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.
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .