With the rapid advancement of technology in the photographic industry, more photographers than ever (willingly or in response to this shift) are replacing their darkroom-based facilities with digital ones. This technological shift has changed the focus of the artmaking process in that photographers now spend more time editing their photographs with Photoshop than finding a "perfect" scene. The ability to conveniently modify photographs after shooting them has created a new style of photography: digital-synthesized, or combinations of different pieces of images in one. Artists/photographers who use digital tools have certain messages that they can convey only through the digital-synthesized style. Examining an artist's worldview allows a body of digital photography to be cherished for its important message, and not simply an impressive application of visual editing skills. In this article, the author cites contemporary photographer Tom Bamberger's photographic project "Cultured Landscapes" as an example of how one can understand a body of digital-synthesized work, beginning with an investigation of the artist's worldview. The information about Bamberger and his work is mostly based on an interview the author conducted with the artist on July 7, 2006, in his Milwaukee studio. The author also referred to Bamberger's artist statement, as well as critics' evaluation of his work. (Contains 3 figures.)