<s>
Skylum	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Macphun	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
developing	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Bellevue	O
,	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
most	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
photo	O
editing	O
software	O
Aurora	B-Application
HDR	I-Application
and	O
Luminar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylum	B-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Snapheal	O
,	O
Focus	O
,	O
Tonality	O
,	O
Intensify	O
,	O
Noiseless	O
and	O
FX	O
Photo	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
as	O
Macphun	B-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
change	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Skylum	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
its	O
Mac	O
only	O
software	O
for	O
Windows	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylum	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
as	O
Macphun	B-Application
in	O
2008	O
by	O
two	O
gaming	O
developers	O
and	O
amateur	O
photographers	O
,	O
Dmitry	O
Sytnik	O
and	O
Paul	O
Muzok	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylum	B-Application
thus	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
same	O
photography	O
applications	O
for	O
macOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2010	O
,	O
Skylum	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
first	O
macOS	O
application	O
,	O
FX	O
Photo	O
Studio	O
Pro	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
earlier	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Skylum	B-Application
launched	O
Tonality	O
,	O
a	O
black-and-white	O
photo	O
editor	O
software	O
,	O
that	O
won	O
Apple	O
’s	O
Editors’	O
Choice	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Skylum	B-Application
hired	O
a	O
team	O
in	O
Europe	O
to	O
develop	O
localized	O
versions	O
of	O
its	O
software	O
and	O
start	O
European	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Skylum	B-Application
released	O
a	O
new	O
image	O
noise	O
reduction	O
application	O
called	O
Noiseless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Same	O
year	O
Skylum	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Trey	O
Ratcliff	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
HDR	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
collaboration	O
Aurora	B-Application
HDR	I-Application
,	O
a	O
High	O
Dynamic	O
Range	O
editing	O
and	O
processing	O
tool	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Skylum	B-Application
developed	O
Luminar	B-Application
,	O
an	O
all-in-one	O
photo	O
editing	O
software	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
Adobe	O
’s	O
Lightroom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
Aurora	B-Application
HDR	I-Application
and	O
Luminar	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
-	O
software	O
that	O
previously	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
macOS	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Macphun	B-Application
would	O
change	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Skylum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luminar	B-Application
Neo	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
and	O
feature	O
rich	O
modular	O
version	O
of	O
Luminar	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2022	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
layers	O
,	O
AI	O
masking	O
,	O
extensions	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylum	B-Application
is	O
most	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
photo	O
editing	O
software	O
,	O
Aurora	B-Application
HDR	I-Application
launched	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
Luminar	B-Application
launched	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylum	B-Application
products	O
have	O
been	O
recognized	O
with	O
multiple	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Skylum	B-Application
took	O
home	O
four	O
gold	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
Digital	O
Camera	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
honored	O
for	O
innovation	O
in	O
the	O
photo	O
editing	O
sphere	O
with	O
its	O
Luminar	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Aurora	B-Application
HDR	I-Application
2019	O
,	O
and	O
Photolemur	O
editing	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylum	B-Application
also	O
took	O
home	O
a	O
technical	O
award	O
for	O
its	O
innovative	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
Luminar	B-Application
and	O
in	O
2019	O
Luminar	B-Application
Flex	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
Best	O
Software	O
Plugin	O
in	O
the	O
Lucie	O
Technical	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
years	O
,	O
Luminar	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Best	O
Imaging	O
Software	O
by	O
TIPA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Luminar	B-Application
was	O
named	O
an	O
Editor	O
’s	O
Pick	O
by	O
Outdoor	O
Photographer	O
.	O
</s>
