Alfred Hitchcock Portrait – Colorized by Sanna Dullaway



Reddit user mygrapefruit and self-taught colorizer Sanna Dullaway has colorized famous photographs in history. You can find the entire 34-image collection on Imgur. Using a Wacom bamboo tablet and Photosohp, each photo takes anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours.

It’s an interesting project as it reminds us that while most historic photographs were in black and white, life itself was in the same vibrant color as today (derp). It tickles the mind as we are so accustomed to history portrayed in black and white.

It’s interesting to note that these images have stirred quite the controversy since going viral. Comments on sites like PetaPixel are quite critical, while on Reddit (where it was originally posted) the feedback has been generally positive. What do you think?

Technically, the colorizing skill is superb. It requires great vision and understanding of color to accomplish such realistic outcomes. You can find more information about the artist, Sanna Dullaway, on her website, Flickr page and deviantART profile



2. Dorothy Counts by Douglas Martin

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

3. Operation Crossroads Event Baker Explosion

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

4. Abraham Lincoln Portrait

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

5. Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

6. V-J Day in Times Square by Alfred Eisenstaedt

Dorothy Counts – Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

7. Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

8. August Strindberg Portrait

Dorothy Counts – Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

9. Fridtjof Nansen

Dorothy Counts – Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

10. Albert Einstein

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

11. Charles Darwin

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

12. Theodore Roosevelt

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

13. Abandoned Boy After London Bombing WWII by Toni Frissell

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

14. Self-Immolation of Thich Quang Duc by Malcolm Browne

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway

15. Anne Frank

Colorized by Sanna Dullaway