Paul Hamon with Desrae and Howard, Pooraka, c. March 1973

Young couple with a baby on the woman’s lap, seated in a lounge room, Pooraka, Adelaide, c. March 1973. Digitally colourised and restored version. — Four-month-old Paul Hamon is held by his mother Desrae Hamon while his father Howard Hamon sits beside them in the lounge room of their Pooraka home, around March 1973. The family had moved into the house a little over a year earlier. Desrae wears a light patterned top; Howard has a moustache and beard and wears a patterned shirt. Photograph by an unknown family member or friend (Howard is in the frame). The original is a black-and-white print; the restored version has been colourised, cleaned and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original expressions and composition.

Young couple with a baby on the woman’s lap, seated in a lounge room, Pooraka, Adelaide, c. March 1973. Original black-and-white print. — Four-month-old Paul Hamon is held by his mother Desrae Hamon while his father Howard Hamon sits beside them in the lounge room of their Pooraka home, around March 1973. The family had moved into the house a little over a year earlier. Desrae wears a light patterned top; Howard has a moustache and beard and wears a patterned shirt. Photograph by an unknown family member or friend (Howard is in the frame). The original is a black-and-white print; the restored version has been colourised, cleaned and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original expressions and composition.

Subjects: Paul Hamon; Desrae Hamon; Howard Hamon
Event: Early family portrait at home
Photographer: Unknown (family member or friend)
Restoration notes: Colourisation, cleaning and upscaling performed with generative AI. Composition and expressions preserved from original black-and-white print.
Credit: Author’s collection.
Keywords: Paul Hamon 1973, Desrae Hamon, Howard Hamon, Pooraka Adelaide, family portrait, baby, 1970s