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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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF HINDU HOLY MEN

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TUNNELS OF WAVES

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ANIMAL WHISPERER TAMES SILKY SHARK

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STUNNING CONTRAST OF ENGLISH SETTINGS

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MOUNT BROMO METEOR SHOWER

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THIRSTY SQUIRREL TAKES A BREAK

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SQUIRRELS SQUABBLE OVER LUNCH

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

EASTER ISLAND REPLICA STATUES DESTROYED IN SEA FALL

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SHIVERING SQUIRREL

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GLACIER ICE CLIMBING

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

MISCHIEVOUS FOX CUBS

A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .