Reference Machine: APA Online Image

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On this page: How to make a bibliographic reference for an online image.

Related pages: Referencing,  Reference Machines for in-text citation, a book, an article in a journal, an edited book, a newspaper or magazine article or an Internet reference, or music.

Instructions: Read the following examples, then fill in the form below to make a reference using the APA style, used by the English Language Centre.

Example:
Lee, S. (Photographer). (2025). Classroom learning in action [Photograph], Retrieved May 4, 2025 from: http://elc.polyu.edu.hk

Example 2: No author information available:
Classroom learning in action [Photograph]. (2025). Retrieved May 4, 2025 from: http://elc.polyu.edu.hk

Example 3: No author, title or date available: (This is the minimum necessary information)
[Untitled photograph of a teacher and students]. Retrieved May 4, 2025 from: http://elc.polyu.edu.hk

 

Fill in as many boxes as possible, starting with number 1, and then press the 'Create Reference' button:

1. Author's family name -> e.g. Smith or Lee
2. Author's initial(s) e.g. J. or J.J.
3. Role of Author e.g. Photographer, Artist, Designer
4. Year image was created e.g. 2025
5. Title of work e.g. Classroom learning in action
6. Type of work e.g. Photograph, Drawing, Painting, Digital art, Book cover, Artist's impression, Screen shot, Graph, Chart
7. Month the image was retrieved e.g. May
8. Date the image was retrieved e.g. 4
9. Year the image was retrieved e.g. 2025
10. Address of website e.g. http://elc.polyu.edu.hk
11. Subject and type of work e.g. Untitled photograph of a teacher and students

 Click this button for your reference: or click this button to empty all the boxes and start again:

 

Last updated on: Friday, August 19, 2016