We’re used to seeing World War II in grainy black-and-white newsreels and textbook photos, but colorized images pull the past into the present. Suddenly you notice the scuffed leather boots, the ...
When those first few patches of color begin to spread across a black and white photo, “that’s the magical moment,” for artist Jakob Lagerweij. Maybe it starts in the eyes, or the hands, or the face, ...
Color film was rare in World War II, and color photography was still a relatively new technique. That’s why photos from a new book published by Imperial War Museums are so mesmerizing.