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.
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
