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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .