We recently held a weekly colorized photo sharing competition, offering a free MyHeritage Complete Subscription to one lucky winner each week.
MyHeritage In Color™, our automatic photo colorization feature, is proving to be incredibly popular: over 10 million photos have been colorized through it since its release.
The response to our #ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues contest has been overwhelming. We want to thank everyone who participated in the contest and helped make it a success!
We loved learning about your ancestors and getting a glimpse into their lives. For example, Natalie’s 3rd-great-aunt who was a trailblazing female mountaineer. Seeing her photo in color was incredible!
My 3rd gt aunt Meta Brevoort who became a mountaineer aged 40, was first female climber to wear trousers & was 1st to the top of several Alpine peaks #ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues @MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/X3X0aOYaOp
— Natalie P (@tamoralady) April 21, 2020
We also loved the multi-generational photo from 1942 that Mandy posted:
https://twitter.com/MLDavisreads/status/1252595497640083459
The winner was Cynthia Verspaget from Australia.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_HAxnTDwLP/
Cynthia was moved by the colorized photo of her grandfather, saying that she felt a little bit closer to him after seeing the effect of color. Cynthia’s sentiment is something that we hear often about MyHeritage In Color™, and it’s one of the most rewarding aspects of photo colorization.
Congratulations, Cynthia!
Here are some of the other incredible entries from the last week:
Been having fun playing with @MyHeritage's In Color technology…one of my faviourites; a rare photo of dad and my grandfather #ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues pic.twitter.com/U5yWeHTYev
— Deb Farrell aus.social/@NewClicks (@OldDogNewClicks) April 21, 2020
My mom and her family in Storytown, Lake George NY. Amazed at her hair and all the greenery! @MyHeritage #ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues pic.twitter.com/cM0BNxjn6o
— Nick Glennon (@Nickysweeps) April 21, 2020
Loving changing my B&W photos to colour with #ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues @MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/Lwbm6kQmrO
— Pat Millward Malone (@Patmillward) April 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/JohnWusah/status/1252805275901280257
Tried photo colorization on MyHeritage.#ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues@myheritage pic.twitter.com/vu8AqOxBuD
— Janice Greeley (@avjan727) April 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/jtaubman/status/1251903730930286593
https://twitter.com/annesolafo/status/1252774449457311744
PRECIOUS!! This one took my breath away. I love seeing this photo in color! Try it too and be amazed. #MyHeritage #InColor #ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues https://t.co/S4ICoTVOqd
— Laura Mattingly (@nebraskalaurama) April 22, 2020
#ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues @MyHeritage#Hungary đź‡đź‡ş
Treasures hiding deep in the cellar. (Relatives of my boyfriend)
Thank you @MyHeritage ! pic.twitter.com/WA7kWePedi— đź‡đź‡ş Toldi Reni 🦋 (@toldireni) April 20, 2020
So I’ve got a load of “old” photographs of unknown people but thought I’d bring a few to life with @MyHeritage . I have a collection of photos of the gentleman on the far left but only a few dates. This one is 1928/1929. Is it fascinating? #ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues pic.twitter.com/IyvXhIqCwo
— Clare Reader (@ClareReader94) April 19, 2020
True love!#ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues @MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/ALnm63dGug
— Kate Gubina (@KateBellz) April 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/MiodragMiljkov5/status/1251432682849959937
My oldest photo from the 1910s. The little girl on the right side is my great-grandmother… and how she lives in my memories: with her hair always covered. She died when I was 8. I wish she would be here to ask her about our family. @MyHeritage #ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues pic.twitter.com/RhV9JbOFpP
— adrimez (@adrimez) April 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/trishasaysthis/status/1251712068681633793
Colourize your old black & white photos for free! Go to https://t.co/mYonsTnpYx (until April 22nd)#ColorBeatsCoronavirusBlues @MyHeritage pic.twitter.com/mCnm64nXu7
— Tiger Fruit (@TigerFruitTweet) April 16, 2020
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_PzQesKJFw/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OtRQHDf5h/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OSVFkluYS/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NveyVBvYf/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_MCwaxDsD4/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GljK2F0pO/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B–nmoDF9hp/
The contest may be over, but there’s no reason to stop colorizing black and white family photos as you find them.
Especially in these difficult times, seeing the faces of relatives and ancestors from years gone by in color can be inspiring and help you feel connected to them… and it’s a great and fun way to pass the time at home.
You can also participate in our new Free Yearbooks contest for another chance to win a free MyHeritage Complete subscription! Just share a MyHeritage yearbook page on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram with the hashtags #LookingGood and #FreeYearbooks and tag @MyHeritage to enter the draw.
