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Stuart Humphryes, known as BabelColour since 2006. I clean, enhance & transform early colour photography.
London, England
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London, England
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I have cleaned-up this fascinating autochrome of James Thin (famous for his chain of bookshops), who was born 202 years ago (in Edinburgh on 23rd March 1824), making him (so far as is currently known) the earliest-born person ever to have been photographed in colour. He is seen here in the garden...
January 21, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I have cleaned-up this fascinating autochrome of James Thin (famous for his chain of bookshops), who was born 202 years ago (in Edinburgh on 23rd March 1824), making him (so far as is currently known) the earliest-born person ever to have been photographed in colour. He is seen here in the garden...
I've not been able to post much the last couple of weeks, so my apologies. Here is an enhancement of a First World War autochrome by Fernand Cuville, showing a sergeant of the 17th Indochinese Tirailleurs Regiment stationed at Soissons, in Aisne, France, 109 years ago. It is original colour from...
January 21, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I've not been able to post much the last couple of weeks, so my apologies. Here is an enhancement of a First World War autochrome by Fernand Cuville, showing a sergeant of the 17th Indochinese Tirailleurs Regiment stationed at Soissons, in Aisne, France, 109 years ago. It is original colour from...
1915 - a wounded soldier carries a Christmas Tree home to his family in Chelsea, London. I've cleaned-up this wonderfully poignant photograph captured 110 years ago. Merry Christmas to all. 🎄
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
1915 - a wounded soldier carries a Christmas Tree home to his family in Chelsea, London. I've cleaned-up this wonderfully poignant photograph captured 110 years ago. Merry Christmas to all. 🎄
To start 2026 off with some positivity, I thought I would give something back to my followers. You were so kind & supportive last year, I thought I'd extend my previous offer to revamp portraits of your ancestors using the ai tools I demonstrated on December 13th. If you would like to post a port...
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
To start 2026 off with some positivity, I thought I would give something back to my followers. You were so kind & supportive last year, I thought I'd extend my previous offer to revamp portraits of your ancestors using the ai tools I demonstrated on December 13th. If you would like to post a port...
Christmas 100 years ago. This evocative scene, with very atmospheric bokeh around the christmas lights, was taken in Rochester, New York, in 1925 by the furniture salesman and prolific autochrome enthusiast Charles Zoller (1854-1934), who would later bequeath almost 4000 autochromes to the Intern...
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Christmas 100 years ago. This evocative scene, with very atmospheric bokeh around the christmas lights, was taken in Rochester, New York, in 1925 by the furniture salesman and prolific autochrome enthusiast Charles Zoller (1854-1934), who would later bequeath almost 4000 autochromes to the Intern...
People have asked me about bokeh, as it's not a particularly common word. So for those not familiar with it, I thought this may help. (In the case of the autochrome I posted, it's the burry circles of light formed around the tree's fairy-lights)
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
People have asked me about bokeh, as it's not a particularly common word. So for those not familiar with it, I thought this may help. (In the case of the autochrome I posted, it's the burry circles of light formed around the tree's fairy-lights)
Photographed in colour 114 years ago, I've spruced-up this autochrome plate of a Christmas Tree in 1911, decorated with all the flags of the world (some of which, you may notice, no longer exist) It is original colour, not colourised.
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Photographed in colour 114 years ago, I've spruced-up this autochrome plate of a Christmas Tree in 1911, decorated with all the flags of the world (some of which, you may notice, no longer exist) It is original colour, not colourised.
Followers often say they don't see my posts any more. Did you know there are 2 tabs at the top of your X Home Page: if you've highlighted "For You" then the algorithms decide what you see based on what it thinks you like, but if you click "Following" you'll see posts from people you actually foll...
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Followers often say they don't see my posts any more. Did you know there are 2 tabs at the top of your X Home Page: if you've highlighted "For You" then the algorithms decide what you see based on what it thinks you like, but if you click "Following" you'll see posts from people you actually foll...
A little closer to home today, with a photo which is only 65 years old, but it is also - perhaps - a little closer to our hearts too: The magic of playthings in the hearts of little children. This is Henley, in Oxfordshire, England, in 1960. Original colour.
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
A little closer to home today, with a photo which is only 65 years old, but it is also - perhaps - a little closer to our hearts too: The magic of playthings in the hearts of little children. This is Henley, in Oxfordshire, England, in 1960. Original colour.
And here are the same two children running away from the toy shop. Their hands may be empty but their imaginations are overflowing!
January 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
And here are the same two children running away from the toy shop. Their hands may be empty but their imaginations are overflowing!
Reading the newspaper over 120 years ago, this early colour photo was taken by the German scientist, photographer, lens designer and photochemist Adolf Miethe using a camera of his own design. It employed a three colour-filter method pre-dating the autochrome process. It is original colour, not c...
January 12, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Reading the newspaper over 120 years ago, this early colour photo was taken by the German scientist, photographer, lens designer and photochemist Adolf Miethe using a camera of his own design. It employed a three colour-filter method pre-dating the autochrome process. It is original colour, not c...
An Edardian Christmas in colour. I have cleaned-up this charming autochrome plate of three children showing off their Christmas toys about 115 year ago. It is original colour (not colourised)
January 12, 2026 at 7:59 PM
An Edardian Christmas in colour. I have cleaned-up this charming autochrome plate of three children showing off their Christmas toys about 115 year ago. It is original colour (not colourised)
Reading the newspaper over 120 years ago, this early colour photo was taken by the German scientist, photographer, lens designer and photochemist Adolf Miethe using a camera of his own design. It employed a three colour-filter method pre-dating the autochrome process. It is original colour, not c...
January 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Reading the newspaper over 120 years ago, this early colour photo was taken by the German scientist, photographer, lens designer and photochemist Adolf Miethe using a camera of his own design. It employed a three colour-filter method pre-dating the autochrome process. It is original colour, not c...
Christmas 100 years ago. This evocative scene, with very atmospheric bokeh around the christmas lights, was taken in Rochester, New York, in 1925 by the furniture salesman and prolific autochrome enthusiast Charles Zoller (1854-1934), who would later bequeath almost 4000 autochromes to the Intern...
January 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Christmas 100 years ago. This evocative scene, with very atmospheric bokeh around the christmas lights, was taken in Rochester, New York, in 1925 by the furniture salesman and prolific autochrome enthusiast Charles Zoller (1854-1934), who would later bequeath almost 4000 autochromes to the Intern...
Followers often say they don't see my posts any more. Did you know there are 2 tabs at the top of your X Home Page: if you've highlighted "For You" then the algorithms decide what you see based on what it thinks you like, but if you click "Following" you'll see posts from people you actually foll...
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Followers often say they don't see my posts any more. Did you know there are 2 tabs at the top of your X Home Page: if you've highlighted "For You" then the algorithms decide what you see based on what it thinks you like, but if you click "Following" you'll see posts from people you actually foll...
1915 - a wounded soldier carries a Christmas Tree home to his family in Chelsea, London. I've cleaned-up this wonderfully poignant photograph captured 110 years ago. Merry Christmas to all. 🎄
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
1915 - a wounded soldier carries a Christmas Tree home to his family in Chelsea, London. I've cleaned-up this wonderfully poignant photograph captured 110 years ago. Merry Christmas to all. 🎄
People have asked me about bokeh, as it's not a particularly common word. So for those not familiar with it, I thought this may help. (In the case of the autochrome I posted, it's the burry circles of light formed around the tree's fairy-lights)
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
People have asked me about bokeh, as it's not a particularly common word. So for those not familiar with it, I thought this may help. (In the case of the autochrome I posted, it's the burry circles of light formed around the tree's fairy-lights)
A little closer to home today, with a photo which is only 65 years old, but it is also - perhaps - a little closer to our hearts too: The magic of playthings in the hearts of little children. This is Henley, in Oxfordshire, England, in 1960. Original colour.
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
A little closer to home today, with a photo which is only 65 years old, but it is also - perhaps - a little closer to our hearts too: The magic of playthings in the hearts of little children. This is Henley, in Oxfordshire, England, in 1960. Original colour.
1915 - a wounded soldier carries a Christmas Tree home to his family in Chelsea, London. I've cleaned-up this wonderfully poignant photograph captured 110 years ago. Merry Christmas to all. 🎄
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
1915 - a wounded soldier carries a Christmas Tree home to his family in Chelsea, London. I've cleaned-up this wonderfully poignant photograph captured 110 years ago. Merry Christmas to all. 🎄
Christmas 100 years ago. This evocative scene, with very atmospheric bokeh around the christmas lights, was taken in Rochester, New York, in 1925 by the furniture salesman and prolific autochrome enthusiast Charles Zoller (1854-1934), who would later bequeath almost 4000 autochromes to the Intern...
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Christmas 100 years ago. This evocative scene, with very atmospheric bokeh around the christmas lights, was taken in Rochester, New York, in 1925 by the furniture salesman and prolific autochrome enthusiast Charles Zoller (1854-1934), who would later bequeath almost 4000 autochromes to the Intern...
Photographed in colour 114 years ago, I've spruced-up this autochrome plate of a Christmas Tree in 1911, decorated with all the flags of the world (some of which, you may notice, no longer exist) It is original colour, not colourised.
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Photographed in colour 114 years ago, I've spruced-up this autochrome plate of a Christmas Tree in 1911, decorated with all the flags of the world (some of which, you may notice, no longer exist) It is original colour, not colourised.
Photographed in colour 114 years ago, I've spruced-up this autochrome plate of a Christmas Tree in 1911, decorated with all the flags of the world (some of which, you may notice, no longer exist) It is original colour, not colourised.
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Photographed in colour 114 years ago, I've spruced-up this autochrome plate of a Christmas Tree in 1911, decorated with all the flags of the world (some of which, you may notice, no longer exist) It is original colour, not colourised.
People have asked me about bokeh, as it's not a particularly common word. So for those not familiar with it, I thought this may help. (In the case of the autochrome I posted, it's the burry circles of light formed around the tree's fairy-lights)
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
People have asked me about bokeh, as it's not a particularly common word. So for those not familiar with it, I thought this may help. (In the case of the autochrome I posted, it's the burry circles of light formed around the tree's fairy-lights)
To start 2026 off with some positivity, I thought I would give something back to my followers. You were so kind & supportive last year, I thought I'd extend my previous offer to revamp portraits of your ancestors using the ai tools I demonstrated on December 13th. If you would like to post a port...
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
To start 2026 off with some positivity, I thought I would give something back to my followers. You were so kind & supportive last year, I thought I'd extend my previous offer to revamp portraits of your ancestors using the ai tools I demonstrated on December 13th. If you would like to post a port...
A little closer to home today, with a photo which is only 65 years old, but it is also - perhaps - a little closer to our hearts too: The magic of playthings in the hearts of little children. This is Henley, in Oxfordshire, England, in 1960. Original colour.
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A little closer to home today, with a photo which is only 65 years old, but it is also - perhaps - a little closer to our hearts too: The magic of playthings in the hearts of little children. This is Henley, in Oxfordshire, England, in 1960. Original colour.