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.
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .