Answered By: Kathryn Devine
Last Updated: Nov 27, 2024     Views: 80

Unless you are referencing an actual printed photo or a painting in a gallery, it's best to think of most images in the same way you think about quotes. For example, if you wanted to use the picture of a tree on this page, label the image and cite the web page author and year:

Figure 1. Tree surrounded by people. (Design Council, 2018) 

In the reference using the APA 7th style will be:

Design Council. (2018, September 10). Does design have a diversity issue? https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/news-opinion/does-design-have-diversity-issue

 

If the image doesn't have a title, you can create your own description.

 

If your image came from an image database, you can use the name of the person who uploaded it e.g.

Figure 2. Giraffe (Abramovitch, 2021)

 

In the reference list it will be:

Abramovitch, S. (2021, January 9). Giraffe. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/1hDzEvXcpMU

 

If you need to cite a stock image, include the following information if available: 

Producer. (Year of publication, month date).Title of clip art. URL

For example:

PowerPoint Stock Image (n.d.) People dancing at a party. URL

 

If you are using images from the web, reference them from their original webpage, not Google Images.

For information on when to use a retrieval date in website references, see section 9.16 of the Concise Guide

 

You may also be required to produce a table of figures for longer reports like independent studies or if this is your tutor's preference. Please check your module guidance on this.