--- description: Photoshop turns 25 years old today, take a look back at how it has been used for better and for worse title: See How Photoshop Has Changed the Way We See the World image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36ca0eb7fa40e763/6987801ecd1bba57506f54fa/north-korea-photoshop-2.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Technology](/tag/technology/) ## Technology Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See How Photoshop Has Altered the Way We See the World by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 19, 2015 10:24 PM CUT  This photograph shows the various hovercrafts that were replicated. This photograph shows the various hovercrafts that were replicated.Korean Central News Agency by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 19, 2015 10:24 PM CUT  Luxury fashion brand Moschino erased one of its models’ left legs, belonging to Sasha Luss, in its latest Spring 2015 campaign. Moschino  This photo, shot by the Riverfront Times in St. Louis, Mo., was reportedly photoshopped by Imgur user Bdawgid. Jermell Hasson’s sign (middle) was altered, the original image read: “No mother should have to fear for her son’s life every time he leaves home.” Imgur  This photograph from the funeral procession of Kim Jong Il, taken by the Korean Central News Agency was proven to be digitally altered. Korean Central News Agency  This is the unmanipulated photograph from the funeral procession of Kim Jong Il, taken by Kyodo News. an independent Japanese news agency. Kyodo News  This photograph from a military exercise in North Korea, released by the Korean Central News Agency, was digitally altered to add extra hovercrafts. Korean Central News Agency  This photograph shows the various hovercrafts that were replicated. Korean Central News Agency  In this digitally altered handout picture released by the public relations arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Sepah News, a fourth missile (second from the right) has been added to cover a grounded missile that failed during the test. AFP/Getty Images  This is the original photograph with the grounded missile. AFP/Getty Images  In the summer of 2006, Reuters photographer Adnan Hajj was caught doctoring some of his images of the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. In this photo, he added more smoke. Adnan Hajj—Reuters  This is Adnan Hajj’s original photo of Beirut. Following the incident, Reuters cut ties with Hajj and removed all of his images from its archives. Adnan Hajj—Reuters  In March 2003, Los Angeles Times photographer Brian Walski combined two photos of a British soldier gesturing at Iraqi civilians to create this image. Brian Walski—Los Angeles Times  These are the original photographs Brian Walski combined. He was fired from the Los Angeles Times on April 1, 2003.  The Syrian government doctored this image of the governor of the central city of Hama Anas Abdul-Razzaq Naem, left, being sworn in in front of Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, in Damascus on July 11, 2011. SANA  A Syrian opposition fighter takes cover during an exchange of fire with government forces in Telata village, Syria on Sept. 29, 2013\. This manipulated photo was caught by the Associated Press which then severed ties with the freelance photographer, who it says violated its ethical standards by altering the photo. Narciso Contreras—AP  A Syrian opposition fighter takes cover during an exchange of fire with government forces in Telata village, Syria on Sept. 29, 2013\. This original photo shows a journalist's video camera on the ground in the left corner of the frame, which was later removed by the photographer. Narciso Contreras—AP  Photographer Edgar Martins digitally altered photos in a series on unfinished or unoccupied construction projects around the United States that ran in The New York Times Magazine in 2009. Edgar Martins  Spanish artist Víctor Enrich used photoshop to digitally alter Munich’s Deutscher Kaiser hotel in an artistic fashion. Víctor Enrich  Nathen Steffel put out a call on Reddit after his daughter passed away at just six weeks old for a portrait of her without hospital tubes attached to her body. Nathen Steffel  Reddit user Funkybrewster responded to Nathen's call among other artists and illustrators with this image of Sophia. Funkybrewster/Reddit  An American Apparel advertisement shows the head of a horse with no body. American Apparel  This photoshopped image of a Scuba Diver swimming through Times Square in New York City gained attention during Hurricane Sandy.  This Ralph Lauren advertisement appeared in a department store in Japan featuring model Filippa Hamilton-Palmstierna. Ralph Lauren  The unaltered image of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Barack Obama, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and King Abdullah II of Jordan walk toward the East Room of the White House for statements on the first day of the Middle East peace talks on Sept. 1, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong—Getty Images  Al-Ahram's doctored image of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and other leaders at the Middle East peace talks in Washington, D.C. Al-Ahram  President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other members of the national security team watch an update of the mission against Osama bin Laden in the White House Situation Room in Washington, D.C. on May 1, 2011. Pete Souza—The White House  The Brooklyn-based Hasidic newspaper, Der Tzitung, removed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and another woman from a photo of the Obama national security team in the White House Situation Room in Washington, D.C. Der Tzitung  The office of Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) photoshopped several female members into a photograph in order to include all of the women in the House Democratic Caucus. 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