BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS BROUGHT TO LIFE

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour. From Audrey Hepburn to the cast of Gone with the Wind, we are given a glance to how these historic moments would have really looked. These artistic photographs were created by American photo restoration and colourisation expert Wayne Degan, 33, after he decided to revive old black and white photographs by adding colour to them. 'I try to bring the image to life in a very detailed way,' says Wayne, of Bangor, Maine..

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FIRE BREATHING FIAT 500

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N-ICE DAY FOR A CLIMB

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BABY WHALE AND MOTHER LAP UP TOURIST ATTENTION

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MILEY MASH-UP

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VIBRANT TIME-LAPSE VIDEOS CAPTURE BLOSSOMING FLOWERS

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GOLDEN EAGLE FESTIVAL

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BLIND MAN BEATEN WITH BRICK FOR SAYING HELLO

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DOTING SEAL TICKLES HER PUP

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SLEEPING IN THE WILDERNESS

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AMAZING AURORA BOREALIS

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

SUPER CUTE BABY RED PANDAS

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