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.
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
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 .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .