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.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .