Photographers try to shoot Microsoft’s newest 'iconic' wallpaper

5 November 2024
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Photographers from around the world, including Australia, have 'competed' to capture the next background wallpaper for Microsoft Windows.

It's no mean feat - Bliss, the default wallpaper of Microsoft Windows XP, by Charles O’Rear is often called the most viewed photo in history.

Bliss by Charles O’Rear.
Bliss by Charles O’Rear.

Whitney Wolf, Superdigital Director of Strategy, the creative agency that organised the project, described Windows wallpapers as "legendary across the internet."

“It’s a legacy we wanted to preserve, while also empowering creators to show off the beauty of their home country that not everyone gets to see first hand,” she said.

Australian photographer Zac Watson chose Horizontal Falls, in the Kimberley region in Western Australia, for his image.

Image: Zac Watson
Image: Zac Watson, Australia

Rather than choosing one winner, Microsoft has made all seven images captured as part of the project available for download.

You can see them below, and download them for yourself here. 

Image: Justin Choquette
Image: Justin Choquette, USA
Image: Frauke Hamesiter
Image: Frauke Hamesiter, Germany
Image: Loic Lagarde
Image: Loic Lagarde, France
Image: Caleb Wielhouwer
Image: Caleb Wielhouwer, USA
Image: Kohki Yamaguchi
Image: Kohki Yamaguchi, Japan
Image: Kate Hook
Image: Kate Hook, UK
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