best practice to present multiple images in paper

Question

I want to present 8 images one by one. This is an evolution of a system, so the images should be big that reader can spot the difference. I want two images on a single page. The problem is that default latex formatting put text in every free space between images. Tex:

bla bla

\begin{figure}[h!]
  \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{01}
    \caption{ 2000K.}
\end{figure} 

\begin{figure}[h!]
  \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{02}
    \caption{1500K.}
\end{figure} 

\begin{figure}[h!]
  \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{09}
    \caption{1100K.}
\end{figure} 

\begin{figure}[h!]
  \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{11}
    \caption{1000K.}
\end{figure} 

%---------------

\begin{figure}[h!]
  \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{14}
    \caption{ 900K.}
\end{figure} 

\begin{figure}[h!]
  \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{17}
    \caption{ 850K.}
\end{figure} 

\begin{figure}[h!]
  \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{21}
    \caption{ 750K.}
\end{figure} 

\begin{figure}[h!]
  \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{31}
    \caption{400K.}
\end{figure} 

 bla bla

I could force the formatting with \newpage, but it seems that there should be a better way.

Answer 1

As alternative to avoid floats, use only the option p (page of floats) in the figures. If needed, use \clearpage to forcing also the process of accumulated floats instead of \newpage that only ends the current page (or column), may be allowing to some floats to start in the new page.