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.
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
