What kind of feeling does one get looking at old black and white photographs? No doubt, they have a secret appeal that asks to be addressed somehow, a kind of appropriation. Some of us want to color those pictures, just for the fun of it, to see the past in digital colors. Just imagine the sweet surprise of finding Monet standing next to his impressionistic canvasses, in his grey-brown suit, featuring a flowing white beard. But words won’t do. Here’s what we mean:
And the muse of many a poets and painters, the iconic Brooklyn bridge in all the colors that are part of its glory.
The mugshot of Mr. William Munro. Colours or no Colours, he doesn’t look any short of himself.
All images courtesy of Dana Keller
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