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 host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .