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Stock photos are taken photos by either professional or amateur photographers that are available online for download and use on your website, email template, or other projects. Some sources are completely free for all usage, others are free for personal use only, and some require credit to the original photographer or site. There are also paid-for, premium images available. all photos are cropable, resizable, and editable.

You must stick to the rules when using the photos from the various sources most a pretty clearly stated.

As there are so many great sites for sources out there, we’ve put together over 50 of the best for you to check out at your leisure. Whether you are searching for specific images for a project you have in mind or you just want to get a grip on what’s available -have a browse.

1. Pexels.com

A vast site for anyone to upload or download photos or videos. You can search through keywords or categories, types, styles, etc. then simply click and download. You have several download options, resize, and can get more info about the image if you wish.

Type: All images on Pexels.com are completely free , even for commercial use.  All images and videos on Pexels.com are licensed under the Creative Commons Zero license. No attribution is required, but of course, it’s appreciated.

2. Unsplash.com

Huge and growing, Unsplash is a stock photography site that claims to have over 1.5 million photos, and over 150,000 contributing photographers, and generates more than 11 billion photo impressions per month. Anyone can upload but the photos are then curated by the editing staff. Simply click and download after searching through the well-organized categories and additional tags.

Type: Free under the Unsplash license, similar to Creative Commons License, no attribution required . Personal or commercial use.

3. Pixabay.com

Pixabay offers well over a million free stock photos, illustrations, vectors , and videos, with over 33,000 contributors. All images are checked by Pixabay staff and it’s available in 26 languages. You do get Shutterstock images mixed in though, they have the logo, which helps finance the operation, keeping it free to use.

Type: Free registration is required then all video and image files available can be used without attribution requirement and also for commercial aims.

4. Burst.Shopify.com

Thousands of eCommerce-related stock images as you would expect as it’s powered by Shopify, Click on and download, easy to use, easy to navigate, and a choice of high or low-resolution downloads for each image.

Type: All pictures are free to download for personal and commercial use, no attribution is required.

5. DepositPhotos.com

Depositphotos has over 60 stock royalty-free photos and vector images plus videos (nearly 150 million files) for any usage, on any theme.  It also supports 20 languages and has a round-the-clock service. It’s a commercial platform but you can access some freebies.

Type: Free registration, selection of pricing plans, subscription, or on-demand.

6. Gratisography.com

A stock photo images site that advertises itself as full of quirky, creative images. This may be for you if you’re looking for something a little different. Not huge but they select only photos that fit their objective.

Type: Completely Free usage, commercial or personal projects.

7. LifeOfPix.com

LifeOfPix focuses on high-resolution stock images and videos. Just sign up, search, click and download. Links to Adobe Stock, which have a $ sign on them.

Type: Free, commercial or personal use, but limited for mass distribution

8. StockSnap.io

Stocksnap compiles free stock photo images from different stock images sites, very handy and time-saving. It’s easy and straightforward after free registration.

Type: Free for any usage, no attribution.

9. KaboomPics.com

Kaboompics, a royalty-free service for stock images with over 6 million photos. Search through category or color, click and you get a three size download option; original, medium or custom. There is also a lovely touch, with each photo accompanied by a complementary color palette with Hex numbers, useful.

Type: Free commercial and non-commercial.

10. FreeImages.com

300,000 free stock,  royalty-free images. Download free, high-quality stock images, for everyday or commercial use.

Type: Free for commercial and personal usage.

11. PhotoDune.net

PhotoDune is a commercial site that sells royalty-free photographs and images starting at just $1. Items are priced on the size/megapixels of each file.

Type: Some freebies, other images individually priced.

12. Reshot.com

A large, hand-picked curated selection that tries to be different from the usual stock images sourced from individuals and in partnership with photographic groups. All Reshot photos are free for commercial and editorial use, under the Reshot License. You don’t need to give a photo credit but they appreciate it if you do. You can’t submit images too.  Search through tags or types of packs.

Type:  Free curated selection for all usage

13. FoodiesFeed.com

Food-focused stock photos of food, ideal for menus, restaurant or fast food promotion, food websites, etc. Completely free, deliciously mouth-watering attractive food-centric photos -food on the table, kitchens, markets, being cooked, on the plate -pretty much anything you can think of. Either search through categories e.g pizza, fruit, or type in a specific food on the search bar.

Type: Free food or foodie photos

14. FreeStocks.org

Completely free stock photos divided into categories such as animals, fashion, food & drink, etc, or by tags. Single click download and related images plus choice or related premium images.

Type: Completely free mixed categories photos

15. Picography.co

One of the top sources for high-resolution free stock images is Picography, which has been providing stunning images to millions of people for the past 3 years. Completely free usage with no attribution needed. placed into 22 categories plus tagged for ease of search.

Type:  Free, high resolution

16. FocaStock.com

Free stock photography for personal and commercial use on websites, projects, themes, apps, and more. Launched in 2014 by Jeffrey Betts and added to each week. A curated selection of over 88,000 shots and you can resize and edit before download plus there are color scheme buttons for each photo.

Type: Free curated selection

18. SkitterPhoto.com

Free stock photos, free from copyright restrictions, and no attribution is required. Keyword search, category search, featured section, and admin picks. Clean easily navigation site, so no time wasted finding what you need.

Type: Free selection for all uses, no attribution

19. LittleVisuals.co

Free, high-resolution images for you to use any way you want, personal or commercial.  No search function and a limited number of stock photos.

Type: Free all usage high res image, difficult to search.

20.  JayMantri.com

Featured on other Stock photo sites this is Jay Mantri’s personal site for free all usage images. a simple browse through the site though you can link to his commercial portfolio and Instagram sites.

Type: Personal site featuring free stock images

21.  Picspree.com

Downloadable free or premium images, illustrations, vectors, and icons with no attribution or sign-up required. Free stock photos for commercial or personal use in any way. Nice search categories and links but no pressure from the premium partners.

Type: Free commercial or personal use stock photos, plus illustrations and vectors. Links to premium options.

22.  IsoRepublic.com

Over 6000 free stock photos and videos search through collections or individually, with no commercial restrictions. There is also a worthwhile blog with tips and links for photographers or designers.

Type: Free all usage of all-purpose photos and videos, plus blog.

23.  StyledStock.co

Styled as “Feminine stock photography”. Free stock photo images for all your projects be they commercial or personal, plus premium collections filtered by category or color. Premium packages from $5 include wedding stock, floral stock, etc.

Type:  “Feminine stock photography” -their words not ours. Free or Premium packages.

24.  GetRefe.com

Royalty-free, high-quality, natural-looking stock photos from hand-picked photographers. Free options or a few premium packs from $10. You’ll need to set up a free account and add details.

Type: Free usage, curated “natural”‘ looking photos -free or premium packs

25.  Magdeleine.co

Magdeleine.co is a personally curated blog that features the best free high-quality stock photography for your inspiration, with a one per day addition. It’s not huge by any means but great quality shots. Includes detail about each image including color palette and links to more information on the author.

Type:  Free use personally curated selection. Attribution required.

26.  MorgueFile.com

Morguefile.com has well over 380,000 high-quality, high-resolution photos that are completely free for personal or for commercial projects with no attribution necessary. Arty shots “for creatives by creatives” with a great range of photos from all over the world. You can even request an image from the community of photographers.

Type: Huge number of high quality, free-to-use photos and a cool request a photo option.

27.  Grallim.com

Free stock photos for any use. The basic site is limited in number but you could find what you are looking for.  some categories, including fitness and cars but no filter options.

Type: small, simple site with free downloadable images for any use.

28.  ImCreator.com

I’m creator is a general site for resources for website building & other design projects,  with free icons and templates but also a selection of free stock photos. Free for personal and commercial use but check if attribution is required.

Type: General web resource site with some stock photos, Free use but attribution is often required.

29.  ScatterJar.com

Free food photographs for personal and commercial projects. Downloadable high-resolution photos with a creative slant. More added monthly.

Type: Food-specific stock photos with a creative edge.

30.  SnapWireSnaps.tumblr.com

Stock or commissioned photos from 200,000 of the world’s most talented photographers, but only 7 free photos a week. It’s really a site for photographers to get work and business to get customized shots rather than a stock photo site.

Type: Photographer business site with a few free images every week. Perfect for custom work.

31.  SplitShire.com

Over 1000 free royalty-free, commercial, and personal use stock photos and growing. Organized through categories but no other filters. Also, contain free videos.

Type: Free for all usage site, with over 1,000 images and videos.

32.  StockVault.net

Nearly, 150,000 curated free stock photos, illustrations,  textures, backgrounds, and graphics for your next project with free usage and no attribution required. Organized through; featured, latest, most downloaded, most popular, most loved, or through a huge number of categories and keywords or collections. There is also a usefully informative blog and premium selections.

Type: Huge well-categorized hand-picked free selection with premium options.

33.  StartupStockPhotos.com

Free stock photos, with a scroll down browse. It will take you time to find something you need, but they are completely free, unique, and for any use.

Type:  Basic free stock photo site without categorization.

34. FancyCrave.com

Providing stunning stock images and promising quality over quantity, funnycrave uses packs to organize their shots. You need to download the pack for example 33 flower images or 50 realistic boat images. The whole site is a mixture of travel, images, and human experience blogging.

Type: Free downloadable packs of images.

35.  TheMeisle.com

A collection of over 1000 unique, free stock photos for personal or commercial use.  Each photo is unique to this site and taken on travels. Quirky selection.

Type: Free to use in any project, 1000 unique stock photos.

36. Freepik.com

A general resource site with millions of free Graphic Resources. Including  Vectors, Icons, and of course  Stock Photos. A mixture of free and premium, attribution and no attribution. each image has its own information. You can filter for free only and the other filters are excellent too.

Type: General resource site with free or premium stock photos.

37.  PikWizard.com

Free stock photos for commercial and personal use with no attribution. Huge library of over 1 million, high quality, royalty-free stock images, and videos. Alphabetical categories and links to other stock sites.

Type: Free full usage of over 1 million stock images.

38.  IvoryMix.com

A free stock photo library that requires sign-up. Over 500 images and more each month directly to your inbox.

Type: A signup site with over 500 images.

39.  AltPhotos.com

Images on altphotos are free to download and distribute or use for even commercial purposes. Over 3000 images, categorize via tag or featured, recent or most downloaded. Type: Over 3000 free to use stock photos

40.  Iwaria.com

Iwaria, is the largest source of images entirely dedicated to Africa. Free, authentic, and high-quality photos for all your projects both commercial and personal. There is no required attribution but a link or credit is appreciated. Categorized.

Type: African-specific images, free to use in all projects, attribution appreciated.

41.  PicMelon.com

Handpicked curated source of free pictures for designers and bloggers and anybody else. Individual image download or curated bundles or you can download a mega pack of 180 images to keep on your hard drive.

Type: Free usage, individual or bundles images.

42.  ThePicPac.com

The Pic Pac is a free stock image website with a new pack of images every Monday. and free pictures in between. They are taken by one photographer and are mainly American cities or scenes.

Type:  Landscapes and cities

43.  Shutteroo.com

Australian Klaye Morrison’s photos are offered for free open use. Link appreciated but not required. Limited number but interestingly unique.

Type: Limited number of interesting free-to-use images.

44.  NegativeSpace.co

Free photo stock images for personal and commercial use. All categories such as business, food, people, and technology photos and all free, high-resolution, and no attribution is necessary. really it links to other free image sites.

Type: Free full use stock image site.

45. LibreShot.com

Martin Vorel is the sole photographer on this free image, no attribution (link appreciated)  open use site for stock photos. All unique to his own site, all neatly categorized.

Type:  Sole photographer site of Martin Vorel. completely free usage.

46.  GoodStock.Photos

A daily new photo offering for free for you to use. All photos are taken and owned by web designer Steven (attribution welcomed) and are high quality and high resolution. Put together they are fine unique collections for any use.

Type:  Single photographer site with daily updates, free to use.

47.  FreeRangeStock.com

Freerange Stock provides quality stock photos for commercial and non-commercial use,  for free, with no attribution Freerange is an advertising revenue-supported photographic community – photographers get paid when users click on the ads that appear next to their submissions. It’s a free login site.

Type: General wide-ranging stock photos free for all users with no attribution.

48.  SiteBuilderReport.com

Stock up is a free image search engine that searched multiple sites for your image request. Searching through over 25,000 different images.

Type: Free image search engine

49.  VisualHunt.com

Another free image search collated thousands of images from different sites including paid ones into one place. Good filters include color and details on each image including license and attribution details

Type: Image search engine.

50.  EveryPixel.com

A single tool to search through millions of photos and vectors from all over the internet. with AI. AI curated customized filters and image reverse search. The free photos are for use for commercial purposes.

Type : AI search tool.

51.  Vladimir Kudinov’s Photos

UI/UX designer Vladimir Kudinov’s site has free photos, simply waiting for you to save.

Type : individual photos from a photographer.

52.  StokPic.com

Photographer Ed Gregory gives his full high-resolution photos away for free on this site (attribution not required but appreciated). You are free to you them as you wish, commercial or non-commercial. By subscribing you get 10 new photos every fortnight.

Type: Single photographer site, completely free.

53. Nos.Twnsnd.co

Nos stands for New Old Stock. This is a great site for vintage photos taken from public archives and is free of restrictions. Worth visiting just to browse through the grainy black and white images. Something different.

Type: Vintage photos from public archives, free for all users.

54.  PicMonkey.com

PicMonkey is an online photo editing and design service. It does, however, have a stock photos section but it is a sign-up paid subscription site. Free trial available.

Type: Subscription Photo editing service with stock photos.

55.  Nappy.co

Free Photos of black and brown people -their words. a positive service that is attempting to diversity the stock photo subject matter. a good idea, good search facilities -a little slow to load but they are working on it.

Type: Pro diversity selection of black and brown people.

If you are looking for an image for your site, poster, blog, menu, promotion, or basically any other reason you have choices. Google images are risky, many of the photos require a license and are not free to use – and they will find you. There are many, many stock images and photos sites that can filter your search and give you details about attribution or cost. Many excellent quality photos are completely free to use -and we’ve gone through sites where you can access the above. From the literally millions available you must be able to find something that fits the bill.

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Here at Buffer, we think a lot about visual content — images and carousels are one of the best types of content to post for engagement, after all.

Our social media management tool incorporates image posting because we know how important that element is to engage your followers and fans.

But there’s one question we get asked quite often: Where can you find free images that are high quality, fit your brand’s aesthetic, and are cleared to use for your blog posts or social media content?

It’s a question with a lot of different answers and caveats. Nearly every image created in the last 30 years is still protected by copyright — a protection that gives virtually every author the exclusive right to use or reproduce their work. But you can find a public domain photo, use a Creative Commons image that might need attribution, or even create your own image from scratch.

In this post, we’ll share more than 20 different sources and tools for free images, covering searchable image sites, create-your-own-image tools, and more.

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The following terms will come up often as we discuss free image sources. Read over the terms and conditions of each site you try so you know exactly when and what type of attribution is required.

What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. Various types of Creative Commons licenses range from allowing any type of use with no attribution to allowing only certain uses and no changes.

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Works in the public domain are those whose copyrights have expired, have been forfeited, or are inapplicable. Finding something online does not mean it is in the public domain.

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Royalty-free images aren’t necessarily free. In most cases, you’ll have to pay a one-time fee to obtain the rights to use the image. Then you can use it as many times as you like. The “free” in “royalty-free” only means that you do not have to pay royalties to the owner of the image every time you use it. For a comprehensive read on royalty-free images, check out this guide .

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22 of the best free image sites

Here's a long list of some of the best places to find free images online. Be sure to check the Ts and Cs of each site before you use them, though!

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1. unsplash, 6. free images, 7. kaboompics, 8. stocksnap.io, 10. life of pix, 11. gratisography, 12. vecteezy, 14. the jopwell collection, 15. wocintech, 16. picjumbo, 17. vistacreate, 18. depositphotos, 20. new old stock, 21. morguefile, 22. google advanced image search.

Unsplash has its own license , which essentially lets you use the images for free, in any way you like (except for using them to create a competing website). The site is powered by a community of almost 300,000 photographers , from hobbyists to pros, who ‘gift’ their photos to make them freely available under Unsplash’s “do-whatever-you-want” with the images license.

Unsplash, which is owned by Getty, is particularly great for finding really high-quality images: their team hand-selects every photo and, according to the site, “accept only the best.”

If you’re looking for some photos that don’t look so much like stock photos and want them to look more like they came straight from your camera roll, Dupe is the perfect source. 

Dupe is a website filled with “relevant royalty-free imagery” submitted by a community of creators which can be used commercially under their own license . 

You can filter through many different types of aesthetics, like “cottagecore” or “southern comfort” to find the right image for your vibe or scroll through current trending images.

Burst is a free stock photo platform for entrepreneurs by Shopify. As is the case with Unsplash, the photos are contributed by photographers “with the expectation that users will be able to download, edit and use them however they see fit.” 

Attribution (giving the photographers credit) is not required but, as Burst puts it, “our photographers always appreciate a shout out.”

Pexels operates along the same lines as Unsplash and Burst, where images are supplied by the photographers themselves. Pexels also has its own license , which states what you can and cannot do with the images. You can use and modify the images for free for both commercial and personal use without attribution.

Images on Pixabay are licensed under Creative Commons Zero (CC0), which means you can use them without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist (though it’s always appreciated). 

Pixabay provides a gentle reminder to check that the content depicted in the images doesn’t infringe on any rights. Pixabay also offers more content formats, from illustrations to sound effects.

Free Images provides over 300,000 free stock images under its own license . The license allows a very broad range of uses, though it does list several restricted use cases (which are quite common for most free image sites).

Kaboompics uses its own license , which is similar to Creative Commons Zero, except that you cannot redistribute its photos. There are two things that we love about Kaboompics: 1. It allows search by color, and 2. It provides a complementary palette of colors in the photo.

Stocksnap uses the Creative Commons CC0 license , so its photos are free to download, edit, and use for commercial and non-commercial projects.

Canva is a non-photographer’s answer to Photoshop. The online graphic design and image editor tool also offers a library of millions of free and premium stock photos, all under their content license agreement . 

One advantage of using Canva is that you can quickly turn an image into a custom graphic to use on social media or your blog.

You can access Canva’s library of images by using the search function in the editor or heading over to Canva Photos .

Life of Pix lists free high-resolution photographs and videos with no copyright restrictions for both personal and commercial use. Life of Pix partners with Adobe Stock for more (paid) stock photographs.

If you’re looking for something a little offbeat, Gratisography should be your first port of call. It also has its own free photo license , which lets you do “almost anything you can think of.” 

While they have a rather limited number of images now, they are high-quality and completely different from any photos you’ll find on the other sites on this list.

Vecteezy offers more than 10 million free and royalty-free images, and it’s not only photos you’ll find on the site. It’s also a great place to hunt for things like PSDs, vectors, videos, and templates — particularly useful if you’re looking to design something of your own with a stock image as a base.

The site offers added protection for users by ensuring they only offer images of people and places that come with a signed model by the photographer and the model — and you can sidestep that issue entirely if you opt for one of their AI-generated images.

Vecteezy also has a simple, helpful advanced search function. It will allow you to filter your search by content type (things like PNGs, PSDs, vectors, and videos) — useful if you’re looking to edit the image yourself), license type, and even those generated by (or not generated by) AI. 

Flickr is an image hosting platform where you can find images that can be used and modified for commercial purposes. This doesn’t apply to all the images on the site, though, so you’ll need to make sure you filter your searches.

To do so, select "Any license" and then “Commercial use allowed” after performing your search. Remember to check the license for each image as they vary.

“It’s hard to be what you can’t see” is a common refrain at Jopwell, a company who have made it their mission to improve workplace diversity.

One of their initiatives is The Jopwell Collection , which they describe as “an album of more than 100 free-to-download stock photos featuring leaders in the Jopwell community – social entrepreneurs, editors, techies, financial analysts, recruiters, marketers, student leaders, and even an Olympian – at work.” 

The images are free to be downloaded and used as long as you visibly attribute Jopwell.

While you’ll find these images on Flickr, which we’ve already mentioned, we thought this particular set deserved a special mention. WOCinTech is an album of photos of women of color in tech, started by the founders of #WOCinTech Chat . 

The images can be used as long as you attribute #WOCinTech Chat or wocintechchat.com. (While the team isn’t updating the album with new photos anymore, there are over 500 images to choose from.)

PicJumbo was created in 2013 with a host of images that regular stock photo sites had rejected due to “lack of quality.” 

Fast forward a decade, and the site offers more than 2.5 million images for any kind of use — free of charge with no registration required. 

You can also get new free images by subscribing to their newsletter. (If you have the budget to spare, do check out their premium photo collections, like this one . They even offer vertical images for Instagram Stories content — or new wallpapers for your phone.)

Similar to Canva, VistaCreate is a graphic design tool that has a host of royalty-free images for you to use in your designs (though you’ll have to create an account to download them).

Depositphotos is home to millions of royalty-free images, videos, and music. While they charge a monthly fee for downloads, they do have a selection of free files available for commercial use under an attributed free license agreement .

While iStock , owned by Getty, no longer offers a free membership, their one-month free trial will allow you to continue to use the images you download during that time (you’re allowed 10 downloads from their ‘Essentials’ collection).

New Old Stock is a collection of vintage photos from the public archives, free of known copyright restrictions. The site is a collection of photos found via institutions participating in the Flickr Commons and the rules of Flickr Commons , according to their ‘ Rights & Usage ’ page.

However, it’s worth nothing that the New Old Stock adds the caveat that photos are “at the very least available for personal and non-commercial use”. If you’re uncertain about whether a photo can be used commercially, rather opt for another of the options on this list.

Morguefile was created back in 1996 to serve as a free image exchange for creative professionals and teachers. 

According to their about page , not much has changed since then (bar the quality of their images, of course): “We are a community-based free photo site, and all photos found in the Morguefile archive are free for you to download and re-use in your work, be it commercial or not.”

Morguefile’s 400,000+ images are free to be used commercially, but must be attributed, per their license .

Google Advanced Image Search can also be a helpful resource in the hunt for high-quality photos. Here’s how to find free-to-use images on Google:

• Head over to Google , type your keywords into the search box, and hit enter.
• Click the ‘Images’ tab at the top of the screen.
• Click ‘Tools’ (a little to the right of the Images tab).
• Choose ‘Usage Rights’ and then ‘Creative Commons’ Licenses

Bonus options for non-commercial use

If you’re looking for images you’ll not be using commercially, there are even more options available when it comes to free image sites. 

Getty Images

This might come as a surprise to you (as it was to us). You can use images from Getty Images on your non-commercial websites for free by embedding them.

Downloading an image and uploading it to your website is still a no-no — you’ve got to embed it. An embed is slightly more intrusive than simply adding a photo to your post – it keeps its own frame, share buttons, and branding. Still, for many blogs, it’s an option worth looking into.

CreateHER Stock

CreateHER Stock’s team has manually curated more than 200 high-quality images of women of color – from top-notch close-ups to artful background images. The only caveat: the photos are for personal use only. (Do check out their license here .) You can also receive new free images every month when you sign up to their newsletter.

Facebook posts, Instagram posts, tweets, and more

You can embed Facebook posts , Instagram feed posts or r Reels , tweets , TikTok videos , Pinterest pins , and YouTube videos in your blog post.

Often, readers can engage with embedded posts more deeply than static content by following users, liking, or commenting on the posts — meaning credit for the poster is effectively baked into the embed. 

There are two important things to consider here: First, if the content is removed by the poster, your embedded image will be replaced with an error message.

Second: it’s worth making sure you only embed images from creators and accounts you trust own the rights to the image they’ve posted — it’s not too difficult to pass off someone else’s work as your own on social media these days!

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Whenever you share your blog posts or marketing websites with Buffer (either through your dashboard or the browser extension ), we will automatically pick up images from those websites and suggest them to you for your social media posts. You just have to click on your favorite image to add it to your social media post.

What about AI images?

AI image generator tools are great for creating customized content, but tread carefully when using them commercially. According to the U.S. Copyright Office, AI-generated content isn't copyright-protected, but this doesn’t mean that copyrighted works haven’t been used to train the various AI models these tools use. 

If you’re planning on using any AI image generators for free images, be sure to take a close look at all of the terms & conditions and fine print that comes with the commercial use of AI-generated art.

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High-quality photos and graphics are an essential aspect of web design. This collection of free stock photo websites makes finding those images easier.

It can be hard to find stock photos that look good and fit right with your designs. And searching for the best free stock images when you’re in the middle of creating a design can be frustrating. 

To simplify the process of finding the perfect visual content for everything from personal to commercial use, we’ve broken our list of stock photography sites into five categories:

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17 free stock photo websites

Here are 17 stock photography websites that offer a wide range of images you can use.

1. Unsplash

Unsplash is one of most well-known resources for free stock photos. With an active community of photographers continually uploading new material, there’s no shortage of new images free to use for personal and commercial use.

Unsplash boasts a huge inventory of high-resolution images and makes them easy to find with the search box, which leads to a host of relevant images. But what’s special with Unsplash are its curated collections.These libraries of thematically related images provide a great starting point when you know what general type of image  you’re looking for. 

One downside — though Unsplash has many high-quality photos, the site’s popularity can be a detriment with many of these images appearing in other blogs and websites over and over.

2. StockSnap

StockSnap , a royalty-free, Creative Commons zero license image website, is another bookmark to add to your list of free photo collections. 

With commonly used photo categories like business, school, nature, and travel, you have quite a few options of high-resolution photos to choose from. Some of these do link out to Shutterstock (a paid stock image website), which can be a bit annoying. But StockSnap has enough available for free to keep you busy.

3. picjumbo

Another great royalty-free image website you can use is picjumbo with galleries of fantastic free photos you can choose from. In addition, Picjumbo offers a paid premium level, as well as an individual jumbo pack with more than 4,000 photos you can download at once to help you build up your own library of visuals. 

If you’re looking for stock videos as well as photos, check out these stock photo websites that also include royalty-free video footage. 

Pexels is another go-to for designers, with a bounty of brilliant visuals — including video clips. Pexels delivers consistently high-quality images thanks to a user-friendly ranking system that encourages photographers to upload only their best work. 

The leaderboard gives you direct access to check out the collected works of some of their greatest contributors. They also set up challenges for photographers to participate in, putting out calls for photos based around themes or subject matter, with the opportunity to win prizes for their work.

5. Iso Republic

Iso Republic offers creative commons zero photos and videos. The search function allows you to search for both photo and video at the same time or filter by one or the other. 

Assets are also organized into helpful collections, making it easier to browse by theme. The footer of the website includes links to trending photo topics as well. While there are plenty of photos and videos to choose from, you’ll still see Shutterstock ads throughout the site, subtly marked by a gray background behind the assets. If you don’t want to pay for Shutterstock assets, be sure to stick to Iso Republic’s collections. 

Pixabay boasts a large collection of not just stock videos and photos, but also music, sound effects, illustrations, and vectors. 

Like many other free stock photo sites, Pixabay includes “sponsored” options in search results that link out to assets for sale on iStock. While it can be a little annoying, once you scroll past the paid results, you’ll find thousands of free options. 

Get creative, experimental, and weird with these unique stock photo collections. 

7. Gratisography

Creatives who enjoy all things quirky, whimsical, and strange will love Gratisography — the self-proclaimed “quirkiest collection of high-resolution images.”

Categories like “Hijinks Hands” “Goofy Grownups,” and “Amusing Animals” deliver on that promise of quirkiness. If you’re looking for standard business stock photos, this site is not for you. Here, you’ll find photos and illustrations that are colorful, loud, and silly. It’s the perfect site for creatives who want stock photos that fit into their not-so-corporate or traditional branding. 

8. Life of Pix

Life of Pix offers a wide selection of high-resolution photos with a special focus on the photographers themselves. Every week, the homepage highlights a new collection of images, showcasing the work of the Photographer of the Week. 

Life of Pix even has a photographer directory that allows you to search photographers by name, view Instagram-like profile pages, and add them to your favorites. 

9. New Old Stock

What stands out about New Old Stock is the uniqueness of their collection. This site features only vintage photos from the public archives. 

While there is a search bar, this simple Tumblr site seems designed for browsing. There are no categories or creator pages to follow. To explore the curated collection of public domain photos from various public archives, you’ll have to scroll through pages of different historical locations and events. 

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Burst by Shopify says that they “strive to create an image library that shows an authentic representation of the world we live in today — one that is diverse and inclusive of underrepresented groups.”

What we love about this collection is that the models in the photos are able to self-identify and take control over the search terms associated with their images. If you’re looking for stock images that represent real life and real humans, Burst is a great resource. 

Nappy specializes in “beautiful photos of Black and Brown people.” Here you’ll see Black and Brown people living their lives — at home, at work, and everywhere else.

This collection was created because even as common stock photo sites began to include more realistic photos (and not just those infomercial-like cheesy shots), those photos still lacked diversity. Nappy’s creators wanted a collection of photos that helped businesses be intentional about cultural representation in their imagery. 

12. The Gender Spectrum Collection

With a gorgeous library featuring photos of trans and non-binary models, The Gender Spectrum by VICE promotes better representation in stock photography. 

Not only does this collection showcase trans and non-binary people in everyday life beyond cliche environments like pride parades, it also stresses the importance of using these photos for richer representation. So, rather than using photos of trans and non-binary people only with stories about those communities, businesses are encouraged to illustrate topics like beauty, work, and wellness in a more inclusive way as well. 

13. Natural Women Collection

If you search for “woman” on generic stock photo websites, you’ll probably won’t see much diversity in age, race, or body type. Canva’s Natural Women Collection aims to fill that gap.

As the name implies, the Natural Women Collection simply shows everyday women in their daily lives — working out, hanging with friends, and hugging their pets. And while it’s not a curated collection, it’s worth mentioning that the search results for “nonbinary” in Canva’s stock photo library produces nearly 1,000 free photos to choose from as well. 

Stock icons, graphics, and illustrations

These sites expand their photo collections to include stock icons, illustrations, and vector art so you can create a cohesive look for personal and commercial projects.

14. Icons 8

As the name suggests, Icons 8 offers a wide variety of stock icons, along with stock illustrations, photos, and music.

Stock icons are organized into more than 30 distinct categories including collections like glyph neue, stickers, doodle, gradient line, hand drawn, and more. By creating categories, Icons 8 makes it easier for you to not only find the icons you need, but also match icon sets so you can create a consistent look across your site or product

15. Vecteezy

If you plan on creating your own image but want a head start, Vecteezy is a good resource. Here, you can find free vector art along with stock photos and videos. 

Vecteezy is ideal for projects that require something standard, like a smartphone or laptop screen, for instance. Rather than spend the time illustrating a phone, you can grab a pre-designed vector file and then add your design to the screen. 

16. The Noun Project 

The Noun Project is extremely passionate about iconography and the power of visual language. They want to help build a global visual language “that allows quick and easy communication no matter who you are or where you are.”

With over three million icons in their library, The Noun Project has quite a diverse and extensive collection. You’ll find everything from Beyoncé to Nigerian nairas . So whether you’re building an ecommerce website or a pop culture newsletter, The Noun Project has you covered. 

For commercial purposes, Reshot ’s stock icon, photo, and illustration library is a solid choice. Categories like medical, real estate, education, social media, and business make it simple to find icons and entire icon packs for industry-specific designs. 

Reshot’s icon styles cover a wide range, too. You’ll find minimalist black and white icons along with colorful, cartoonish ones. The icon packs are particularly useful because they cover an entire category, such as airport travel or podcasting, and ensure a consistent look across the board. 

The photos you use matter

Even if you have brilliant content, ample negative space, and great interactions , your web design will suffer if the images aren’t up to par. We all can’t be expert photographers and graphic designers, but free stock photography can help bridge the gap. Bookmark this resource so you can have a head start on your next design. 

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27 of the Best Free Stock Photo Sites to Use in 2024

In the age of digital marketing, there is perhaps no resource quite as valuable as free stock photography. Whether you are looking for the subject of your next Instagram post or content for your next marketing proposal, the best free stock photo sites are the ones that can provide the kind of thoughtful, high-definition artistic content that entrepreneurs and influencers alike can benefit from.

In this guide, we are going to present you with a list of the Top Free Stock Image Sites of the year, breaking it all down by content, style, and functionality. We are also going to take the time to describe how each site handles its stock content licensing, which is an essential consideration when making the decision to integrate stock photos or images into your next project.

If you are looking for a different kind of stock content for your next artistic, commercial, or retail project, then you should also check out our list of the Top Stock Photo Catalogues, which also takes into account the different subscription-based content plans that are available.

But for the artists and upstarts who aren’t there yet, FREE stock photo sites are the only viable option, and luckily for them, there are more of these than ever before.

List of the 27 Best Free Stock Photo Sites to Use in 2023

Pixabay – high definition stock photos, unsplash – images with artistic flair, pikwizard – professionally sources stock photography, pexels – trend setting stock photography, life of pix – a curated, artistic collection of free photos, picspree – a rapidly growing stock photo collection, gratisography – stock photos with an experimental quality, negativespace – free and trendy stock photography, splitshire – unique, professional, personally-curated stock images, skitterphoto – multi-sourced images on a variety of subjects, burst – free stock photos with the business owner in mind, new old stock – historic images with a vintage feel, rawpixel – subscription-based collection great for social media, styled stock – boutique feminine images with versatility, libreshot – free photography with a fine art flair, stockvault – crowdsourced stock photography from around the globe, picjumbo – unique, commercially viable stock photos, freerange – a varied image library with contemporary topics, kaboompics – stock photography design for social media, foodiesfeed – delicious hi-res food photos, rgbstock – a trusted source for quality stock content, mmt stock – free stock photos of nature and the workplace, good stock photos – stock image source that is true to its name, startup stock photos – free stock images for startup businesses, stocksnap.io – creative & crowdsourced image solutions, iso republic – an artist-curated stock photo library, fancy crave – inspiring travel-focused stock photography, bonus segment: getting free stock photos from paid stock photo agencies, what’s your favorite free stock photo site.

If you’re looking for stock photography for your business, then you are going to need to pay attention to the licensing and copyright restrictions that are attached to the specific image you are looking to use. While some stock providers make it very easy to know whether or not an image can be used commercially, other websites make it entirely too complicated.

Knowing the ins and outs of stock photography license types is essential for anyone who oversees a digital marketing campaign. Because some of the image sites listed here are what is known as aggregators , they might be offering you free stock images with different copyright restrictions placed upon them.

It is the responsibility of the user to know what restrictions, if any, are applied to the specific image in question. While the stock photography websites that we feature here are built to provide images that are free of copyright protection, there are many instances where this does not apply, such as when the image is being merchandised.

The Top Free Stock Photo Sites of 2023

License Information:  Creative Commons Zero (also known as CC0) which means that no attribution is required for commercial purposes.

What We Love:

• Pixabay’s technical functionality is simply unmatched. Paired with their impressive catalog, this is one of our go-to stock image sites.

What We're Not Crazy About:

• The user-submission system is a cool idea, but it can lead to legal technicalities in rare cases

A large catalogue and high-performance German functionality make this one of the most reliable options for free stock photos.

In what began as a Tumblr blog that allows professionals to take advantage of other people’s “leftover” photography, Unsplash has become one of the most highly relied upon sources for free stock images and photography. Today their collection is over one half million images and counting, and their contributor profile pages are a unique feature. To learn more about them, check out our Unsplash review .

License Details:  Unsplash operates off of their own creative use license, which operates like CC0 but does not allow image compiling.

• Fresh, artistic photography that has a certain style you can’t find elsewhere
• Crowd-sourced images can lead to a certain degree of legal liability

A unique and stylistic collection of user-submitted stock images.

License Details:  Custom; images can be used for commercial purposes without charge, but a “sensitive use” clause prohibits use in resale products.

• PikWizard’s Design Wizard editing tool is a great bonus feature that lets users access quick, on-page editing and text addition.
• The website design is not as sleek as some of PikWizard’s closest competitors, but it does not affect functionality.

PikWizard’s built-in quick editing tool is one of the easiest ways to add text to a stock image almost instantaneously.

License Details:  Creative Commons Zero (CC0)

• The Pexels Photoshop Plugin is a very handy feature for professional designers, and in general their image collection feels very current and vibrant.
• As an image aggregator, it can sometimes be difficult to determine the original source of an image, presenting possible licensing complications for some users.

The overall design, layout, and functionality of the Pexels webpage is astounding … truly something for other stock image sites to shoot for.

License Details:  All the photos available at Life of Pix are in the public domain, which means that none of them are under copyright restrictions and are therefore generally safer to use.

• The detailed curation leads to an impressively artistic catalogue of stock images, and they host a stock video-collection as well.
• Public domain can be a great way to source copyright-free images, but it is not easy to tell where all the photos at Life of Pix were sourced from.

Even with their Public Domain licensing, Life of Pix is operated by a reputable company with the resources to properly secure image rights.

License Details:  A worldwide, perpetual custom license means that no attribution is required, but permissions may have to be sought from the author for retail use.

• Fresh, professional photos are great for both evergreen content and time-sensitive marketing material
• Images of people are less common in the Picspree catalogue, and the overall licensing terms are somewhat murky compared to others.

One of the best “new-kid-on-the-block” free image sites with a very reliable web framework and search function.

Created and maintained by a single individual photographer, Gratisography uses personally-authored photographs and images for absolutely no charge. This means that you are getting unique images that you are not going to see anywhere else … images that can lend an intimacy to your campaign or project. To learn more about them, check out our Gratisography review .

License Details:  Custom license with sensitivity clause for brands & trademarks

• The photos here are very unique, very intimate, and don’t appear on the larger image aggregators.
• The image collection is quite small

A small but unique collection of images created and hosted by a single author.

• A detailed image-approval process that increased the overall quality of the images
• There isn’t a whole lot of information on who runs this page and what process they use for validifying user-submitted image licenses

A stock photo source with great images but somewhat lacking in terms of licensing and copyright confidence.

License Details:  Custom creative license with sensitive use clause

• Trendy, unique images that a clearly the product of a passionate professional
• A more modestly sized image library than the “big boys”

While the library here is a bit small, professional photographer Daniel Nanesou has managed to create a sleek, modern stock image site with real staying power.

• A good blend of commercial and personal images
• User submitted photos under CC0 are not as safe when it comes to copyright

A valuable collection if high-value images created and hosted by a passionate group of professional photographers.

License Details:  Creative Commons Zero (CC0) and a custom license with a sensitive use clause

• Authentic, trendy, and professional-grade photos that were made with commercial endeavors in mind.
• The fact that they have two licenses that are pretty much identical can be confusing for some users

This Shopify-powered stock image source can be trusted to provide free images for commercial use because that is what they were created for.

Another stock image site that began as a passionate Tumblr project, New Old Stock offers historic, vintage, and old-timey images and photographs that can be used to give your project an authentic old-world vibe. Many of the images are sourced from pre-existing free-use libraries, so all of the pictures can be trusted to be free from copyright restrictions.

License Details:  All images are public domain so there is no attached copyright, but the individual images are subject to the terms of the aggregator that they came from (Flickr, etc.)

• The best place to get historic images and vintage photographs that are free-use
• Any site that pulls from multiple aggregators is going to be more time consuming because the user has to look up different licensing terms depending on the source.

A great selection of vintage, historic, and “old-timey” photos that cannot be found elsewhere.

License Details:  Custom license with sensitive use clause

• Visually exciting images from a collection that is reliably trendy
• The search results page shows both free and premium content; anyone looking for free stock photos needs to activate the “free” filter on the sidebar.

Take one look at their library and you will see why people are calling this one of the best free photo sources for Instagram marketing.

License Details:  Custom license with full copyright held & maintained by the owner

• A niche stock photo library with feminine-styled images and a handy built-in color filter
• The collection is quite small

Though small, this is a specialized image library with dynamic, feminize-based images that are safe for commercial use.

License Details:  Restriction-free Creative Commons / Public Domain License

• A unique and artistic collection of photography with an eye for the beautiful and the abstract
• Lacking in photographs and images of people

Anyone looking for artistic, high-resolution images with an “artsy” feel to them would to well to start with Libreshot.

With over 110,000 images and a number of different licensing options available, StockVault is a reputable and growing mid-size image source that features content from artists all over the globe. No matter what your creative purpose, there is a good chance that you can find what you need at StockVault.

License Details:  Multiple different licenses available depending on the contributor

• A decent amount of images and files for a relatively unknown stock photo source … all of them curated and filtered for quality
• Not all of the images available on StockVault are available for commercial use

With over 110,000 unique images that have been curated and screened for quality, this is a good source for stock images that is a bit limited on the licensing options.

• A small but vibrant collection of images from a professional photographer who knows how to compose a commercial image
• The images are very commercial in nature, which can be a benefit but can also mean that additional image sources are going to be required to achieve a well-rounded effect

This is a stock photography collection that was quite clearly created by someone with a trained commercial eye.

License Details:  Two different license options depending on the image, either Equalicense  or CC0.

• A good collection-based organization system for a small image company
• Somewhat lacking in the high-definition department

A good amount of stock images that can be used immediately, but the in-house produced images are going to be safer than their contributor sourced content.

• This is a collection of photos and images that look as if they were created specifically for effective social media engagement
• The image topics are somewhat unbalanced in terms of content levels, but the library is always growing.

A collection of social-media-ready images that are sure to effectively engage an audience.

• All of the images on FoodiesFeed are presented in high resolution and can be sorted by topic
• The website has a good number of ads that can be a bit distracting

The best place to go for high-resolution food photos.

License Details:  A custom creative license with a creative use clause

• A built-in direct messaging system lets contributors know when their work is being used; this can be handy when trying to confirm licensing rights
• Some of the pictures feel a bit dated compared to newer or larger stock photo sites.

A functional built-in messaging system and 100,000+ stock image library make Rgbstock a valuable design resource.

• High-end images of nature and workplaces with a built-in wallpaper creating tool
• A significant lacking of photos with human beings in them

This quality curated collection focuses on workplace photos and nature imagery, but is lacking on people pics.

License Details:  Custom license with specific restrictions on compiling and redistributing

• A great mix of topics and categories to search by
• Better for blogs and editorials than commercial projects

Designed by a marketer and web developer, Good Stock Photos hosts a number of high-definition images that are great for blogs and newspapers.

• A thoughtful stock photo collection that will prove to be an invaluable resource for anyone who is starting a business
• The search functionality is somewhat lacking

This stock photography collection based on images related to business startups is a must-have for any entrepreneur.

Anyone who is familiar with the graphic design tool Snappa will be pleased to know that the very same developers are now the proud owners and operators of StockSnap.io , a free stock image site that provides easy access to tens of thousands of free stock images with a modern, style-conscious aesthetic.

• Current photos that don’t feel old or outdated
• The crowd-sourced image catalogue can be a liability for some commercial licensing applications

A great source for high-resolution stock imagery suitable for a wide range of digital marketing purposes.

Sometimes, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel to make a splash in the digital photo scene, and ISO Republic is a prime example of what we’re talking about. With many thousands of high-quality images ready for download, ISO Republic is a good place to check out if you are still on the hunt for quality marketing content.

• A wide selection of stock photography in a number of contemporary topics … a little something for everyone
• We are simply not huge fans of the combination between user-submitted content and Creative Commons Zero licensing structure

A fantastic all-around stock photography website ran by a passionate team of artistic individuals.

While travel-based photography is certainly not the only thing that you are going to find at Fancy Crave , one of the newest micro-stock companies on the web, it certainly seems to be what they do best. This is a well-curated collection of modern, place-based photography that has a significant commercial appeal from the first time you lay eyes on it.

License Details: Creative Commons Zero (CC0)

• A wonderfully easy-to-look-at site that is full of curated, high-quality stock photography with a penchant for themes of travel and destination.
• Yet another slightly unsavory combination of CC0 and user-submitted content, but it should scare anyone away from having a look

A good full-spectrum stock photography source with a contemporary catalog and an innovative technical design that makes it easy to use.

