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.
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .