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Watch the old dissolve into the new

Damaged original photo before restoration — **Torn apart and taped together** — right across her face. Every trace of the tape, gone.

The same photo after Photo Image restoration — **Torn apart and taped together** — right across her face. Every trace of the tape, gone.

Photo Image

Old photos, brought back to life.

Faded, torn, water-damaged, or stuck in black-and-white — send me your photos and I’ll repair the damage, sharpen what time blurred, and colorize what was never in colour. Singles or whole shoeboxes.

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50+ years behind a camera Edmonton, Alberta From $15 a photo

A grainy, ink-marked black-and-white soldier portrait before restoration

The same soldier portrait restored and colorized by Photo Image

Before After

A washed-out black-and-white, cleaned up and colorized — watch the old dissolve into the new.

Before & After

Real restorations — every one started as somebody’s faded, damaged, or black-and-white original.

An oval-framed black-and-white soldier portrait, badly faded, before restoration

The oval soldier portrait restored and colorized: the soldier in olive uniform sitting on a car, in full natural colour

Before After

The Oval Portrait

As it arrived: washed out, grainy, the face nearly lost. Cleaned, sharpened, and colorized — the uniform, the car, and the man himself back the way they were.

Before and after: a heavily faded sepia portrait of a bearded man restored to a sharp, detailed black-and-white portrait

Faded Almost to Nothing

This portrait had faded until the face nearly vanished. Contrast and detail brought back, the way it would have looked the day it was taken.

Before and after: a yellowed, peeling photo of a woman and young child with paint-like damage, restored to clean natural colour

Damage Repaired

Peeling, stained, and yellowed with age. The damage is patched, the colour corrected, and the faces come through clear again.

Before and after: a dark, blurry photo of a couple standing outdoors, restored to a sharp, bright colour portrait

Blurry — Sharpened

A dim, out-of-focus snapshot of a couple, sharpened and brightened until you can see their faces properly for the first time in years.

Before and after: a sepia studio portrait of a bearded man in a suit, colorized into natural colour

Sepia — Colorized

An old studio portrait in faded sepia, colorized with period-true colour — skin, cloth, and hair the way they would have been.

Before and after: a black-and-white photo of a woman sitting in a kitchen with floral wallpaper, colorized into full colour

Black-and-White — Colorized

A kitchen portrait from the black-and-white years. The wallpaper, her dress, the old radio — all back in the colours they actually were.

Before and after: a grainy young soldier's portrait marked with pen, restored to a clean black-and-white service portrait

Marked Up — Restored

Pen marks, newsprint grain, and a torn edge. Cleaned into a service portrait worth framing again.

Before and after: a water-damaged, moldy photo of a toddler in red, restored to clean natural colour

Water Damage — Restored

Mold and water had eaten half of this photo. The damage is cleaned away, the colour brought back — and the little one in red is clear again.

Before and after: a faded, washed-out black-and-white photo of a young couple, restored to sharp contrast

Washed Out — Restored

A young couple’s portrait, faded flat and washed out with age. Contrast and detail restored — sharp as the day it was printed.

Before and after: a torn, creased portrait of a woman, restored and colorized

Torn — Restored & Colorized

Creased and torn right across her face. Every tear repaired, then brought back in full natural colour.

Before and after: a cracked, torn portrait of a woman in a large hat, restored and colorized

Shattered — Restored & Colorized

Cracked clean through in a dozen places. Pieced back together and colorized with era-true colour.

Torn Corner — Restored

A wedding portrait with the corner torn away. The missing piece rebuilt, the colour brought back to life.

Before and after: a cracked sepia family portrait, restored and colorized

Cracked & Faded — Restored & Colorized

A cracked sepia family portrait from another era. The cracks repaired, the faces sharpened, and full natural colour brought back to life.

Before and after: a torn heart-shaped couple photo, restored and framed in roses

Torn Heart — Set in Roses

A torn, yellowed heart-shaped photo of a young couple. The tear repaired, the yellow age cast cleaned away, and the pair framed in a wreath of roses.

Before and after: a faded Marine portrait, restored and colorized

Faded Marine — Restored & Colorized

A blurry black-and-white Marine dress portrait. Sharpened, brightened, and colorized — dress blues, white cap, and gold insignia back to life.

Before and after: a Chevelle SS photo reimagined in a garden setting

Reimagined — Above & Beyond

A 1970 Chevelle SS, lifted out of an ordinary snapshot and reimagined in a manicured garden. An above-and-beyond example of what is possible.

Before and after: a faded outdoor couple portrait, restored and colorized

Faded — Restored & Colorized

A faded outdoor portrait of a couple. Sharpened, cleaned, and brought back to full natural colour.

Before and after: a blurry faded photo of two women, restored

Blurry — Sharpened & Restored

A blurry, faded photo of two women. Sharpened and cleaned up, every smile intact.

Before and after: a badly damaged oval portrait, restored

Heavily Damaged — Restored

A badly damaged oval portrait, barely recognizable. Repaired and restored with care.

Before and after: a torn photo of a father and child, restored

Torn to Pieces — Restored

A torn, cracked photo of a father and child. The damage repaired, the memory saved.

Before and after: three girls with paint stains and cracks, restored and colorized

Paint-Stained — Restored & Colorized

Three sisters, one with yellow paint across her face and cracks through the print. The stain lifted, the cracks repaired, full colour restored.

Before and after: two kids under a red colour cast, restored and colorized

Red Cast — Restored & Colorized

Two kids under a heavy red colour cast. The cast removed, natural colour and sharpness brought back.

Before and after: a faded man on a vintage car, restored and colorized

Faded Almost Away — Restored & Colorized

A man on a vintage car, faded nearly to nothing. Rebuilt and colorized — the car gleaming again.

Before and after: six kids in a water-damaged portrait, restored and colorized

Water Damaged — Restored & Colorized

Six kids in a water-damaged portrait. The damage repaired, every face clear and in full colour.

Before and after: a faded couple with their dog, restored and colorized

Nearly Invisible — Restored & Colorized

A couple with their dog, faded almost beyond recognition. Brought back to vivid life.

How It Works

Three steps. You never give up your originals — a good photo of the photo is enough to start.

You Send Your Photos

Fill in the order form below, or text or email a picture of your photo. One photo or a whole batch — shoeboxes welcome. I’ll look at each one and quote you before any work starts.

I Restore Them

Damage repaired, fading reversed, blur sharpened, black-and-white colorized — whatever each photo needs, done by hand and kept true to the original. Faces stay exact; nothing gets reimagined.

You Get Them Back

Your restored photos come back as digital files, ready to share with family. Want to print? Ask for the print-ready version, finished at full resolution for framing.

50+ yrs

Walter Machel — Edmonton

I’ve been behind a camera for over fifty years, and restoring old photos is where that experience earns its keep. Every restoration is done by hand and checked against the original — if a colour or a detail isn’t in the photo, it doesn’t get invented. Based in Edmonton; digital delivery worldwide, print mailing across Canada.

Pricing

Simple, per-photo pricing. Every photo is different, so I confirm the price with you before I start — no surprises.

Single Restoration

$15 per photo, starting

For most photos, this is the whole job.

Fading and colour corrected
Scratches, spots, and minor damage repaired
Blurry photos sharpened
Digital file back to you

Pay $15 Now

Print-Ready

$50 per photo, up to

The full treatment, finished for the frame.

Everything in a single restoration
Black-and-white colorized
Heavy damage rebuilt by hand
High-resolution file, ready to print
Digital delivery worldwide — printing mailed anywhere in Canada (plus shipping & handling)

Pay $50 Now

Batches

Quote per batch

Got a shoebox? Send the whole lot.

Whole albums and boxes of photos
Batch pricing — the more you send, the less per photo
One quote for the whole batch
Family sets kept together and in order
Discounts for museums and institutions — let's talk

Memberships

For regulars — pay once, send photos all year. Members get priority turnaround.

Monthly Member

$25 per month

2 print-ready restorations every month.

2 restorations per month, every month
Print-ready files, colorized included
Priority turnaround
Cancel anytime

Join Monthly

Annual Member

$250 per year

25 print-ready restorations a year — two months free.

25 restorations per year, use anytime
Print-ready files, colorized included
Priority turnaround
Best value for families and collectors

Join Annual

Give a Restoration as a Gift

Every family has one photo that matters more than all the rest. Buy a restoration for someone you love — they send me the photo, I bring it back to life.

Gift — Single Restoration

$15

One treasured photo, restored.

Fading and colour corrected
Scratches, spots, and minor damage repaired
Digital file delivered to them

Give a $15 Restoration

Gift — Print-Ready

$50

The full treatment, finished for the frame.

Everything in a single restoration
Black-and-white colorized
Heavy damage rebuilt by hand
High-resolution file, ready to print

Give a $50 Restoration

After you pay, print this gift card (PDF) to give them — and if you'd like, email info@photoimage.ca with their name so I know their photo is already paid for when they get in touch.

Start an Order

Tell me what you’ve got. Sending the form opens an email addressed to me with your details filled in — attach your photos to that email and hit send.

Prefer to just talk it through? Call, text, or email — send a photo of your photo and I’ll tell you honestly what can be done with it.

Phone / Text780-257-0330
Emailinfo@photoimage.ca
Based inEdmonton, Alberta — digital delivery worldwide

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What do your photos need?

Your photos

Choose the photos you’d like restored — a clear phone picture of each photo works fine.

Anything I should know?

The button opens your email app with everything filled in — just attach the photos you picked and press send there. I’ll reply with a quote before any work begins.