Paul Hamon asleep, aged about 6, winter 1978

Young boy asleep, head resting against a coat, wearing a knitted jumper, indoor setting, 1978. Digitally restored version. — Six-year-old Paul Hamon sleeps peacefully, head tilted against a brown coat or hat, in an indoor setting during winter 1978. He wears a beige knitted V-neck jumper over a grey collared shirt. The location is unknown but described as somewhere “fancy”. At this time his parents Desrae and Howard would have recently turned 30 and were probably enjoying a social outing; younger brother Mark would have been about three. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original peaceful expression.

Young boy asleep, head resting against a coat, wearing a knitted jumper, indoor setting, 1978. Original print. — Six-year-old Paul Hamon sleeps peacefully, head tilted against a brown coat or hat, in an indoor setting during winter 1978. He wears a beige knitted V-neck jumper over a grey collared shirt. The location is unknown but described as somewhere “fancy”. At this time his parents Desrae and Howard would have recently turned 30 and were probably enjoying a social outing; younger brother Mark would have been about three. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original peaceful expression.

Subjects: Paul Hamon
Event: Asleep during a family outing
Photographer: Howard Hamon
Restoration notes: Colour correction, cleaning and upscaling performed with generative AI. Composition and expression preserved from original.
Credit: Photograph by Howard Hamon. Author’s collection.
Keywords: Paul Hamon 1978, sleeping, winter, age 6, Howard Hamon photographer, childhood