Self Colorized “Dawn of Passchendaele” by Frank Hurley (1917)

This photo is an amalgamation of two photos Hurley took, he did it himself. The sky made the landscape look more dramatic, kinda seems unnecessary given the context.
The Black an White version:

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This entry was posted on December 19, 2013 by Miep. It was filed under History, Photography, Pursuit of Happiness, The Drama Of It All, World War One and was tagged with 1917, Battle of Passchendaele, Europe, Fight, Frank Hurley, History, Military, Passchendaele, Photo, Photography, Politics, Trench, Trench Wa, Trench Warfare, War, Warfare, World War One, WW1.
I agree with your comments on Hurley’s colorization. Actually, I feel the monochrome original conveys far greater graphical gravitas. Both are powerful in their own way conveying, as they do, the tragically senseless nature of war.
December 19, 2013 at 7:10 pm
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December 19, 2013 at 9:45 pm