Part 2 of a small series of short articles that gives an idea of how imagery can really inspire stories and the characters that I use.

Pictures are a wonderful source for ideas and characters – having decided to discover more about Rio de Janeiro, it was important to get a feel for the locations that would be important. As the video in the last story mentioned, Rio has a huge population in a very small area which is surrounded by both mountainous regions and agricultural land. So I needed photos – and here are a few that I found.