German POWs surrendering to the British, Netherlands, 1945

Colorize a photo of German POWs marching to their detention after surrendering their arms to the British somewhere in the Netherlands, May 10, 1945. Colorized in two versions, one with extensive liberties on the backdrop using early fall colors instead of early summer colors, the other in summer colors as it should be.

Don McCullin, War Photographer, Vietnam,1968

Colorized a photo of war photographer Don McCullin resting with the Delta Company, 1/5th US Marines, during the Battle for Hue, Tet Offensive, Vietnam. February 1968.  The moment was captured by Nik Wheeler, a photojournalist with him, and was used as the cover of McCullin's Book, "Unreasonable Behaviour"

U.S. Army Pfc. Fred Linden with a French Boy after the Battle of Normandy, 1944

Colorized a photo of U.S. Army Pfc. Fred Linden of Detroit, MI, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, holding and talking to a young French boy following the liberation of the village of Trévières during the Battle of Normandy 10 June 1944.

Walker Hill Dairy & Milk truck that's been around the block a few times, Washington DC, 1921

Colorized a vintage vehicle, one of my favorite subjects.  This time, a delivery truck for milk and dairy products from the Walker Hill company, from a photo at Shorpy.

Ingrid Bergman, 1946

Colorized with several versions, from a photo by Yousuf Karsh, 1946

Marilyn Monroe, 1958

Colorized portrait of Marilyn Monroe from a portrait by Carl Perutz ca 1958 used as cover for her autobiography.

Elizabeth Taylor, colorized from a photo by Yousuf Karsh, ca 1945/46

Colorized a Yousuf Karsh photo of the young Elizabeth Taylor in several renders, including a couple of stylized versions.

Clark Gable (1901 - 1960) King of Hollywood, 1935

Colorized the King (William Clark Gable) from a 1935 photo with some creative liberties.

Lewis Hine Power house mechanic working on steam pump,

Colorized from a 1920 photo found at Shorpy

Will do anything for love

Colorized an undated of of two love birds with some acrobatic feat for the man, possibly taken in the 50s.  Used extensive colorization and compositing to put details in an old grainy photo with obscured details.

An aging Ava Gardner, colorized from an undated photo possible in the mid-late 1960s

Age has a way making you lose the beauty you became famous for.  Nevertheless, Ava Gardner retained her regal looks though a bit more aggressive.  Here's a stylized rendition after coloring the photo

Re-colorized and stylized a photo of Ava Gardner, ca 1946

Re-styled a previously colorized photo the Hollywood beauty here to make it look more like a sketch. 

New York Toughies on a smoking break, ca 1975

Colorized a photo of 3 boys in New York around 1975, can be compared to my earlier colorization of 2 Newsies taking a break with pipes and cigarettes in 1910 here and two younger boys in Naples right after WWII here .

Alfred Hitchcock, colorized and stylized

Colorized and stylized from an undated photo by Youssuf Karsh, possibly early 60s.

Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980), cololrized with promo still from "The Birds", 1963

Colorized a photo famed thriller director Alfred Hitchcock wit composited promo still for his movie the Birds released in 1963.  The same photo was used in an earlier colorized work here but compositing the stills from his 1960 hit "Psycho."

Portrait of a Girl with her pet dog, colorized and stylized

Colorized an old vintage photo but have no interest doing it in the usual realistic style with a its bland backdrop. 

A US cavalry soldier in WWII, undated, possibly 1940

At a time when tanks and armored vehicles have replaced the reliable horse and made the cavalry soldier obsolete, there were documented cases of US, Polish, Russian, and German soldiers on horseback taking on the enemy or conducting reconnaisance.  Some stories here .  

After the war comes the remembrances, 1945, France

Colorize a photo of a French woman tending to the grave of 23-y.o. Everitt Ivan Hill of the 2nd AntiTank Reg 2nd Infantry Div Royal Reg of Canadian Artillery, who was killed in action 18 Jul 1944 in during the Battle for Caen. Under his name and date of burial is written ”The French Will Never Forget the Canadians.” Beneath a paper: "Rest in peace under the beautiful French sky. You have given your life for our deliverance. May your name be forever blessed in Heaven.” Hill (Little Britain, Ontario), landed in Normandy on D-Day. He was later reburied at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery

A couple of Sicilian kids smoking cigarettes given by US Soldiers in Naples, 1945

Colorized a photo of 2 kids enjoying a smoke given a GIs in Naples.

General Bernard Montgomery (1887 - 1976), photo taken ca 1943

Colorized in two versions,  a portrait of the British WWII general who defeated the "Desert Fox" Gen. Rommelalso colorizedhere.  Biography sketch of Gen Montgomery here.

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