When looking at old and grainy black and white photos, it’s easy to feel detached from the subjects. The lack of color can make the depicted scene feel so distant and remote from everyday life, it’s hard to imagine the people in it as the lively humans they were. In recent years, the art of colorization has developed significantly, and with the help of research and technology, colorization artists are able to accurately reconstruct history’s black and white record. This is exactly what Joel Bellviure and the team at Cassowary Colorizaitons do.
When Bellviure first started colorizing old photographs, he did out of his keen interest in history and his desire to learn more about it. Today he is the main colorizer at Cassowary Colorizations. The images below showcase just how meticulous their work is. Looking through these photos, most of which were taken during the two World Wars, is a unique and moving experience. Something about the added color seems to make years of separation fade away - take a look.
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The company has colorized photos for various media publications like Huffington Post, Vice, The Daily Mail, and more. They have recently begun to accept commissions from private customers too. No matter where the image comes from, Bellviure and his team treat it with tremendous attention and care.
2. US soldier from the 11th Airborne Division shares a bit of chocolate with a local girl, 1946, Japan
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