Stunning new colorized images of Douglas propliners
By Geoffrey Thomas Tue Feb 22, 2022
It is an art in itself – bringing aging black and white photos back to life with brilliant color.
In his latest efforts, the 24-year old Frenchman Benoit Vienne has worked on Pan American classic DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, and DC-7C propliners which dominated the late 1940s, and 1950s.
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For Mr. Vienne colorization is a passion that started years ago when playing historical video games. That passion was ignited when he discovered colorized photos on the internet.
Douglas DC-6B
“I was so impressed by the feeling a colorized photo can bring.
“A lot of young people feel a bit disconnected when they see a black and white photo but when it’s colorized, the feeling is completely different.
Pan Am Douglas DC-4. Colorized by Benoit Vienne
“When you see a colorized photo, you feel close to the people. You connect.”
But it is far from a simple process taking hours of meticulous work.
“Colorizing a black and white photo can take a lot of time and sometimes you have to repair it first, says Mr. Vienne.
