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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
