Photos often shape the way we look at people we don't know. But if a person died a long time ago and the only remaining portraits of them are damaged black-and-whites, we might not get the full ...

Pictures are worth 1,000 words and all, but when they’re in black and white, it’s hard to imagine what certain moments in time were really like. The same goes for historical figures. Luckily, ...

Alfred T. Palmer, “Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a 'Vengeance' dive bomber, Tennessee” (1943) converted to grayscale by the author. For most of the history of ...

Early photographic technology lacked a crucial ingredient — color. As early as the invention of the medium, skilled artisans applied color to photographs by hand, attempting to convey the vibrancy and ...

Black-and-white photos have their own nostalgic charm, but sometimes they can feel a little distant, like glimpses of a world we can't quite connect with. Now, imagine seeing those same vintage ...

A Brazilian artist has colorized dozens of black and white photos to bring history to life. She's taken black and white photos of some of the most important people and events from history and ...