1940’S PHOTOSHOPPING MACHINE
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.
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HIS BAIT WAS SEALED
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N-ICE DAY FOR A WHITE WEDDING: COUPLE WED ON GLACIER
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KALEIDOSCOPIC CATHEDRALS AND CHURCHES
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SMILING SHARKS
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PELICANS RUFFLE EACH OTHER'S FEATHERS
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EYE-OPENING INSIGHT INTO KENYA’S LARGEST DUMPING GROUND
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STORM CHASER PHOTOGRAPHS STUNNING EXTREME WEATHER
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GLACIER ICE CLIMBING
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice.