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 elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .