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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .