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 SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
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 photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
