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.
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .