Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide

• Image should appear as soon as possible after the first text reference to it.

• Below the image, the caption will begin with “Figure” or “Fig” followed by a number and period.

• When referring to figures in your text, use lower case – eg. figure 1

• Information below the image can consist of a word or two, incomplete sentences, several sentences or a combination.  

Information about paintings, photographs, sculptures, or other works of art can be presented in the text rather than in the bibliography.  But you can also include information in your Bibliography in this format:

Artist (or author, cartographer), Title (in italics), Date of creation or completion, Information about the medium, Location of work (in italics if a journal, database or book), URL if online

Example:

McCurry, Steve. Afghan Girl. December 1984. Photograph. National Geographic, cover, June 1985. 

Follow this example to cite an image from one of the Library's subscription databases.

In-Text Citation

(Christensen 2004)

Reference List

Christensen, Erik. "This Picture of Africville Was Taken in 1967." The Globe and Mail (1936-2016), Jul 26, 2004. http://ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/docview/1411676666?accountid=14656.

Note: In this example, Erik Christensen is the photographer.  If no photographer is credited, move the title of the photograph to the start of the citation.

"This Picture of Africville Was Taken in 1967." is the photo caption.

Follow this example to cite an image that's available to anyone who searches the web, i.e. no login required.
In-Text Citation

(Chan, 2019)

Reference List

Chan, Kenneth. “New Totem Poles Erected Outside Vancouver School Board Headquarters.” Daily Hive. June 24, 2019 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-school-board-totem-poles

Note: Kenneth Chan is the photographer.

“New Totem Poles Erected Outside Vancouver School Board Headquarters.” is the photo caption or title.

In-Text Citation

(Wah Chong Laundry 2006)

Reference List

 “Wah Chong Laundry.” 2006. In Saltwater City: An Illustrated History of the Chinese in Vancouver, by Paul Yee, p. 20. Vancouver, Douglas & MacIntyre. 2006.