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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
