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.
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .