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.
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 .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
