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..
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .