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.
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .