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.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .