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 has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .