I’m Joshua.
I bring history to life
by colourising old
photographs.

Seen through the lens of a monochrome camera, we tend to experience history at a distance. By colourising images from years long gone, I hope to reconnect both myself and others with the past. You can view a selection of my work below.

Are you looking for a meaningful gift for a family member? You can get your family photographs colourised here.

Colourisations

Move your cursor over or click a photograph to see it in colour.

Alice Bacon

Labour MP and Chair of the UK Labour Party 1950-1970

Tony Benn

British Postmaster General and Minister of Technology 1964-1970

Judith Hart

Minister for Overseas Development and Chair of the UK Labour Party 1977-1982

Arthur Greenwood

Minister of Health and Deputy Leader of the UK Labour Party 1929-1945

Jennie Lee

British Minister for Arts 1964-1970

Hugh Foot

British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and British Ambassador to the United Nations 1964-1970

Herbert Morrison

Leader of the House of Commons and Deputy British Prime Minister 1945-1951

Lucy Middleton

Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton 1945-1951

Caroline Ganley

Labour and Co-operative MP for Battersea South 1945-1951

Aneurin Bevan

British Minister for Health and Housing 1945-1951

Margaret Bondfield

First British female cabinet minister and Labour MP 1923-1931

Stafford Cripps

British Chancellor of the Exchequer and Minister for Aircraft Production 1942-1950

Request a personal colourised photograph

Colourised photographs make the perfect gift for friends and family members no matter the occasion: birthdays, Christmas, father/mother’s day or a wedding.

Please take note of the following.

• In the unlikely event that I have a particularly large backlog of requests, I may not have time to colourise your photograph. If this is the case, a full refund will be provided.
• I do not yet provide a photo framing service, so I can only provide you with a digital final image.
• Colourising is not an exact science. You’ll need to provide as much information about original colours as possible.