A Windows XP desktop, with the “Bliss” image in the background ... But what he did do was hop on an airplane with the original transparency and accept a hefty check for his work.

Despite what many people might think, the original frame of Bliss was completely unaltered and unedited by Chuck when he submitted it to Corbis, the stock photo and image licensing service founded ...

The 73-year-old photog is the man behind the tranquil image of a rolling hill and bright ... snapped the famous picture after a storm. Yes, “Bliss” is a real photo. O’Rear, who is sometimes ...

Bliss is the default computer desktop image when Microsoft's Windows XP operating system is launched. The photo, taken by Charles O'Rear, is of a highway in Napa Valley after a storm cleared.

The wallpaper, probably one of the most viewed images of all time, is aptly named ‘Bliss.’ Do a Google image search for just the word ‘bliss,’ and the first result is the Windows wallpaper.

Did you read the news about the Windows XP activation algorithm getting cracked and suddenly get nostalgic for the blue skies and bluer taskbar of that old Windows release? Or maybe you just like ...

the iconic Window’s XP Desktop ‘Bliss’ is being retired, as next month, Microsoft is rolling out a new default ‘wallpaper’ image. It is inestimable how many people have seen this photo ...