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.
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
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 .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .