"This is my girlfriend's and my pooch, Snoopy. He's crazy." NC, NJ, USA

"fsggw" CP, USA

"A shot from my home computer of the simplistic beauty of life's fine balance." MHW, USA

"This is my home/school work computer. The photo is of my chocolate lab, Gravy, who found a turtle in his yard. He's a big wuss. I like this photo because even though he's barking at the turtle, it almost looks as if the turtle is on the attack. I try to keep my desktop clutter-free, but I'm in the midst of thesis writing and other end-of-the semester craziness so I keep these files easily accessible." SF, USA

"I don't think I would ever buy a cat... but if I were to ever change my mind: this is the one I would get - it's called a Bengal and is very smart (and expensive because it is a descendant of a wild Asian Leopard Cat)." AL, USA - Home Computer

"This is from my work office... Keep it as simple as possible!!" AL, USA, Work

"This is my desktop at home. I like th sassy Asian girl and the plum background. I think it's very "me"." AP, USA

"I put together these Natalie Wood Images,I think she was the most beautiful women ever!" JD, USA

"the background is a picture I took at the Radiohead performance at the All Points West Festival in Jersey City" KC, USA

"This is my latest installment. To me, this photo always conjures up the notion that teenagers are about to make out in a basement somewhere. And who can't get behind that?" JR, NYC, USA

"i enjoy this one for its oriental sparseness and meditative feel. the picture is of this climb in bishop, ca, where i'll be going soon. it keeps me looking forward to the trip." AM, USA

"so i sent you a picture of some pears i have at work, now here is a pair of monitors that are my home computer set up.
the fuzzy picture is a close up of my husband's face when he dressed up as a zombie for halloween. i like how it's pretty abstract but i can see his creepy zombie eye in the bottom right corner. the fuzzy creature is my dog, katy wetzel, eating a carrot from the garden." JG, USA


"here is a picture of my desktop at work. i like pears." JG, USA

"Personal/work computer. A drawing of the White House and surrounding blocks, circa 1857. My office is just outside the frame on the right side. Library of Congress has a shit-ton of these old maps -- of practically every city in the country -- in their online digital collections: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html" AJR, DC, USA

"Climbing up! Backcountry skiing in BC, Canada. Home computer." R.C., Seattle, WA

"the picture in the center is a result of working at a retouching company and being delerious." DS, NYC, USA

"This is from a guy that takes shots of textured colored surfaces. Real close up. His flickr name is Nolando. Good stuff" EF, USA

"I just changed my desktop for the first time in 2 years. I think it might make me a little dizzy, but I'm going to go with it for now."--AMM Portland, OR

"The picture is of a place whose name i probably can't spell and am too lazy to look up but in close approximation is "meringsport". It's in South Africa but I'm even too lazy to find out where precisely. I took this picture 2 summers ago when i spent a month driving around SA with my South African boyfriend. We drove through the meringsport because he knows how much i love geology, and the rock structures along this (essentially mini canyon) are amazing. We'd parked the car and gotten out to look at a waterfall, this shot was taken on the way back. It's not the world's best picture, but I like it because it feels kind of cozy - cozy like rainy days and enclosed spaces... p.s. the files are all job or class related - 2L year of law school has turned me into a kind of one-dimensional person, at least from a desktop perspective" KM, USA

"On a break from the OR: a computer at LICH (long island college hospital) Brooklyn, NY. This is what we're dreaming of everyday." V.N., USA

"This is my home laptop. The picture was taken from a hot air balloon over Charlottesville, VA. Kind of feels like flying." AH-USA

"I just downloaded this one off of Facebook in celebration of this great time in history." JNJ, DC, USA

"I enjoy the following forms of art: photography and music." MS, UT,USA

"This is my desktop. It's a photo I recently took of my dog for a calendar contest which benefits the Animal Welfare Society on Clemson's campus. She hates the jacket, which is why she looks so sad, but I still think its a great photo." JML, USA

"I like my desktop because it reminds me of a party, and that's cool because I like to party." A.D., NYC, USA

"green leaves in central park's shakespeare's garden. taken on a very hot summer day, the color of the leaves just seemed so fresh and cool. on my home laptop." CCC, Manhattan, USA

"i dont think theres much to say about this..."CH, USA

G.R., USA

"This is my work pc. The picture is one my friend took in California. She is an amazing photographer. I rotate my desktop pictures every moth or so with soothing ones to keep me sane. I try to keep useless crap off my desktop, one more thing to make my life easier." NC, NYC, USA

ZPS, USA

"My desktop is an image of my college library during a student art installation. The whirling warmth of the windows reminds me of the excitement and strangeness of those four years, the foreboding sky of the dread I'd feel before entering the library during finals, unsure if i'd make it out alive, and the architecture is like a queer twist on the concrete communist blocs of Romania, where I now live." ES, Romania

"This is an aerial photo taken of my home turf: Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I grew up there, and I love how this photo captures how vulnerable the Cape is, sticking way out in the middle of the ocean like that. I try to describe that feeling to people and I can just tell they don't get it. It really tells a lot about who I am. This is on my own, very own, first ever, never without it, laptop. HomeWorkPlay. All the same for me." S.M. USA

"I tend to keep my PC side of my MacBookPro as one image, and rotate my Mac backgrounds. This is my PC. What the image is: I took this picture standing inside a cone of light in an art installation at SFMoMA in september 2007 - the installation was a projector in a darkened room projecting very crisp lines or volumes onto the opposite wall. I like this image for a few reasons: 1) I was working as a lighting designer when I took the photo and therefore relate vicrerally to light installations 2) the security guard nearly confiscated my camera and kicked me out soon after shooting, and 3) dark images on computer screens use less energy (an argument that would actually hold water if I wasn't always using the screen for something else with non-black backgrounds...). As for the stuff on the desktop - I am currently a graduate student in Architecture - therefore the multitude of graphics programs." DW, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

"I've attached a screenshot of my work computer. I tend to change my picture a lot, depending on my mood or the mood in my office. Right now, it's a great picture of plumeria and the beach in Hawaii. I went there this summer, and I have it up to remind me of that wonderful vacation." -CS, St. Louis, MO, USA

"My desktop was a quick job. I work at a design firm called OneFastBuffalo. In the beginning I had a hot pink background. That was it, just hot pink. My boss who loves vintage, buffalos, cowboy boots, indians and dirt didn't think that it fit the OneFastBuffalo "brand." So, I whipped up this background that couldn't be more brand... I mean, it has buffalos, dirt and our name smeared ALL over it." CC, Dallas, USA

"This is a one of the first pictures released from the Phoenix Lander's mission to Mars. It's pretty remarkable, in that it is the first photograph ever to show the Moon and Earth in one frame. As a science teacher, it fits my work personality nicely." JNJ, DC, USA

"this is a picture of mount of the holy cross in colorado. i went on a hike to see it a couple of summers ago, and it was beautiful as mountains are, and so this was the best google image of it that i could find. original, i know. the clutter is because i'm always in a hurry when i'm on my puter cuz i'm always doing schoolwork and want to be done soon or have too much to do in the time that i have, and so i never take the time to delete or reorganize files." MJB, Wisconsin, USA

"Our desktop is kept clutter-free. The only files/folders on it at any time relate to items which need to be taken care of immediately. In this case, there is a Powerpoint presentation containing a T-shirt design, and a proposal from a coffee-shop chain which wants us to advertise on their cups. The image in the center is our logo." RC, Bangalore, India

"The clutter on my desktop often reflects how chaotic my life is. If I'm really busy or stressed, my desktop is very messy. If things are more calm, it looks clean and neat. Currently, things are calm. I also change my desktop photo every few days. Currently I have my favorite picture of my grandparents. They are riding on my dad's ATV. This is the only picture we have of my grandpa smiling. It makes me laugh every time I see it. It also reminds me of how funny my family is."
-KLC, USA.

"my desktop is a picture of lake namsto in tibet, a place i visited a few years ago. it was one of the most beautiful and peaceful places ive ever been, so i guess i try to bring a little of that into my life everyday. this is my laptop, so it is home, work, school, everything..." A.M., USA

"I ilke the sharp rock edges. It contrasts nicely with the soft focus of the porn I typically watch." A.S., NYC, USA

"home comp. there could be more but i kind of like it this way" J.L., Boston, MA, USA

"This photo is form the Pumpkin Festival in NY last year.... sometimes you have to get on the ground to see the cool stuff." A.C., USA

"I can't stand cluttered desktops. I need to see the photo. This is my home/work computer." M.K., USA

" This picture currently resides on my laptop. This is my dream car, the Ferrari Enzo. It costs about $1.25 million, so clearly unrealistic, but it is a beautiful piece of engineering." J.M.R. St. Louis, MO, USA

"This is my work computer. I really like the color purple and I work at
an Asian/Asian American organization, so it only seemed fitting to
have a super Asian desktop..." S.C., NYC, USA

"This is my personal computer. I took this pic in 2001 during a family weekend away on the lake. There is just something about the way the water looks that calms me and the weekend it reminds me of is still very important to me." E.S., Rochester, NY, USA

"My desktop was very very cluttered. There were hundreds of things saved to it, dating back 2 years. this project inspired me to clean up, a little. The image in the background is a painting that was painted and given to me on valentines day two years ago. the girlfriend who gave it to me has since broke up to me, and I am not entirely ready to move on- from the image or her!" J.H., USA

"my desktop is a photo i took from our get-away in seal cove maine. i created the tint by shooting through my sunglasses so i could capture the view the way i normally see it. this is a very special place for me. one which has inspired poems and led to much relaxation. it is a place i have shared with only a few friends. this photo is both a source of relaxation and inspiration." R.O., USA

"We're waiting for a set (of waves) in Nicaragua. The wind was blowing offshore, the water was warm, and the pelicans decided to join in the festivities..." E.A., USA