diff --git a/examples/imshow.cpp b/examples/imshow.cpp
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+#define _USE_MATH_DEFINES
+#include <cmath>
+#include <iostream>
+#include "../matplotlibcpp.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+namespace plt = matplotlibcpp;
+
+int main()
+{
+    // Prepare data
+    int ncols = 500, nrows = 300;
+    std::vector<float> z(ncols * nrows);
+    for (int j=0; j<nrows; ++j) {
+        for (int i=0; i<ncols; ++i) {
+            z.at(ncols * j + i) = std::sin(std::hypot(i - ncols/2, j - nrows/2));
+        }
+    }
+
+    const float* zptr = &(z[0]);
+    const int colors = 1;
+
+    plt::title("My matrix");
+    plt::imshow(zptr, nrows, ncols, colors);
+
+    // Show plots
+    plt::save("imshow.png");
+    std::cout << "Result saved to 'imshow.png'.\n";
+}