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.
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .