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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FRILLED LIZARD SINGS FOR THE CAMERA

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WOOLWICH MURDER OF BRITISH SOLDIER

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

AERIAL PICTURES OF FURTHER FLOODING AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES

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OWLS PLAY TUG-OF-WAR

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TEMPLE OF ZOOM

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SMALLEST HOUSE IN THE UK

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SPLASHING KINGFISHER

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .

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