Happy birthday, Photoshop!

Yesterday, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) hosted a special celebration for over one thousand attendees in San Francisco at the Palace of the Fine Arts Theatre.

Adobe Germany will host a special 20-hour online marathon, featuring over 15 local ‘gurus' demonstrating their favourite tips and tricks live for fans. In India and France, digital imaging contests will be held to showcase the work of users. A special TV broadcast will also air on the anniversary date, reuniting the original ‘Photoshop team' for the first time in 18 years, to discuss their early work on the software and demonstrate it on a rebuilt Macintosh computer.

Its community is also sharing its favourite stories online, with the product and in excess of 400 000 fan-strong Facebook page, the hub for a worldwide look at the product's impact. A new ‘Celebrate' tab directs users to a 20th anniversary logo, which many have already personalised with Photoshop and used as a replacement for their profile image.

“For 20 years, it has played many different roles - it has given creative people the power to deliver amazing images that impact every part of our visual culture and challenged the eye with its ability to transform photographs,” said Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO. “It's no exaggeration to say that, thanks to millions of creative customers, it has changed the way the world looks at itself.”

View the TV show at tv.adobe.com/go/photoshop-20th-anniversary, connect with the team at www.facebook.com/Photoshop or twitter.com/photoshop and add the tag #PS20 to tweet about the anniversary.