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Tasmanian artist Adam Taylor bringing the past back to life with colourised photos

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As a child, artist Adam Taylor was often drawn to an old book of photographs belonging to his grandfather.

“I remember looking at it and thinking, ‘wow that’s what Hobart used to look like’,” he said.

The wonder he felt did not diminish and as an adult he found a new way to connect with the images, by colourising them.

One of Adam Taylor’s colourised photos: Hobart’s Waterman’s Dock c1900(Supplied: Adam Taylor/T. Nevin/ Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office)
A man stands next to a cart, buildings to his right and a mountain in the distance
Salamanca, New Wharf c1860(Supplied: Adam Taylor/ W.L Crowther Library/ Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office)

“I think what really triggered it was when COVID happened this year, it actually led me to have a tinker around.”

A man in a hat hold a book and look at the camera.
Adam Taylor has created huge community interest with his…



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