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Photography and visual assets

Image Credits

GoStaySee combines licensed destination photography, generated editorial scenes and code-built route graphics.

Licensed photography

Wikimedia Commons

Location-specific images retain their original creator, licence and source page.

GoStaySee visual desk

Generated editorial scenes

Portraits and generic, unbranded travel scenes were produced with Seedream and tracked with their prompt and production record.

  • Eleanor WardBritish woman travel editor, age 38, shoulder-length softly waved dark auburn hair, light freckles, forest-green linen shirt, intelligent calm expression, editorial office near a window, vertical 4:5 portrait cropGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · author-photo
  • Jordan HaleBlack American man travel editor, age 36, short natural hair, neat close beard, navy overshirt over an ochre tee, relaxed thoughtful expression, daylight editorial workspace, vertical 4:5 portrait cropGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · author-photo
  • Maya ChenChinese Singaporean woman travel editor, age 34, straight chin-length black bob, cream knit top with a muted rust scarf, observant friendly expression, books and folded city map softly out of focus behind her, vertical 4:5 portrait cropGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · author-photo
  • Cafe Map Planningoverhead travel-planning scene on a small cafe table, folded paper map without readable labels, notebook, pencil, coffee cup and smartphone with blank screen, natural window light, no handsGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Car Hire Desk Counteran unbranded car hire counter in an airport arrivals hall, paperwork and a card payment terminal on the desk, keys in a tray, no customers in frame, early morning light through glassGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Hotel Window Citya calm unbranded boutique hotel room in a large world city, rumpled linen duvet, one armchair, early morning light through the window, dense rooftops beyond, no peopleGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Italy Road Tripsmall unbranded compact car on a rural Italian road through low green hills and cypress trees, wide documentary travel photograph, late afternoon light, no people and no signsGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Rome Cafe Eveningquiet outdoor cafe table on a narrow historic Roman street at dusk, two simple glasses and a folded city map without readable text, warm natural street light, no recognisable facesGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Tokyo Transit Cardclose editorial photograph of a hand holding a generic blank transit card near a modern Japanese station gate, background softly blurred, card has no text, no logo and no numbersGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Tokyo Traveller Streeta solo woman traveller seen from behind walking a quiet Tokyo side street at blue hour, understated coat and small crossbody bag, bicycles and warm restaurant windows, all signs blurred and unreadableGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Train Platform Travellera single traveller seen from behind on a clean intercity railway platform, compact rolling bag and canvas tote, soft overcast daylight, train arriving in the distanceGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Uk Train Platform Travellera solo traveller seen from behind with a compact rolling bag on a covered British intercity railway platform, restrained Victorian brick station architecture, modern electric train approaching, soft overcast morning, no signs readableGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Us Train Platform Travellera solo traveller seen from behind with a small rolling bag on a Northeast United States intercity rail platform, overhead electric lines and a red-brick station building, silver passenger train arriving, clear autumn daylight, no signs readableGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
  • Usa Road Trip Trunkopen trunk of a compact unbranded rental car at a scenic roadside overlook in the American Southwest, soft luggage, water bottle and folded map without readable labels, red rock mesas and high-desert sage in the distance, late afternoon natural light, no peopleGoStaySee visual desk
    Seedream · photoreal
Deterministic graphics

Maps and route diagrams

Routes, comparisons and numeric information are built in HTML and CSS so their labels and relationships remain editable and exact.

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