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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
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 .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
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A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .