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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
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 .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .