In January 1998, photographer Charles O’Rear was driving from his home in Napa Valley to his girlfriend ... generated when it debuted in 2001 as wallpaper for Microsoft’s XP operating ...

The image titled "Bliss," which was Windows XP desktop wallpaper has become one ... 1998 by photographer Charles "Chuck" O'Rear in Napa Valley, California, the image was not digitally altered ...

Everyone has seen the Windows XP desktop image called Bliss. It’s been ubiquitous for 13 years. And you’ve probably always thought that the serene hillside is kind of corny and probably fake.

After Patty Rose received a degree in art and design at the University of New Hampshire, she took a job selling wallpaper ... to be environment friendly." In Napa, the Wolf-Gordon line is ...

Many viewers thought the image was computer-generated when it debuted in 2001 as wallpaper for Microsoft’s XP ... and they live in Napa Valley in Northern California.The Bliss photo was retired at the ...