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.
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
