Upload file (image) from local machine using shopify-api-node

I am trying to upload local images to a Shopify product via node.js and shopify-api-node.

This is the part of the code, where I am uploading the images.

product.images.forEach(async image => {
  Logger.toFile("product.image", image);
  try {
    await this._api.productImage.create(shopifyProduct.id, {
      src: image.src
    });
  } catch (error) {
    Logger.error("Error uploading images.");
    this._handleErrors(error);
  }
})

If I use an external URL for image.src, everything works just fine.

Here is the logger with working external URL:

[2022-02-01 16:44:38 UTC][Products] product.image {
  src: 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Image_created_with_a_mobile_phone.png/220px-Image_created_with_a_mobile_phone.png',
  position: 1
}

And the not working local src:

product.image {
  src: '/Users/radoslav/Server/projects/tmp/pics/264-426.png',
  position: 1
}

The path is correct and the image 264-426.png exists.

Any suggestions, what I am doing wrong, or is it possible to upload an image to Shopify from a local link?