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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THE END OF THE WORLD CINEMA

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PELICANS CLASH OVER FOOD

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TOY CAR ADVENTURES

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HOP ON! FASHIONABLE FROG TRIES A SNAIL HAT ON FOR SIZE

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MONSTROUS WAVES DWARF DARE-DEVIL SURFERS

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THE UNEXPECTED FRIENDLY GIANT

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VISOR FASHION FAIL

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POLAR BEAR STRETCHES

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

ABANDONED HOBBIT HOUSE

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BRITISH COUPLE FIRST TO TIE THE KNOT INSIDE A GLACIER

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PRISON HOTEL

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