These rare mugshots taken in December 1872 show Victorian thieves locked up at Christmas for seemingly trivial crimes such as stealing lumps of coal. [Read More]
Victorians would "develop" a murder victim's retina like a photograph -- believing that it would record the last image they saw of their killer. [Read More]
An artist used the latest version of AI image generator Midjourney to create these ultra photorealistic images of people in the 19th century. [Read More]
A police photo album from the Victorian era that features criminal mugshots will go to auction after it was saved from a dumpster. [Read More]
Gyms are commonplace in the 21st century as are the machines within them. But back in the 19th century when lifting weights didn't exist, it took a series of bizarre photographs to educate the world on a new way to improve fitness. [Read More]
A lot of what I do is commanded by my inner child. She's loud and out of control, but often keeps that lazy future old version of me at bay. I am a photographer but the ordinary turns my inner child into a tantrum-throwing nightmare.
I’m Nick Harris, a photo restorer and colourizer at Photo Restoration Services. I take immense pride in my work and the preservation of memories for future generations. I’d love to share a recent project of mine, of colorized Victorian prisoner mugshots.
If you’re tired of the unrealistic beauty standards set by all the edited pictures on Instagram and long for a return to “the good old days,” here is some bad news: people have been “Photoshopping” portraits for just about as long as photography has been around.
I'm fortunate to have a friend that lives in a beautiful 100+-year-old Victorian house that has been in her family for decades. A couple years ago, she asked me if I'd like to check out her attic because she thought I'd like to use it for shoots.