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.
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WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
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