The famous Windows XP desktop image, called Bliss, is a real photograph taken by Charles O'Rear in 1996 in Napa Valley, California. It has become one of the most viewed images due to its spread on computers around the world.
The first JPEG image uploaded to the Internet was in 1992, a photo of the comedy group Les Horribles Cernettes, a musical group created by CERN employees. It is considered a milestone of the web.
Instagram, the social network dedicated to photography, was launched in 2010. Initially, it allowed users to upload images in a 1:1 ratio, inspired by the Polaroid format.
