English 101 (College Writing) Research Guide: Duarte Visual Analysis Essay
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Citing Images
A few tips for citing images:
- In MLA style, if your source doesn't have a specific piece of the citation (like an author's name), you can skip that piece.
- For photos that don't have a title, you can use a caption or provide a brief description of the photo. If you write your own description, do not put it in quotation marks.
All citation elements present (author, date, image title):
- Creator of image. “Title of Image.” Website Title, date, URL. Medium if not obvious from the image title.
- Harris, Quinta. “Space Probe Liftoff.” Spaceship Universe, 4 Oct. 2017, www.spaceshipuniverse.com/spaceprobes. Photograph.
Source has an unknown author, but includes an image title and date:
- “Title of Image.” Website Title, date, URL. Medium if not obvious from the image title.
- “Continents.” The World in Maps, 2021, www.wim.org/continents. Map.
Source has no author, title, or date:
- Made-up description of untitled image including medium. Website Title, URL.
- Photograph of a biologist taking samples. Biology in Action, www.bioaction.org.