There are, apparently, over seven thousand varieties of apple, with names like Rubaiyat, Sheep's Nose, Api Etoile, or Knobbed Russet. New York-based photographer William Mullan had an epiphany when he bit into a Pink Pearl at a farmer's market, and decided to photograph some of the more obscure cultivars for his Odd Apples series:
Pink Pearl © 2021 William Mullan
Knobbed Russet © 2021 William Mullan
Niedzwetskyana © 2021 William Mullan
Grenadine © 2021 William Mullan
Calville Blanc © 2021 William Mullan
Frequin Laciatelle © 2021 William Mullan
Black Oxford © 2021 William Mullan
Hidden Rose © 2021 William Mullan
Kandil Sinap © 2021 William Mullan
Api Etoile © 2021 William Mullan
Probably not appearing any time soon on a Sainsbury's shelf next to the Braeburns and Red Delicious.
Odd Apples, the book, is published next month.
Mick Hartley 
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