Industrial Sunset (a series on Behance)
King said in an interview that this photograph was taken as he tried to explain to his daughter Yolanda why she could not go to Funtown, a whites-only amusement park in Atlanta. King claims to have been tongue-tied when speaking to her. “One of the most painful experiences I have ever faced was to see her tears when I told her Funtown was closed to colored children, for I realized the first dark cloud of inferiority had floated into her little mental sky.”
Sculptures by Tara Donovan
A fruit of two halves: Meet the red and green apple with a split personality
But after inspecting it closely he realized that the remarkable split colours on the fruit were a natural phenomenon. And the bizarre apple turned Mr Morrish into something of a celebrity in his village with scores of neighbours queuing up to take a photograph of it.
Experts say that the odds of finding an apple with such a perfect line between the green and the red are more than 1million to one.
Horticulturists say the colouring on the apple are probably caused by a random genetic mutation. In such cases, the red side usually tastes sweeter than the green side - because it has seen more sunshine during its growth.
Review of the year: the cutest animal pictures of 2011
Rupert, a three-month-old wombat joey, sits in a teacup at the Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia. He was rescued from his mother’s pouch when she was killed by a car.
