Driving in the early morning through a light veil of mist which rendered most things colourless; suddenly a jolt of brilliant red from the apple orchard, reinforced by the red tractor, a photo stop was inevitable. A chance encounter. Clearly the tractor had been left overnight for picking to resume the following day. Swedish farmers cultivate several British apples, like ‘Discovery’, their climate in the south being similar to Britain.

Finalist - The Bountiful Earth