Unfortunately, Amazon SES does not support adding profile pictures (avatars) to emails. This limitation applies to all email marketing software using Amazon SES.
Profile images are typically managed by the recipient’s email service (e.g., Gmail, Outlook) and are linked to the sender’s email address through their respective user profiles. Since Amazon SES functions as an email-sending service, it does not have the capability to embed or associate profile pictures with outgoing emails.
Alternative Solutions
1. Using BIMI for Brand Logos
If you want to display a brand logo next to your emails, you can implement BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification). BIMI allows businesses to show their verified brand logo in supported email clients like Gmail and Yahoo.
You can learn more from 🔗 What is BIMI?
2. Using Gravatar for Personal Sender Images
Some email services (like WordPress and certain email clients) support Gravatar for displaying sender images linked to an email address.
You can learn more from 🔗 Gravatar Setup Guide.
3. Other Email Services That Support Sender Images
If you’re using email marketing platforms that support sender images, you can follow these guides:
🔗 Adding a Sender Image using Gravatar
🔗 Adding an avatar/logo to emails
Since Amazon SES does not have built-in support for sender images, you may need to rely on these alternative methods depending on your specific needs.