Some were taken over 100 years ago. Think about how we take for granted the modern day image – we have more on our smartphones than ever before. Now take into account the fact that we are used to seeing WWI in black and white so when you see them in colour – they have a major impact. The war seems very ‘real’ all of a sudden. Brings a different dimension to it.

As you may know, we are big fans of the Facebook page WWI Colourised Photos. Not only do they produce beautiful colourised images but they also spend a great deal of time researching each image, which just helps to keep history alive. Again, don’t forget to follow them on Facebook

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