diff --git a/examples/source_from_registry/main.go b/examples/source_from_registry/main.go
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+++ b/examples/source_from_registry/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/format/syftjson"
+)
+
+// This example demonstrates how to create an SBOM, pulling only from "registry", with error handling omitted
+func main() {
+	image := "alpine:3.19"
+
+	src, _ := syft.GetSource(context.Background(), image, syft.DefaultGetSourceConfig().WithSources("registry"))
+
+	sbom, _ := syft.CreateSBOM(context.Background(), src, syft.DefaultCreateSBOMConfig())
+
+	_ = syftjson.NewFormatEncoder().Encode(os.Stdout, *sbom)
+}