Access ALSC’s complete Photo Guidelines in pdf form here.
ALSC welcomes the use of photos and images in posts. Using photos and images is a great way of bringing blog posts to life, however ALSC bloggers and guest bloggers MUST comply with ALSC’s Photo Guidelines.
ALSC has been fined before for misuse of images on the blog. Fines can range anywhere from $1,000-20,000, so proper usage of images is crucial.
In February 2025, ALSC updated its photo guidelines. Highlights include:
- An approved list of depositories for images not taken by bloggers, including:
- No longer allowing the use of images from stock image websites such as Pixabay, Pexels, Unsplash, Canva, etc.
- No longer allowing the use of AI-generated images
- Instructions for writing attributions based on the type of image used
ALSC staff have also removed images from pre-2025 blog posts to remove images that do not follow these guidelines.
Please direct questions about these guidelines to ALSC Blog Manager, Mary Voors or ALSC Senior Program Officer Laura Schulte-Cooper.