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.
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