Any business owner or marketing professional who has been in the game will tell you: there is nothing that can quite compare with the quality, reliability, and legality of a royalty-free stock photo from one of the “big boys”, or in other words, the best stock photo websites around.

This should come as a surprise to no one, seeing as how the old maxim of you get what you pay for seems to be truer and truer as the world continues to spin.

However, if you are looking for the best stock photography and you aren’t too keen on paying full price, then you are in luck. Our team has compiled a list of the best ways to score free pictures from the world’s best stock photo sites:

• Shutterstock Free Trial
• iStock: Weekly free files
• Adobe Stock: Monthly free trial with 10 free photos

The 27 different stock photography companies that we featured here are, perhaps not surprisingly, only a small fraction of what is actually available to marketers and content specialists who are looking for a way to integrate free stock photos into their next campaign or project.

If there is a free stock photo website that we left out, be sure to let us know in the comments section We are always on the lookout for reliable, high-quality sources of free stock photos.

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A great video requires the right tools to build it with. You need a customizable video maker, your message, and high-quality pictures or video clips to bring it all together. The  Biteable video maker  comes with over 1 million royalty-free images included right within the app at no extra cost.

So finding the perfect imagery for your Biteable videos is simple.

When you don’t have the Biteable media library on your side, you’ll need other ways to source high-quality, free images. Finding the right image is challenging, but finding the right image and ensuring you’re not breaking any copyright laws in the process can feel impossible.

The answer? Royalty-free images.

There are millions of royalty-free images available across the internet. You just have to know where to find them.

These pictures are often completely free to use, but not always. To keep yourself on the right side of the law, it’s important you understand the dos and don’ts of sourcing free photos from the internet.

We’ll walk you through the ins and outs of finding royalty-free pictures you can legally use in your projects, including a review of the best sites for free images.

Understanding the dos and don’ts of royalty-free images

You probably know that you can’t just do a quick Google Image search and use whatever photos come up — that’s a quick way to get sued.

To avoid ending up in court, you need to make sure all the pictures you use are royalty-free. Remember, royalty-free doesn’t necessarily mean there’s no cost to you. It just means you can use the picture for your projects once certain permissions are secured.

For paid images, this usually means you pay a licensing fee as a one-off cost and can then use the image as many times as you want without giving attribution to the photographer or stock photo site.

Free images are typically licensed with  Creative Commons  copyright licenses or are a part of the public domain. Public domain images and images with a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license are free to download and use commercially without attributing the source.

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What is a Creative Commons license?

Copyright laws automatically give ownership and copyright protection to photographers around the world, whether or not the photographers actually want it.

In the age of the internet, these laws both protect photographers and simplify the copyright process. Can you imagine if every photographer had to apply for a copyright every time they took a picture? Yikes.

But many photographers choose to share their images for others to use. A Creative Commons license lets them legally control or revoke their rights of ownership.

Keep in mind that not all Creative Commons licenses are the same. It’s important to read the fine print.

Some Creative Commons licenses prohibit you from using the image for commercial purposes. Some require that you give attribution to the creator whenever you use the image (the Creative Commons Attribution license, for example).

The Creative Commons Zero license allows creators to “donate” their images to the public, no rights reserved. Pictures with a CC0 license are truly  free  royalty-free images. You can use them for any reason without permission, payment, or attribution.

Before you use any royalty-free image with a Creative Commons license, double check it has the right license for your purpose, and always follow the conditions of the licence.

Are free images really free?

Free images won’t cost you any money, but they may not be free from copyright. Stock images are released into the wild with a Creative Commons license that determines how and where those images can be used and shared.

Always check if “free” images can be used for both commercial and non-commercial uses, depending on what you need them for, and whether or not they require attribution to the owner.

Are royalty-free images really free?

Royalties are ongoing payments made to owners and artists for the use of their works. Royalty-free images, however, are free from these kinds of restrictions. That doesn’t mean they are without cost.

Some royalty-free images require a one-time purchase of a license to use the image, while other royalty-free images cost nothing to use. Copyright free, public domain, and images with the CC0 license are all types of royalty-free images that won’t cost you any money.

Are copyright free images free?

Technically, a copyright free image doesn’t legally belong to anyone and can be used for any purpose at no cost. It’s free from copyright and is therefore a part of the public domain.

However, be cautious of sites misusing the term ‘copyright free’. Some stock photography sites claim to be ‘copyright free’ but actually require attribution for using their pictures.

Are public domain images free?

Images in the public domain are completely free from copyright, so they are free to use. Photos whose copyright expired or never existed are part of the public domain.

Although not technically the same thing, public domain images and images released under the Creative Commons Zero license achieve the same outcome — completely copyright and royalty free (and  free  free).

The best completely FREE royalty-free image sites

There are lots of places online to find copyright free pictures, but they vary widely in terms of image quality and ease of finding what you’re looking for. Below, we break down the best places to find completely free stock photos.

Unless stated otherwise, these stock photo databases offer images licensed with a CC0 license and are completely free to use without attribution to the creator.

1. Unsplash

Unsplash  offers a library of over 2 million completely free high-resolution images. Unsplash is a community effort — photographers from all over the world contribute their images to the library. Because of this, the images tend to veer on the side of artsy portraits and beautiful scenery, rather than more traditional stock photos.

Pros:  All Unsplash images can be used for free without attribution, for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. They have a huge range of images and styles thanks to the variety of contributing photographers. If you think the photo you’re looking for is too niche, try Unsplash. You might be surprised.

Cons:  Due to the size of the library, it takes some time and scrolling to find the perfect picture. Try changing up your keywords to narrow your search. Also, use their filters for the best results.

2. Pikwizard

Pikwizard  is another great option for high-quality stock photography that won’t cost you a cent. As an added incentive, you can also hit a button to edit each image with Design Wizard, their sister graphic design tool.

Pros:  If you’re looking for traditional stock photos rather than artistic photography shots, Pikwizard might be the site for you. Find professional images of people in all types of settings, including sets and series featuring the same actors across multiple photographs.

Cons:  While many photos are free and shared under Pikwizard’s CC0 license, you may stumble across some photos tagged as “premium”. These photos link to the Adobe Stock website and cost money to purchase. If free pictures are your aim, stick to photos under Pikwizard’s standard license.

Burst , powered by Shopify, features thousands of professionally shot stock images you can use for any project or website. The images are completely free, don’t require attribution, and can be downloaded in either low or high resolution.

Pros:  Burst makes image searching easy with tags, categories, and collections that house all their photos. They constantly add new photos and tend to be quick to offer images that reflect trends and current events.

Cons:  This one could be a pro or a con, depending on what you’re looking for: Burst uses their own photographers to source their snaps, rather than a community contribution model like some other free image websites. This means their library is on the smaller side and offers less variety, but the photos are usually of a higher quality because of it.

4. Gratisography

If you need an image that’s a little more whimsical or surreal,  Gratisography  is the place to go. The high-resolution images are free to use for any purpose and are a little more quirky and unique than anything you’ll find on other stock photo sites.

Pros:  Get weird with Gratisography. Find free fun images full of whimsy that you won’t find anywhere else. From amusing animals to goofy faces, if you’re going for something a little different, Gratisography has you covered.

Cons:  Gratisography’s library is fairly small and limited to the odd, funky, and fun. No guarantees you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for.

5. StockSnap.io

With hundreds of new images added each week, the growing collection of stock images on  StockSnap.io  is curated from user-submitted photos.

Pros:  Completely free from copyright restrictions, StockSnap.io lets you search by keyword or collection. The smaller, lesser-known library increases your chances of finding an image that isn’t over-used or you maybe haven’t seen elsewhere.

Cons:  The user-submitted images vary in quality from image to image. For the most part, they are incredible high-quality photos, but some are better than others.

With over 2 million free stock images, illustrations, and vector images,  Pixabay  is one of the largest databases of free images approved for commercial use.

Pros:  All Pixabay images are completely free and don’t require attribution. From artsy backgrounds to standard stock images, chances are you’ll find something that works for you in their large library. Their website is easy to navigate and beautiful to look at, which is always a bonus.

Cons:  As with many community submission stock websites, the quality of the photos is hit or miss, with some images more snapshot quality than professional photography.

Pexels’ growing library of completely free stock images currently holds over 3 million photos to pick from. The Pexels database is curated from a community of photographers and other stock photo sites, including Pixabay.

Pros:  Pexels’ database is particularly well organized and easy to search, with filters for color, size, and image orientation. You can browse images through a direct search or via the ‘discover’ tab to see curated collections and trending images.

Cons:  Pexels is a great choice for broad search terms, but you may struggle with image results as your search gets more specific.

8. Picjumbo

Picjumbo  is another smaller collection of around 4000 free images with a variety of themes. These are created by a single artist, rather than a community of users.

Pros:  If you like the style of Picjumbo’s images, you’re in luck. All photos are taken by the same photographer, who updates the website with new pictures every month. Search by keyword or use search terms such as “space for text” or “flatlay”.

Cons:  Some photos are only available to premium members, so double check before falling in love with the photo you chose.

9. FoodiesFeed

If you need food images, the  FoodiesFeed  collection of culinary-themed images may have just what you need.

Pros:  FoodiesFeed images are user-submitted, meaning they run the gamut for style, cuisine, and dishes. Chances are there’s an image of whatever food item you’re looking for.

Cons:  Again, FoodiesFeed images are user-submitted, so they also run the gamut for quality. Some photos are shot by professional photographers, others by food bloggers, and some by amateurs. Obviously, FoodiesFeed won’t be particularly helpful to you if you aren’t looking for food pics.

10. Kaboompics

The  Kaboompics’  library currently sits at around 20,000 images, but they’re good ones. Kaboompics is a one-woman show run by Karolina Grabowska, who is the photographer behind every image on the site. New images are added daily and yep, you guessed it, they’re completely free for personal or commercial use.

Pros:  There’s a lot to love about Kaboompics. It might be small, but it is mighty. Search by image orientation, color, category, or keyword. The site also offers ‘photoshoots’ — a collection of matching photos all taken in the same photoshoot for when you want multiple cohesive images to work with. Karolina goes above and beyond and offers a color palette for every image, HEX code included, to make incorporating the image into your designs just that much easier.

Cons:  The main negative of this site is the size of the library. It’s not super small, but given how great the website is, we can’t help but wish there were even more photos to choose from.

11. FREEIMAGES

As the name suggests,  FREEIMAGES  delivers over 300,000 free photos you can use for personal or commercial use (although some photographers may request attribution — check the license under each image). The images available on FREEIMAGES tend to be less HD and more natural.

Pros:  FREEIMAGES sources their photos from community submissions, and it’s… kind of obvious. Their database is not all high-quality, professional photographer images. A lot of it is more natural, organic snaps. This may sound like more of a negative than a positive, but if you’re hunting for some casual photos to use in your project, this is a great place to look.

Cons:  The content and quality of FREEIMAGES is quite a mixed bag. If you’re looking for corporate, professional images, this probably isn’t the option for you.

12. Life Of Pix

Images in the  Life Of Pix  library are sourced by pro photographers and donated to the public domain. That’s great news for us, because as you know, the public domain = completely free for whatever use you dream up. Every photo is high-quality, and new images are added every day.

Pros:  Life Of Pix offers a great balance of artsy photographer shots and standard high-quality stock images. Their search function makes it simple to find the right photo for you, and they even identify the colors in each photo. Click on a color you’d like to see more of, and Lifeofpix shows you other images in that shade.

Cons:  There’s not a lot to dislike about Life Of Pix. As with many smaller sites, the image library doesn’t offer millions of results. But chances are, what you do find on Life Of Pix, you won’t find anywhere else.

13. WOCinTech

WOCinTech  was an initiative to provide stock images that accurately reflect the diversity of the tech industry. Unfortunately, WOCinTech no longer operates, but they’ve left their hundreds of free images featuring women of color available for download. These photos were released under a Creative Commons Attribution license, which means you can use the images for free, but you must attribute them to WOCinTech.

Pros:  Who doesn’t love accurate representations of diversity in the workplace? Where you may struggle to find diversity from other stock image websites, you’re sure to find it here. The photos are all high quality and perfect for corporate or workplace-related images.

Cons:  We’ve already touched on it, but WOCinTech no longer adds to their library. What’s there now is what you’ve got to choose from. The database is limited, but we loved the concept and existing photos so much we had to include them.

14. Startup Stock Photos

Startup Stock Photos  is exactly what it says on the tin — stock photos that depict life at a startup. The CC0 license means they’re all free without attribution.

Pros:  If you’re searching for photos that represent your startup, this site was literally made for you.

Cons:  If you’re not searching for photos that represent your startup, you probably won’t find what you’re looking for here.

15. ISO Republic

ISO Republic  is an independent stock image site releasing beautiful images under a restriction-free license — all the things we love in a stock image site.

Pros:  One of our favorite things about ISO Republic is the collections. ISO Republic curated their best images into helpful, easy-to-access collections, like “Designer’s Toolkit” with background and flatlays perfect for graphic designers, or “Spirit of Entrepreneurship” focused on corporate and workplace images.

Cons:  ISO Republic offers limited search options. You can’t search by image color, size, or orientation — only by tags and keywords. If you need a specific type of image, this might cause problems.

Reshot  delivers the goods with over 50,000 images, icons, and illustrations perfect for your designs and projects. It’s all free, and a lot of Reshot’s images won’t be found on other stock websites.

Pros:  Reshot doesn’t just do photos, they also offer royalty free icons and illustrations. Their aim is to make life easier for designers, so if graphic design is your game, Reshot might just save you a whole lot of pain.

Cons:  Reshot prides itself on offering unique photos, but that means their photo library isn’t as comprehensive as other sites. Again, depending on what you’re looking for, this could be a positive.

17. Styled Stock

Styled Stock  is a stock library focused on self-described ‘feminine’ images. You’ll find stock photos featuring women and the types of images you’d find in a women’s magazine. Of course, you can use these photos for whatever you’d like — they’re not exclusively relevant to women. They are all high-quality, beautiful photos with a little extra charm than your standard stock images.

Pros:  Styled Stock clearly put a lot of thought and effort into creating beautiful and aesthetically pleasing photographs. If your brand creates content specifically aimed at women, you might want to take a look at their database.

Cons:  The library is fairly small, and a lot of searches will come up empty. Keep search terms broad to increase the likelihood of finding a picture that works for you.

Nappy  is a stock website made to combat the lack of diversity in stock images. Nappy offers all the high-quality stock photos you’d find elsewhere, but exclusively featuring people of color. No more hunting for photos that represent the diversity of your team or customers — Nappy has you covered.

Pros:  Diversify your content with stock images that make it a point to represent black and brown people. Need there be a bigger benefit than that?

Cons:  As to be expected from smaller stock sites, Nappy’s image database isn’t huge. Go for broader search terms to increase your chances of finding an image that works for your project.

19. Realistic Shots

Realistic Shots  does indeed offer realistic shots. All of the high-resolution images are released under the CC0 license, so you are free to use them wherever and for whatever you’d like.

Pros:  If you need stock images that wouldn’t look out of place on Instagram, but are still beautiful and high-quality shots, this photo site is a good option. The images tend to look more authentic and organic, and less staged than some other free stock image sites.

Cons:  The only way to find your way around the images is via the search term bar. There’s no way to filter by color, size, collection, etc.

20. Wunderstock

Wunderstock  is yet another stock image website with tens of thousands of free images to choose from.

Pros:  Wunderstock really does offer beautiful images — it’s hard to find a dud in the bunch. Search by keyword and orientation, or expand the library by searching by source and license to filter in additional results from Flickr.

Cons:  Most of Wunderstock’s images are completely free for any use and part of the public domain, but not all of them. Make sure your ‘license’ filter is set to ‘public domain’ to only see photos that don’t require attribution.

Lastly, you can search on  Flickr  for images posted under the Creative Commons Zero license. (Note that not all photos on Flickr have this license).

Pros:  Flickr’s image database offers millions of free images under CC0 licence, and more are added every day. If you’re not having much luck on other stock sites, Flickr’s size and variety is on your side.

Cons:  Because Flickr is an entirely user-submitted and not a curated website, there’s a good chance that most images aren’t going to be professional quality. It might take a bit of digging to find a gem amongst it all.

Even more completely free photo libraries

But wait, there’s more! Here are a few more places you’ll find free stock photos. Since these collections are smaller, they may not have what you’re looking for. But you may also find images that haven’t been overused by other creators.

• Skitterphoto
• Negative Space
• Depositphotos
• Good Stock Photos

The best paid royalty-free libraries

If you have some room in your budget and want to splash out on something really special, there are a number of premium stock photo sites that offer more unique, higher-quality, high resolution images and photographs.

1. Shutterstock

Perhaps the most well-known stock photo site around,  Shutterstock  has a database that holds a huge collection of more than 300 million royalty-free images.

Shutterstock offers a ‘10 free images’ trial if you’re interested in testing the waters before getting your feet wet. After that, you can either purchase individual images or sign up for one of their paid subscriptions.

2. Adobe Stock

Adobe, the brand behind Photoshop and Illustrator, also brings a stunning library of stock photos to the table with  Adobe Stock .

If you have a specific look in mind, the handy reverse image search feature makes it easy to find images that are similar in color, tone, and composition to your target image.

Adobe Stock also offers a one-month free trial with 10 free images included. If you’re a fan of their product, you can choose to purchase “credit packs” for a certain number of images or a month-to-month or annual subscription.

The leader in editorial photography,  iStock  has millions of high-quality, royalty-free images, illustrations, and video clips. iStock is owned by Getty Images but operates separately from the Getty Images site.

Choose from a credit pack or a subscription to get access to iStock’s premium photo library.

