Apache2 RewriteRule: Map images folder from remote system to your local virtual host

With the following directive in your Apache2 virtual host file (at /etc/apache2/sites-available) you must not download the images from products etc. on your local system for development. You just map your local folder location to the remote one. The following example is for a Drupal site (files are under /sites/default/files):

RewriteEngine On
RewriteOptions Inherit
RewriteRule /sites/default/files/(.*)\.(jpeg|jpg|gif|png)$ http://www.my-website.com/sites/default/files/$1.$2 [L,R=301]