AWE-INSPIRING photographs of naval forces preparing for battle during the Second World War have been re-imagined in glorious technicolour.
Jared Enos, an emergency medical technician, from North Kingstown, America, spent a year transforming the images from their original monochrome state into fascinating, vibrant pictures.
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A breeches buoy is put into service to transfer from a U.S. destroyer to a cruiser survivors of a ship on 14 November 1942Credit: www.mediadrumworld.com
The 19-year-old hopes his stunning artwork will pique the interest of younger generations and give them an insight into WWII.
The images, which show troops off the coasts of Japan and Russia, as well as survivors being transferred between ships, have been brought back to life 70 years on.
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Armoured amphibious tractors of a Marine battalion form into line as the first waves of the Leatherneck invaders commence the charge for the beach at Okinawa on 1 April 1945Credit: www.mediadrumworld.com
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Finnish seamen of minelayer Ruotsinsalmi lay contact mines in the Gulf of Finland on 18 May 1942Credit: www.mediadrumworld.com
Jared said: “Essentially, it focuses on various nations’ navies and or vessels in World War II, including the US Marines, Finnish Coastal Defence and the Royal Navy.
“I colourise to create a stronger, more tangible connection to our past.
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Approaching an enemy patrol on the beach, Teikansaari on 28 September 1941Credit: www.mediadrumworld.com
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A British Royal Navy T-class destroyer steams next to the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) in August 1945Credit: www.mediadrumworld.com
“I feel that there is an enormous disconnect between my generation and the events that transpired in the mid-early 20th century.”
The teenager believes that without colour the photographs are “just dusty, grainy, old archives”.
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