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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OWLS PLAY TUG-OF-WAR

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CLIMBERS TACKLE 200FT TOTEM POLE

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WOMAN TRANSFORMS HERSELF INTO CARTOON CHARACTERS USING PAINT

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BABY BEARS COPY FIGHTING ADULTS

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

DAZZLING BEAUTY OF THE MILKY WAY ABOVE UK AND ITALY

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THE POP-UP HOTEL RETURNS TO GLASTONBURY

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FOUND NEMO

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

LOOK, NO HANDS! MAN CONTROLS VEHICLE USING HIS BRAIN

A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .

COLOURFUL KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

Korean Mass Games

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