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.
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .