Colorized Footage Reveals What Downtown L.A. Looked Like in the 1930s

Video restoration expert NASS colorized and enhanced footage from nearly a century ago to create this 7-minute video that reveals what downtown Los Angeles looked like in the 1930s. A Colorized View of 1930s Downtown Los Angeles NASS is a France-based video restorer who has attracted over 200,000 subscribers on YouTube by breathing new life… Continue reading Colorized Footage Reveals What Downtown L.A. Looked Like in the 1930s

Photographer Develops Found Film, Revealing Unseen Personal Moments

Craig Atkinson has been collecting undeveloped film from long-forgotten cameras found in secondhand shops. Not always successful, but the quest has yielded never-before-seen personal photos that get archived in a series titled “Someone Else’s.” Atkinson’s background is in Fine Art and he is also the founder of Café Royal Books, an independent publishing company based… Continue reading Photographer Develops Found Film, Revealing Unseen Personal Moments

From Prints to NFTs: The Photograph’s Journey Through the Digital Age

I grew up in a world where photographs were produced and consumed in printed format. Digital technology was already brewing in the background back then, but it was still an analog world for the average person. Newspapers, magazines, and broadcast television were among the primary means of consuming news, entertainment and advertisement. Instead of opening… Continue reading From Prints to NFTs: The Photograph’s Journey Through the Digital Age

Help Identify Photos of Japanese Americans Incarcerated During WWII

The photo above is of a woman named Shizuko Ina, but for nearly 80 years she remained unidentified until the staff at the Library of Congress were able to connect with her daughter and grandson. The Library of Congress and Flickr are asking the public to help do the same for other photos of Japanese… Continue reading Help Identify Photos of Japanese Americans Incarcerated During WWII