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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .