Last month, we unlocked the MyHeritage photo tools — the Photo Enhancer and MyHeritage In Color
— for all users to enjoy for free for a limited time. To celebrate the occasion, we launched the #EnhancedandColorized photo contest and offered to award a free Complete plan to 3 lucky winners who shared their enhanced and colorized family photos on social media.
The response was incredible! We have truly enjoyed going through the entries and seeing your family photos come to life thanks to MyHeritage’s groundbreaking photo enhancement and colorization tools. So first, we’d like to extend a special thank you to each and every person who shared their results with us.
Below are some of the entries we thought deserved an honorable mention:
Honorable mentions
We love the poses with the 1940s and 1950s vehicles in this entry from Layla Aburish:
#enhancedandcolorized @MyHeritage The one with the two guys is my uncles on my mom’s side standing on a British WWII era vehicle at the end of WWII in Jerusalem. Circa 1947
The other is my grandfather, grandmother, their daughter in law and two sons. Circa 1959 in Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/wnlWbARCoP— Layla
(@laylaaburish) September 8, 2020
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Check out the stripes on that tie in this image of Efim Ilinykh’s father and grandfather!
My father and my paternal grandfather. July 1975, Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union. #EnhancedandColorized@MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/9X0vH6bIns
— Ефим Ильиных (@efim_ilinykh) September 5, 2020
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We were struck by Santa’s cottony beard and the detail on his hands in this entry from Fred Couch:
@myheritage This of my wife was taken over 65 years ago with Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus). Original photo was enhanced and colourized. #EnhancedandColorized pic.twitter.com/DnGxxZRdS6
— Fred Couch (@winoFred) September 5, 2020
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This enhanced and colorized image of these lovely ladies, including the great-grandmother of user Alona Tester, looks like it could have been taken yesterday. Check out the flowers embroidered on the throw pillow:
What's not to LOVE about @MyHeritage's InColor and Photo Enhancer features. These are truly incredible!!! <3 <3 #EnhancedandColorized pic.twitter.com/YzvWRotGpM
— Alona Tester (@Lonetester) September 6, 2020
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Love the 1920s bob and the design on the dress in this entry from Anita Bonita! Looks like satin and velvet:
My grandparents' wedding photo, 6/24/1924 in New York City. #EnhancedandColorized @MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/NoQdixSSmb
— Anita Bonita (@AnitaTwitta) September 3, 2020
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The Photo Enhancer really did a fantastic job bringing out the details in this one from Alon Tsur, from the sash on the boater hat to the pout on this adorable little girl’s face:
Colorized and enhanced picture of my mom's cousin Ann Rosenthal with her dad Max Halbfish@MyHeritage #enhancedandcolorized pic.twitter.com/XQZOUA4LtQ
— Alon Tsur (@tsurke) August 31, 2020
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We’re floored at the before/after effect in this entry from Cristina! Incredible how this very faded sepia photo was transformed — and it’s nice to know that it was still hard to get kids to hold still and look at the camera back in 1897:
@MyHeritage #enhancedandcolorized The LoCastro Family in Bronte, Sicilia. Giosue and Anna with their children: Biagia, Calogero and Concetta. Circa 1897. pic.twitter.com/dmpmpf6nmA
— Cristina (@Free2BFreSpirit) September 7, 2020
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What an incredible photo from John Burroughs, and how amazing to see the colors on the items in the display windows of this 19th-century family store:
The oldest family photo that I have, dates from the 1800's – A scan of the original and the My Heritage enhanced copy. What a difference! Thank you MyHeritage! #EnhancedandColorized @MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/htlCVhpr3Z
— John Burroughs (@ZS1Me) September 5, 2020
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Such a sweet photo from Norman Jacobs — the colorization really brings out the polka dot pattern on the dress:
@MyHeritage Love this #EnhancedandColorized photo of my wifes grandparents and her father as a child. pic.twitter.com/PcCMjhB3GX
— Norman Jacobs (@llamasburg) September 5, 2020
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We’re excited right along with Andrei Cucuruz to see the incredibly detailed expressions in this photo of his grandfather and great-grandfather:
Thanks to @MyHeritage tool I was able to glimpse at never before seen expressions on my maternal grandfather & great grandfather's faces in what is one of my favorite photo of them taken right before the start of the second World War in Romania. #EnhancedandColorized https://t.co/YC1z1jy0ih pic.twitter.com/6cME1IZ3Cy
— Andrei Cucuruz (@cucuruzandrei) September 4, 2020
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“Troll Embusque” found these photos in a house in Burgundy, depicting a family in Oran. Given the age of the girl and the lack of a groom present, it appears that this may have been a “taking of the veil” ceremony in which the girl is consecrated to the Catholic Church as a nun:
#enhancedandcolorized@myheritage
Ces photos sont de la famille gillot habitants d'Oran pendant la 2eme guerre mondiale
J'ai trouvé ces photos dans la maison achetée en bourgogne pic.twitter.com/vLaLV93pFY— Troll Embusque (@trollinette) September 6, 2020
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Simon Horna’s grandfather had us fooled in this one! We wonder where he got that plaid skirt:
@MyHeritage #EnhancedandColorized My grandfather (the middle one
) in the 50’s #czechoslovakia Maybe part of a theatre role, maybe ono of his many pranks.
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— Simon Horna (@SimonHorna) August 24, 2020
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What a sweet gift from Barry Benton’s great-grandfather to his great-grandmother so long ago, from the polka-dot tie to the lovestruck expression on his face:
Here’s one more #EnhancedandColorized …
a ‘love token’ from my Gt.Grandfather to my Gt.Grandmother c.1905 pic.twitter.com/4lZwDjMUoh— Barry Benton (@cbbazza) August 23, 2020
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Barry also shared all these incredible photos:
Lovin’ the *FREE* @MyHeritage #EnhancedandColorized feature! Fantastic results, two of my faves featuring my Grandfathers – one delivering bread & confectionery for my Gt Uncle’s bakery, the other receiving a trophy from a young #PrinceCharles at the East of England Show. Superb! pic.twitter.com/jyue8ecE6P
— Barry Benton (@cbbazza) August 16, 2020
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Another of my favourite #Enhancedandcolorized photos c/o @MyHeritage & @DeOldify –
my Gt.Grandparents are brought to life here outside their #MedicineHat home following their emigration to Canada from Cambridgeshire in 1911. Fantastic! pic.twitter.com/1EVknCciEd— Barry Benton (@cbbazza) August 19, 2020
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We love the slick pompadours on Wansung Parizotto’s grandparents:
That’s quite a ‘stache on Helfrich Bornheim’s ancestor:
Ein coloriertes Schwarz-weiß-Foto aus dem Jahre 1905. pic.twitter.com/z7Nhi2tAzZ
— 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖋𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖍_𝖇𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖒 (@helfrichbernem) September 2, 2020
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What lovely eyes in this image from Lauxmann Jochen!
Faszinierend die neue #enhancedandcolorized Funktion von @MyHeritageDE @MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/KeL4KLkEJ0
— Lauxmann Jochen (@jlauxi) September 5, 2020
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Love the rich wood on the violin and the pattern on the tablecloth in this one from René Holder-McClean:
These are my uncles Wendell and Gus in the '60s. They started playing the violin at Combermere school in Barbados as young teens. Uncle Gus went on to be a concert violinist. Uncle Wendel put down the violin and took up economics and national interest. #EnhancedandColorized #TBT pic.twitter.com/PzBr5P4vuO
— René Holder-McClean (@Reneh) August 19, 2020
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René also shared this one of his father. He says he remembers playing with this hat as a child:
This picture is of my father and was taken in Paris back in the late '70s. He's in his Customs work uniform. #EnhancedandColorized @MyHeritage #TBT pic.twitter.com/JeSZHNIE59
— René Holder-McClean (@Reneh) August 13, 2020
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Astonishing transformation on this classic portrait from Charles C. Andrews:
This was the original pic.twitter.com/c3HNBzNNIh
— Charles C Andrews (@CharlesC1976) August 19, 2020
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Wow beautiful, Nathan. And thank you; I just tried one of my maternal GGPs. I am #EnhancedandColorized pic.twitter.com/9TGRAXugCD
— Charles C Andrews (@CharlesC1976) August 19, 2020
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And on this one from Jean Marconi! We’re especially impressed by the detail on the face of the woman on the right:
Fantástica essa tecnologia de colorir e melhorar fotos da @MyHeritagePT @myheritage . Na foto, minha madrinha, já falecida. A data é desconhecida. #EnhancedandColorized pic.twitter.com/pasMjV0oeL
— Jean Marconi (@jmarc0n1) August 17, 2020
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And on this one from John Newmark! What a lovely group of women:
My second great grandmother Minnie Mojsabovsky Cruvant and her daughters. My great grandmother, Bertha Cruvant Newmark, on the right, and her sisters Flora Cruvant Altman & Stella Cruvant Stern. #EnhancedAndColorized by @MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/MNXHb1j4yI
— TransDutch (@TransDutch) August 15, 2020
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Incredible to see the detail on Lezwon Castelino’s great-grandmother’s traditional dress:
Just tried enhancing the only photo of my great grandparents using @citnaj 's Deoldify. The results are
. Thank you @MyHeritage for the free access!
#EnhancedandColorized #DeOldify pic.twitter.com/iL6kA50yMD
— Lezwon Castelino (@Lezwon) August 15, 2020
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We love the expression on this user’s grandfather’s face. We’re so glad they discovered us!
This black + white photo is the original and the second photo is the restored photograph!
The third photo is a side-by-by side comparison, before + after restoration. I have always been fascinated by coins (old+new) and how they can really give you an insight into history. It was my fascination with coins that led me to setting up this Instagram account. 
But another one of my hobbies is Genealogy, which I have been doing for over a decade. And it was only over the weekend that I discovered this great feature on 'my heritage' which has really started to bring my family tree to life. 
Samantha Fidge found out what color the uniforms (probably) were on her ancestors who played in the Dysart Town Band!
Check out the sparkle in the eyes of Lesley Hulbert’s father in this enhanced enlistment photo (third photo in the carousel):
Queenie’s windswept hair is particularly striking in this one, also from Lesley:
A great one of Lesley’s grandmother, great-aunt, and great-grandmother:
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From about 1902 this photo of my English grandmother ( the youngest) with her older sister and Mum has been…
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What a beautiful mother-daughter portrait of Thijs DeVries’s grandmother and great-grandmother:
Angel Collado shares this photo of his dapper great-grandfather with his brothers at their tailor shop, and says his cousin served as taylor to the Count of Barcelona and to King Juan Carlos I of Spain:
de fotos antiguas 
que tuvo mi bisabuelo 
con sus hermanos en Sevilla “Los hermanos Collado” alrededor de los años 6⃣0⃣. Su primo, Angel Collado, fue el sastre de Juan de Borbón, Conde de Barcelona , y el primer sastre del rey 
Juan Carlos I de España 
. Un placer poder ver en color una fotografía como esta. 
Such determination on the face of Sara Higley’s great-grandfather in this entry:
What a fun photo from Nicola, and we love the story behind it, too.
Amazing how crisp the details are in this one from Jürgen Siebert!
And how clear the colors are in this one from Melissa Allen:
She also had another brother, Frank, and two sisters, Mavis & Mabel. #bevin #whanganui #familyhistoryMelissa also gave us this beautiful rendering of a photo of her great-great-grandfather:
We’re so moved to hear that we helped Chandré see the grandfather she never met in full color:
Such a sweet photo from Roger Moffat:
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Here they are again – the direct image files rather than photos of printed magnet…#enhancedandcolorized MyHeritage
Posted by Roger Moffat on Thursday, August 13, 2020
Blown away by this collection from Black Visali:
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For many years I have been involved in genealogical research on my Family. I have discovered the names of more than 5000…
Posted by Black Vilasi on Monday, September 7, 2020
And this one from Valerie Lambert:
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Black and white photos….now colorized and it seems the past comes to life! A stunning way to see old photos! MyHeritage #EnhancedAndColorizedLambert and Dalton Family. Dayton and Big Stone Gap
Posted by Valerie Lambert on Saturday, September 5, 2020
Amazing detail on the pony in this one from Heather Sabin:
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Just one more for my Nolan Family for now. About 1913. Tom, Ed, John, James and Mary. #EnhancedandColorized MyHeritage
Posted by Heather Sabin on Saturday, August 15, 2020
This one from “Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family” makes us feel like we’re standing right in this market:
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This was an absolutely fantastic colorization job on this over 100 year old pic of my ancestor's meat market on MyHeritage! #EnhancedandColorized
Posted by Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family: Family History and Genealogy on Sunday, August 16, 2020
This one from Karen Red is just so cute!
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Love this From now until September 10th, My Heritage enhanced and colorization tool is free. #enhancedandcolorized #myheritage
Posted by Karen Red on Monday, August 17, 2020
Such incredible results in this one from Michael Johne, which depicts his uncle’s baptism at Luther Church in Radebeul, Germany:
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Meine Teilnahme zum Gewinnspiel von MyHeritage Deutsch (https://bit.ly/3l3KOAv)Das Foto zeigt einen Gruppenbild meiner…
Posted by Michael Johne on Monday, August 24, 2020
Anneli Ighil transformed images of her family in Sweden, amazing results:
Entry from Louise with pictures from her grandma’s old photo album from the time her family was in USA in the 1920s, and also some from when they came back to Sweden.
We just love this big, happy family from the 1920s:
This photo itself is still a bit blurry, but the story behind it really struck us: “Clara (in the center, standing), abandoned in a 19th century foundling wheel when she was a newborn, had to work hard to survive the harsh portuguese countryside life. Being a single mother of two (the girls standing on her right and left sides) was a challenge in the strict patriarchal society of that time. Yet, she brought another abandoned girl (sitting below her) and raised her into her modest family. Clara knew what was like to be a rejected soul. Despite already knowing their resilient hearts, I can finally get a better glimpse of the faces of these strongminded women, about 100 years later, thanks to @MyHeritage_official.” Thank you for sharing this incredible story with us!
Linda Kvist entered an incredible photo of her grandmother’s uncle Voldemar Verno from 1925. He was the youngest of 8 children and worked at the theater in Tallinn.
Wow. So many marvelous entries! We had such a hard time picking the winners!
The Winners
Congratulations to Meli Alexander for this winning entry! Such an expressive photo of her grandfather:
Here is a photo of my great-grandfather, Stephen Campbell! I never knew what he looked like until recently
#EnhancedAndColorized #MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/n09o4Ai8Un
— Your American Cousin (Meli Alexander)
(@AmericanCousin1) August 19, 2020
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Congratulations to Georgina Gibson on this winning entry! Every one of these photos is amazing:
And congratulations to Welt der Vorfahen for this winning entry! She says it was taken in 1892 and depicts her great-grandmother with her family in front of their summer house in Terijoki, Finland (now Selenogorsk, Russia). The family was displaced by the Bolsheviks in 1917. The Photo Enhancer and MyHeritage In Color really brings them to life!
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Also, ich bin ja wirklich begeistert von der Fotoverbesserung & -kolorierung von MyHeritage Deutsch
Ich habe nun…
Posted by Welt der Vorfahren on Monday, September 7, 2020
Once again, a huge thank you to all participants — we wish we could award a prize to all of you…
Though our special offer is coming to a close, you can still colorize and enhance your first several family photos for free, and if you have a Complete plan, you can use these tools to your heart’s content. Check out the Photo Enhancer and MyHeritage In Color today!
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