Copyright "Free" Photos
Below are links to websites with photos and videos that we are free to use without violating copyright laws--just be sure to honor the licensing set by the creator. Watch this short video for more information about Creative Commons. (Creative Commons Kiwi. Creative Commons Aotearoa. Royal Society of New Zealand. https://creativecommons.org/about/videos/creative-commons-kiwi/. Accessed 19 Oct. 2018.)
To avoid plagiarism, you still need to provide a citation for each photo you use. MLA citations (see OWL for more help) require the artist's name, the work of art italicized, the date of creation, the institution and city where the work is housed. Follow this initial entry with the name of the Website in italics, the URL, and the date of access.
Examples of photo citations:
Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Museo Nacional del
Prado, www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-family-of-carlos-
iv/f47898fc-aa1c-48f6-a779-71759e417e74. Accessed 22 May 2006.
Heatheronherttravels. Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas. 2012. Photos for Class,
Accessed on 4 May 2018.
Moran, Brian. Riverwalk Christmas Lights. 2011. Photos for Class, http://www.photosforclass.com/search?
text= the+riverwalk+san+antonio+texas. Accessed on 4 May 2018.
In addition to the websites listed below, remember that your library's databases include images and videos that you are free to use as well.