PATH instead URL for IMAGES. And load images form other website

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Helllo
Is it possible to load images from PATH instead URL.
1 REASON) If you want to load the same images form other site in you hosting. Something like Safe Path
/home/user/public_html/images/virtuemart/product/
instead of
images/virtuemart/product/

2 REASON) If you want to load images from external website. We have resellers sites where we need to use same images.
load from

www.yoursite.com/some_directory/
instead of
images/virtuemart/product/