WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state. Instead of using traffic lights to control the stop and go flow of the cross-roads, attractive women dressed in perfectly crisps and identical outfits dangerously stand along in the middle of the road on a small platform. Displaying riveting focus, they are only allowed to turn counter-clockwise, directing traffic with forceful and halting movements. They have been the subject of photographic study for many years but French photographer Eric Lafforgue, 49, captured these moments during six trips to the Marxist country.
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
