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APA Style (Archived: 6th Edition)

Image from a Website, Known Photographer

Reference

Photographer lastname, Initials. (Photographer). (Year). Title or description of image in italics [Digital image]. Retrieved from URL.

Tierney, S. (Photographer). (2013). Transporter bridge: Middlesborough [Digital image]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephentierney/9997909524

In-text Citation

(Photographer lastname, Year).

(Tierney, 2013).

Image from a Website, Unknown Photographer

If the creator is unknown, begin the reference with the image title:

Reference

Title or description of image [Digital image]. (Year). Retrieved from URL.

Golden Gate suspension bridge [Digital image]. (2014). Retrieved from https://www.pexels.com/photo/sea-city-mountains-landmark-2042/

In-text Citation

(Title or description of image, Year).

(Golden Gate suspension bridge, 2014). 

Image from an Online Journal Article

Reference

Photographer lastname, Initials. (Photographer). (Year photo was taken). Title or description of image [Image format]. In Article Author's Initials. Article Author's lastname. (Year article was published). Title of article: Capitalize first word in title and subtitle. Title of Journal: Capitalize all Major Words, Volume number in italics(issue number), page range. Retrieved from statement.

Emanuel, F. (Photographer). (n.d.) Young man being bullied [Photographic image]. In K. Vanderve. (2011). From the bully pulpit: A child and youth work approach to bullying. Relational Child & Youth Care Practice, 24(1/2), 86. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

In-text Citation

(Photographer lastname, Year).

(Emanuel, n.d.).

Unpublished Image: Your Own Photos or Artwork

Unpublished images include photographs taken by you or another individual, but not available publicly online or in a published form.

These types of unpublished images are not included in the references list.

Include available information in a caption directly underneath the image: Figure number, photographer, date, title or description and any information about copyright or permission for use 

Ashtonbee library entrance

Figure 1. Ashtonbee Library Entrance  Copyright 2015 by Centennial College. Used with Permission. 

License Statement: The image above is not licensed.

Open License Statement

APA Guide, 6th Edition by Centennial College Libraries is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license unless otherwise stated.

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