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..
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
