Students and academics struggle to correctly format citations for images from secondary sources, wasting time on repetitive formatting tasks

Students, researchers, and academics frequently need to cite photos found in secondary sources for papers and projects, but MLA citation rules for this specific scenario are unclear and inconsistent across resources. They spend hours searching for the correct format, often getting it wrong, leading to grade penalties or rejected submissions. Current solutions like citation generators are unreliable for edge cases like secondary source images, and style guides don't provide clear examples.