A monitoring image transmission apparatus for elevators that can reduce network load is provided. A monitoring image transmission apparatus for elevators according to the present invention includes: an event input section (17) configured to receive input of a signal indicating an event occurring in connection with an elevator; an image management section (18) configured to select an image at a specific time point or during a specific time period with respect to a timing at which the signal is received by the event input section (17), in an image shot by a camera installed in at least one of a car or a hall of the elevator, in accordance with an image selection rule; and an image transmission section (20) configured to transmit the image selected by the image management section (18) to an image analysis server (16) over a network (15).