How to Cite a Photo in Chicago/Turabian
Published May 7, 2012. Updated October 22, 2020.
How to Cite an Original Photograph
Chicago Style Photograph Citation Structure:
Last, First M. Photograph Title. Month Date, Year Created. Collection, Museum/Institution, Location.
Photograph
Plaque: Usually located next to the photograph; will provide most information about the image
Chicago Style Photograph Citation Example:
Cartier-Bresson, Henri. Juvisy, France. 1938. Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
How to Cite a Photograph in Print
Chicago Style Photograph Citation Structure:
Last, First M. Photograph Title. Month Date, Year Created. Collection, Museum/Institution, Location. In Book Title. City: Publisher, Year Published.
Front Cover
Page 2 The title page and subsequent pages after the cover will have publication information
Page of Photograph
Chicago Style Photograph Citation Example:
Bennett, Peter. Antique Shop, East Village. In New York City: A Photographic Portrait. Rockport: Twin Lights, 2007.
How to Cite a Photograph via Website
Chicago Style Online Photograph Citation Structure:
Last, First M. Photograph Title. Month Date, Year Created. Collection, Museum/Institution, Location. Accessed Month Date, Year. URL.
Website
Date accessed: Only include if there is no publication date
Chicago Style Online Photograph Citation Example:
Cartier-Bresson, Henri. Juvisy, France. 1938. Museum of Modern Art, New York City. www.moma.org.
How to Cite a Photograph via Database
Chicago Style Photograph Citation Structure:
Last, First M. Photograph Title. Month Date, Year Created. Collection, Museum/Institution, Location. Accessed Month Date, Year. URL.
*URL Note: Only include if URL is stable. If none, use database name instead.
Database
Date accessed: Only include if there is no publication date
Chicago Style Photograph Citation Example:
Freed, Leonard. Holidaymakers Stuck in Traffic Jam. 1965. ARTstor.
How to Cite a Digital Image
Chicago Style Digital Image Citation Structure:
Last, First M. “Title.” Digital image. Website Title. Month Date, Year Published. Accessed Month Date, Year. URL.
*Title Note: If none, include description of image instead.
Website of Image
Website Footer
Image Search: Do not cite the search engine used to find the image, but the website of the image indexed by the search engine
Date accessed: Only include if there is no publication date
Chicago Style Digital Image Citation Example:
Guggenheim Museum in Spain. Digital image. HowStuffWorks. Accessed July 22, 2010. www.howstuffworks.com.
