I think Pavi said there's going to be something coming from bookshare about how to handle picture illustrations and captions so that there will consistency, but I haven't seen anything yet. If there are captions, I put them under my description . I put the word Caption: in brackets and then the caption. I put the word illustration in brackets above my description and my description in brackets. Here are some examples from books I've done (top and bottom refer to where n the page the photo is Between pages 194 and 195 are 8 un-numbered pages of black-and-white photos: Top: 8 cute Chinese boys, probably about eleven years of age, wearing dark shirts with what appear to be round badges on the left side of the shirt, and ties. Caption: My classmates and myself, center front, wearing Mao’s Red Guard scarves. This was taken in early 1972, in Laoshan. Bottom: A walled village. Peaked roofs of houses and flat roofs of sheds and a few cluttered back yards are visible. Each home area seems to have its separate stone wall surrounding it. Caption: The New Village, Li Commune—the world of my upbringing. This photo was taken in 2002—nothing much has changed since I was born. froma fifferent book: On the library wall is a picture of a boy standing on an open book using it as a surfboard; he is holding another open book in one hand. The caption reads YOUR LIBRARY. SURF THE SHELVES. [Illustration: 4 cave women pouring grain into larger containers, 2 behind a fire: caption: Women as the preparers of food.] [Illustration: a woman playing the piano with her young son and daughter sitting on either side of her; caption: Women have done much more than keep the home fires burning and raise children for the past 5000 years.] Usually, but not always, it's photos that have captions; and I include the credited photographer if that's part of the caption. HTH Sometimes captions aren't necessary because the text says it all. Here are a couple of examples where I describe the ilustration that illustrates the text Jespah was the only cub who paid any real attention to me and we liked to talk together. photo: Joy is sitting and Jespah is lying on the riverbank. Both have their mouths open as if they're talking. photo: One lion is on its side, apparently sleeping. Jespah is reclining but his head is stretched back toward Joy, who is kneeling on the riverbank, leaning toward him and talking.