Last updated: October 13, 2026
This page explains where the images on Peter’s World come from and how we credit them.
Where our images come from
- Public domain: for example official US government photos, such as those from the Department of Defense, NASA and the White House, and older works whose copyright has expired.
- Creative Commons and similar licenses: mostly from Wikimedia Commons. We follow the license terms, including credit and, where required, a link to the license.
- Used with permission: images a rights holder has allowed us to use.
- Made by Peter’s World: our own maps, charts and drawings, including maps built on public domain data such as Natural Earth.
- AI-generated illustrations: images created with AI tools. They are labeled “AI-generated illustration” and never presented as photographs of real events.
How we credit images
Each featured image carries a caption or credit line naming the creator or source and the license, for example “Photo by [name], CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons”. Archive or illustrative photos that do not show the event in the story are labeled as archive or illustrative.
What we avoid
We do not use images or data under non-commercial licenses, such as CC BY-NC-SA, on ad-supported pages without the rights holder’s permission. We do not use images from news agencies, photo libraries or social media without a license or permission. We avoid graphic images of violence and injury.
Found a problem?
If an image is missing a credit, is credited wrongly, or is yours and used without permission, email contact@petersworld.org with the page link. We will fix the credit or remove the image. Formal copyright notices are handled under our Copyright and DMCA Policy.
