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July 16, 2012 09:16 pm GMT

Is This the Most-Viewed Photo of All Time?




It may not be as well known as the Mona Lisa, but Charles O'Rear's photo, Bliss, may have been viewed as many times, if not more.

Published in 2002, the photo got most of its distribution as the default desktop wallpaper for Microsoft's Windows XP's "Luna" theme. O'Rear snapped the photo while he was on break from another assignment in California's Napa Valley. O'Rear, a former National Geographic staffer, didn't disclose what Microsoft paid for rights to the photo, but O'Rear has said it's "extraordinary."

Long acknowledged for its exposure across the globe, the photo drew attention once again on Monday when a photo blog claimed the audience for the photo at 1 billion. The entry…
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