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 soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
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 .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .