Writers who based their writing on photos and art: Amy Tan
Amy_Tan.jpg by Robert Foothorap ©2007 (Public Domain)
I came across this article about Amy Tan’s book The Valley of Amazement. Click on the link below and scroll down to the section The Story Behind The Story to see how a photograph sparked her desire to write the book.
Yet I remained obsessed with the mystery of the photographs. I abandoned the book I had been working on... Quote from Amy Tan on amytan.net