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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ENDANGERED GORILLA BORN AT TWYCROSS ZOO

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BRITISH COUPLE FIRST TO TIE THE KNOT INSIDE A GLACIER

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A POOL WITH A VIEW

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VISOR FASHION FAIL

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RECORD BREAKING WATERMELON

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

CHEEKY BABY GORILLA

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SPELLBINDING ENGLISH STAR TRAILS

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

MAN AND NATURE

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

FLORESCENT PLANKTON LIGHT UP AUSTRALIAN SEA

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