Estonian photo enthusiast Hanno Puskar breathes new life into black-and-white images of his homeland and its people; Estonian World presents a selection of his colourised photographs.
Photography has been with us for two centuries, yet colour only became the dominant form in the 1970s. Colour lends images a sharper sense of reality, and new technology now allows old black-and-white photographs to be transformed with remarkable fidelity.
Estonian photo enthusiast Hanno Puskar has been colourising historic images of Estonia and its people. Estonian World presents a selection of his work.
A farm in Pening, Estonia, 1889. Photo by Heinrich Tiidermann.An old family head in Pöide, 1895. Photo by Evald Allas.Children in Vorbuse, 1898.A portrait of a woman, 1913. Photo by Jakob Bockmann.A portrait of a woman, 1913. Photo by Jakob Bockmann.A boy feeding chickens in the 1930s.Fishermen, early 20th century.A mother and a child on a beach, 1930s.A boy by the Port of Tallinn, 1930s.Bus conductors in Tallinn, 1930s.Friends, 1937.Children at the Kose-Lükati Open Air School, 1938.Boys in Koeru, 1930s.A tiny shop at Tallinn Old Town Square, 1930s.Viru Street, 1930s.Viru Square, 1930s.“Bibabo” cinema, 1930s.Gardeners and staff in the gardens of Oru Palace, 1936. Until 1940, the palace served as the summer residence of the Estonian president, Konstantin Päts. On 13 August 1941, a fire caused by the retreating Soviet forces destroyed the palace. Today just the gardens remain.A studio photo of a lady, 1937.A barbershop in 1940.
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