diff --git a/src/components/atoms/Image.tsx b/src/components/atoms/Image.tsx
index ad50cb3..9000ec1 100644
--- a/src/components/atoms/Image.tsx
+++ b/src/components/atoms/Image.tsx
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ export interface ImageProps {
 }
 
 export const initialProps: ImageProps = {
-  src: "https://a.mktgcdn.com/p/2L6Bp69LgXuwu_TPYmkvWNy24VxmOpmae33-f4fLlM8/1920x1280.jpg",
-  alt: "Light green backpack with black canvas straps and front zipper pouch.",
+  src: "https://placehold.co/1920x1280",
+  alt: "Gray placeholder image.",
   aspect: "Rectangle",
   size: "Large",
 };
diff --git a/src/components/molecules/FeaturedBlog.tsx b/src/components/molecules/FeaturedBlog.tsx
index 769306f..3e09f02 100644
--- a/src/components/molecules/FeaturedBlog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/molecules/FeaturedBlog.tsx
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ interface FeaturedBlogProps {
 export const initialProps: FeaturedBlogProps = {
   name: "Blog Post Title",
   slug: "blog-post-example",
-  src: "http://a.mktgcdn.com/p/G_jLt9S27Dwyvf26th8ZsXNmCqXTgUh9TEuGfJxtkuo/2070x1380.jpg",
-  alt: "skyline view of new york city",
+  src: "https://placehold.co/1920x1280",
+  alt: "Gray placeholder image.",
   blogStarter_description:
     "This is a description for a blog post. Fill this in with whatever content you'd like. If you're adding this component to an entity-powered page, you may also reference a field from the Knowledge Graph to display",
   datePosted: "03-05-2023",
diff --git a/src/layouts/BasicLayout.tsx b/src/layouts/BasicLayout.tsx
index 7b0c9fe..c5679f8 100644
--- a/src/layouts/BasicLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/layouts/BasicLayout.tsx
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ const BasicLayout = () => {
             align="Center"
           />
           <Image
-            src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573184426556-05c59aca2e3b?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D&auto=format&fit=crop&w=3087&q=80"
-            alt="Painting of the beach on a white wall"
+            src="https://placehold.co/1920x1280"
+            alt="Gray placeholder image."
             aspect="Rectangle"
             size="Large"
           />