Photo Memories re-visited
'A real face of war': Colourized photos offer new way to look at WW I Vimy Foundation retouched century-old photos of Canadian soldiers from CBC News Posted: Nov 10, 2017 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 10, 2017 8:20 AM ET www.cbc.ca/news/multimedia/a-real-face-of-war-colourized-photos-offer-new-way-to-look-at-ww-i-1.4386190 In an effort to convey the horror and humanity of the First World War to a younger generation, the Vimy Foundation undertook a project to colourize hundreds of photographs from the 1914-1918 conflict. "We wanted to develop a different way of looking at the First World War," said Jeremy Diamond, executive director of the Vimy Foundation, a charity that aims to promote and preserve Canada's First World War legacy. "Colourizing these images put a real face on war and makes these events feel more recent." ... The Vimy Foundation worked with a professional colourist who researched everything from the precise hue of the unifo...
