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A Blue Plaque for Graham Moffatt - 'Britain's Favourite Fat Boy'

Aug 21, 2019

A Blue Plaque for Graham Moffatt - 'Britain's Favourite Fat Boy'

Graham Moffatt was loved throughout Britain in the 1930s and 1940s as ‘Britain’s Favourite Fat Boy’, star of such comedy classics as ‘Oh, Mr. Porter!’ and ‘Ask a Policeman’. His most popular character was ‘Albert’ a role he would come to be well loved for, alongside Moore Marriott as the ‘toothless old man’ Jerry Harbottle. Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott in 'Ask a Policeman' (1939) Graham starred alongside the greats including Will Hay and Arthur Askey in some of the most

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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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Those Magnificent Men: Everyday Heroes of the RAF in Colour

Mar 29, 2018

Those Magnificent Men: Everyday Heroes of the RAF in Colour

April 1st 2018 marks 100 years since the formation of the Royal Air Force (RAF). On previous significant anniversaries I have colourised sets of official photographs to mark the occasions, such as my Somme and Passchendaele projects. This time I’ve decided to do something slightly different and have collated personal family photographs I’ve colourised for various clients over the past few years, to show the ordinary airmen of the RAF in colour for the first time. Women have

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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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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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The Faces That Became America

Sep 26, 2016

The Faces That Became America

These incredible images were taken during the early years of the 20th century, by Augustus Sherman, an amateur photographer who worked as the chief registry clerk on Ellis Island from 1892 until 1925. Ellis island was the gateway to the USA, with over 12 million immigrants passing through to start a new life in America between 1892 and 1954. I was asked by The Vintage News to colourise a selection of these images, in order to bring the subjects 'to life', as often only colour

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