 years ago, Ireland saw most significant uprising since the rebellion of 1798, and the first armed action of the Irish revolutionary period. These photographs were lost for decades, hidden in an album within the offices of the Irish Independent, and were discovered in 2015 almost a century after they were taken. Only 18 photographs of the Easter Rising of 1916 were taken by the Irish Independent

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100 Years On: The Somme in Colour

Jun 19, 2016

100 Years On: The Somme in Colour

The Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest battles in human history and symbolised the horrors of warfare in the First World War. July 1st 1916, the first day of the battle, saw almost 60,000 British casualties. After months of fighting over one million men had been wounded or killed across all sides. By the end of the battle, the British Army had suffered 420,000 casualties. The French lost 200,000 men and the Germans nearly 500,000. Of the thousands of photos taken d

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The Lost Tommies in Colour

May 20, 2016

The Lost Tommies in Colour

In 2011 a team of researchers, led by Australian journalist Ross Coulthart made an incredible discovery, when they uncovered a collection of hundreds of photographs from World War One. The photographs were taken by a French couple, Louis and Antoinette Thuillier during the First World War and are a fantastic and very natural collection of portraits of Allied soldiers who were billeted in the village when they were away from the trenches. The collection of images lay undiscove

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