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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .