The man who shot the most viewed photo in the world shot these incredible photos for smart phones
About 1 billion people have seen Windows XP’s iconic wallpaper “Bliss,” making it the most viewed photograph in the world.
What more than one billion people may not know however is just who took the photo and where was the photo taken?
Charles O’Rear is the man behind the iconic photo and says the Bliss photograph may have been his
“I am turning seventy-six and realize how much the Microsoft Bliss photograph has meant to my life,” O’Rear said.
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“As the photographer of the most viewed photo in history, I have enjoyed every minute of the fame.”
Now, 21 years after he made the shot, Charles O’Rear has embarked on another mission to create the next “Bliss,” wallpaper but this time round not for computers but for smartphones.
Mr. O’Rear has been contracted by Lufthansa to produce “the next generation of wallpapers,” and they look just as blissful.
The project is called New Angles of America and is directed towards smartphones users.
“I am thrilled to create for Lufthansa a sequel to the “Bliss” photo on smartphones so that my views of other beautiful places can continue to be enjoyed by millions of people. After all, smartphones have become the primary place for the world to see new and interesting photography. And, I’m glad to be part of it.”
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In 1996, O’Rear captured his famous shot in Sonoma County, California, with a medium format camera while on his way to see his girlfriend.
At first, the image was sent to Corbis – an American advertising and licensing company – and afterward Microsoft purchased its rights in 2000, one year before the launch of Windows XP.
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