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.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .