diff --git a/exampleSite/assets/images/regular.jpg b/exampleSite/assets/images/regular.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70a3401
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diff --git a/exampleSite/content/posts/rich-content.md b/exampleSite/content/posts/rich-content.md
index b7c896a..81fac33 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/posts/rich-content.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/posts/rich-content.md
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ Hugo ships with several [Built-in Shortcodes](https://gohugo.io/content-manageme
 <!--more-->
 ---
 
+## Image
+
+third party image:
+
+![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1662141978148-2eeb2afb3837?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=772&q=80)
+
+internal image:
+
+![](images/regular.jpg)
+
 ## YouTube Privacy Enhanced Shortcode
 
 {{< youtube ZJthWmvUzzc >}}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
index 0fc039c..c4d7497 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
-{{- $img := .Page.Resources.GetMatch .Destination -}}
-{{- if and (not $img) .Page.File -}}
-  {{ $path := path.Join .Page.File.Dir .Destination }}
-  {{- $img = resources.Get $path -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- if $img -}}
-  {{- if eq $img.MediaType.MainType "video" -}}
-    <figure>
-    <video class="video-shortcode" preload="metadata" controls>
-      <source src="{{ $img.RelPermalink }}">
-      There should have been a video here but your browser does not seem to support it.
-    </video>
-    </figure>
-  {{- else -}}
-    <img loading="lazy" src="{{ $img.RelPermalink }}" type="" alt="{{ $.Text }}" {{ with $.Title}} title="{{ . }}" {{ end }} />
-  {{- end -}}
+{{- $url := urls.Parse .Destination -}}
+{{- if $url.Scheme -}}
+  {{/* third party image */}}
+  <img loading="lazy" src="{{ .Destination | safeURL }}" alt="{{ $.Text }}" {{ with $.Title}} title="{{ . }}" {{ end }} />
 {{- else -}}
-  {{- warnf "No image found for %s from %s" .Destination .Page.File }}
+  {{/* internal image */}}
+  {{- $img := .Page.Resources.GetMatch .Destination -}}
+  {{- if not $img -}}
+    {{- $img = resources.Get .Destination -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+
+  {{- if $img -}}
+    {{- if eq $img.MediaType.MainType "video" -}}
+      <figure>
+      <video class="video-shortcode" preload="metadata" controls>
+        <source src="{{ $img.RelPermalink }}">
+        There should have been a video here but your browser does not seem to support it.
+      </video>
+      </figure>
+    {{- else -}}
+      <img loading="lazy" src="{{ $img.RelPermalink }}" type="" alt="{{ $.Text }}" {{ with $.Title}} title="{{ . }}" {{ end }} />
+    {{- end -}}
+  {{- else -}}
+    {{- warnf "No image found for %s from %s" .Destination .Page.File }}
+  {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}