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 brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