Shutterstock’s premium stock photo site is  Offset , a curated collection of super high-quality, royalty-free images for commercial use. As you might expect for that kind of quality, it’s not cheap. Pricing starts at $249 USD for a small image.

If you have the budget, though, the images won’t disappoint.

5. Getty Images

While much of the  Getty Images  collection is dedicated to news and current events for editorial use, they also offer creative images, videos, and music.

Be careful though — not all images are royalty-free. Many are “royalty managed” or “rights ready”. These licenses are granted for a specific use and pricing varies depending on the size, distribution, and duration of use.

Make sure you’re searching the  Creative RF  section for royalty-free licensed work. Again, these premium royalty-free photos don’t come cheap. Single images or packs can be purchased, and prices depend on the image size.

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Photography has always been an integral part of design. Unfortunately, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing cheesy stock images of people in suits shaking hands. Not only are a lot of these stock photos tacky, but they cost a lot of money.

Thankfully, there’s been a growing number of websites with beautiful stock photography popping up all over the web. Best of all, they’re free!

In this post, we’ve curated a list of awesome websites for free stock photos.

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Many of these photographs are free from copyright restrictions or licensed under creative commons public domain dedication. This means you can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

However, some photos may require attribution. We’ve done our best to identify which license they fall under but we still advise you to do your own research and determine how these images can be used.

With that out of the way, let’s dive into our top picks for free stock photos.

1. StockSnap

StockSnap.io has a large selection of beautiful free stock photos and high resolution images. The site also has a very handy search feature making it easy to browse through the thousands of images available. In addition, the site tracks views and downloads so you can find the most popular photos available.

StockSnap adds hundreds of images on a daily basis and all photos are released under creative commons public domain – no attribution required.

Pexels provides high quality and completely free stock photos licensed under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. All photos are nicely tagged, searchable and also easy to discover through their discover pages.

3. Unsplash

Unsplash offers a large collection of free high-resolution photos and has become one of the best sources for stock images. The Unsplash team combs through new submissions and features the very best photos on their homepage. All photos are released for free under the Unsplash license.

4. Burst (by Shopify)

Burst is a resource from Shopify that provides free stock photos for entrepreneurs. Some photos are licensed under Creative Commons CC0 while others fall under Shopify’s own photo license.

Burst was launched to help entrepreneurs make better products, websites, and marketing campaigns. Most of the pictures are original photos that were taken in-house and are themed around trending business niches — everything from DIY beard oil to Aliexpress LED sneakers. You can also find more general photographs as well.

5. Vecteezy

Vecteezy has over a million free stock photos and a curation team that manually reviews every image submitted to the site. Their search is powerful – you can filter the images results by color, orientation, style, number of people, age of people, and more.

Vecteezy requires attribution but includes signed model and property releases for every free photo. This protects you (and your projects) from legal risks.

Pixabay offers a large collection of free stock photos, vectors and art illustrations. All photos are released under Creative Commons CC0.

Want an in-depth review of the stock photo sites? We made a video where we cover the top 5 sites, as well as go through their unique features! Check it out:

Reshot is a massive library of handpicked free stock photos you won’t find elsewhere. Built for startups, freelancers & makers who are sick of tacky stock photos. Free to use commercially and editorially–no attribution required.

8. FoodiesFeed

FoodiesFeed offers thousands of beautiful realistic free food pictures in high resolution. It’s the perfect stock photo site for food bloggers.

9. Gratisography

Gratisography offers free high-resolution pictures you can use on your personal and commercial projects. New awesome pictures are added weekly and are free of copyright restrictions. All pictures are captured by Ryan McGuire of Bells Design.

10. Freestocks.org

Freestock offers a wide range of high quality photos all released under Creative Commons CC0.

11. Picography

Picography contains beautiful free stock photos submitted by Dave Meier and various other photographers. All photos are released under Creative Commons CC0.

Foca is a collection of high resolution photos provided by Jeffrey Betts. Jeffrey specializes in photos of workspaces and nature. All photos are released under Creative Commons CC0.

13. Picjumbo

Picjumbo is a collection of totally free photos for your commercial & personal works. New photos are added daily from a wide variety of categories including abstract, fashion, nature, technology and much more.

14. Kaboom Pics

Kaboom Pics offers a wide variety of high quality free stock photos including abstract, city/architecture, fashion, food, landscapes and more. Photos can be used for commercial purposes but cannot be sold or redistributed.

15. SkitterPhoto

SkitterPhoto offers a wide variety of free stock photos and are released under Creative Commons CC0. All pictures are authentic and created by Skitterphoto’s owners.

16. Life of Pix

Life of Pix is a resource created by the LEEROY creative agency offering free high-resolution photos with no copyright restrictions.

17. Little Visuals

This mention comes with a bit of sad news. The owner of the site Nic passed away but his photos remain in his memory. All photos that have been posted were released under the creative commons license public domain dedication.

18. New Old Stock

Vintage photos from the public archives free of known copyright restrictions.

19. Jay Mantri

7 new photos released every Thursday under the Creative Commons CC0 license. Jay Mantri posts some really nice photos with a variety of different themes.

20. Picspree

Backed by Getty Images, Picspree provides a large selection of high quality stock photos completely royalty free. With easy searching and frictionless downloading Picspree is an excellent resource for small businesses and web professionals looking for high quality photos without the worry of licensing.

21. ISO Republic

ISO Republic offers a broad range of photos; they add new images every day under for free under the CCO license.

22. StyledStock

StyleStock offers free feminine stock photography for every woman entrepreneur. The collection is totally free for your commercial & personal works.

As you can see, there’s a growing number of fantastic resources for stock photography. These websites have become a blessing for designers, marketers and bloggers. No need to rely on cheesy stock photos anymore!

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• User has no control over layout of profile page.

When I’m searching for a photo of a person, place, or animal, Google Photos and Adobe Lightroom give me the most reliable tools. Google’s AI photo identification lets you find photos of dogs, cows, beaches, portraits, and more. It organizes your photo collection by date and includes impressive editing and photo-effect tools. But you only get some of its best effects if you use a Google One paid account. Google One subscriptions cost $19.99 per year (which works out to $1.66 per month) for 100GB or $9.99 a month for a generous 2TB. If you stick with the free account, you get a generous 15GB of space.

Google Photos can store and display raw camera file formats, but for other photos, you choose whether you want full resolution or Storage Saver format, a slightly reduced quality version (most people won’t notice the difference). As with most of the best online photo storage services, you can set up Google Photo to automatically upload any photos shot on your smartphone or added to a folder on your desktop computer.

Among its unique, distinguishing features, Google Photos finds pictures of things you may want to remember from years past, or photos related to a theme, and shows them at the top in the Memories section. Other services do that too, but Google Photos also does Creations—making collages, panoramas, and animations out of multiple shots.

• Attractive, ad-free interface
• Impressive facial recognition
• Well integrated with Android
• Can buy low-cost books of your photos
• Clever photo enhancements
• No more free unlimited photo storage
• Lacks step-by-step undo for editing
• No blemish or red eye removal tools

Most people probably don’t think of Microsoft OneDrive as an online photo storage service, but it is and even has photo editing capabilities, down to sliders for highlights, shadows, color saturation, and effect filters. It lets you find images based on objects or people in them and automatically applies editable keyword tags. OneDrive shows a small map for photos that include location metadata (most smartphone photos do), and as with Google Photos and Apple iCloud Photos, it shows you highlights from past years, lets you build albums, and sort by image type.

Google Photos and OneDrive are better choices than Apple iCloud Photo if you need online photo editing or the ability to search for particular photos on the web interface, though iCloud’s integration in iOS could make it a preferable option for some iPhone users. OneDrive integrates with the Windows File Explorer and the Microsoft Photos app included with Windows, but clients that automatically upload photos to the cloud are available for Android, iOS, and macOS, too. Free users get 5GB storage; a $19.99-per-year Microsoft 365 Basic account gets you 100GB; and for $69.99 per year, you get 1TB of storage along with the desktop Microsoft Office apps.

• Excellent interface
• Clients for Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows
• Well integrated with Windows and Microsoft 365
• Strong online photo presentation and management
• Powerful file sharing and collaborative editing
• Less free storage than some competitors
• Doesn't back up all folders on drive
• Slick interface.
• Powerful photo and video syncing from iOS devices.
• No Android client.
• No Web access to photos.
• Syncing was spotty in testing.
• More customizable than competing services.
• Lets you sell photos.
• Full screen slideshows.
• Attractive new gallery themes.
• Drag-and-drop photo organizer.
• No free accounts.
• Almost no community features.
• No Face tagging.
• Can't share gallery to Facebook.
• No creative common designations.

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About Michael Muchmore

PC hardware is nice, but it’s not much use without innovative software. I’ve been reviewing software for PCMag since 2008, and I still get a kick out of seeing what's new in video and photo editing software, and how operating systems change over time. I was privileged to byline the cover story of the last print issue of PC Magazine , the Windows 7 review, and I’ve witnessed every Microsoft win and misstep up to the latest Windows 11.

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