CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time. The Adam’s Retouching Machine, which weighs two-and-a-half stone, was invented in 1947 and gave photographers the opportunity to perfect their pictures. Instead of uploading images to a computer, photographers would place their negative under the magnifying glass. Blemishes in the picture could then be smoothed out by using a retouching pencil, assisted by the gentle vibrations of the machine.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .