
They know that they are re-creating / imitating what is already been done, but as a project for themselves, and more importantly, to do things as friends and share a common interest. I think you're also kind of missing the point of this exercise. I know for myself, I'll sometimes use an existing scene as a reference (say, something like that of what's shown above or one of the great grand landscapes that has been shot to death) as a starting point, but will then work from there to get my own unique compositions.

I'm sure the images they created are similar, but I"m sure they also have some that are unique to them or their trip. The article is missing the two images for the iPadOS wallpaper, which looks similar but is not the same as the iOS wallpaper (For a couple of years now, Apple has included different wallpapers in iOS and iPadOS rather than use the same wallpaper for both platforms as they did before). Select one of your own photos (tap an album, then tap the photo). Wallpaper marked with changes appearance when Dark Mode is turned on. Do any of the following: Choose a preset image from a group at the top of the screen (Dynamic, Stills, and so on). But at the same time, this also challenges people to see things differently too. Cool just one thing: the images above are only the light and dark versions of the iOS wallpaper. Go to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper.

There are many a few photographers that truely can create something unique (such as Bryan Peterson) that very few people have done.

Pretty much everything everyone does these days in photography is a recreation (in some fashion) of something someone else has done before.
