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The man who took the most famous photo in the world: just 1 cent per copy would have made him $10 million

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The man who took the most famous photo in the world: just 1 cent per copy would have made him $10 million

The default Windows XP wallpaper containing rolling green hills, blue sky and fluffy white clouds may be more recognisable than the Mona Lisa, but it earned its photographer a pittance. Ben Grubb reports.

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