30 Free Stock Photo Websites with High Res Images
Stock Photos are essential to any modern day marketer’s arsenal. But finding high res stock photos that fit your requirements tend to be a tedious task. PosterMyWall helps you out by providing stock photos from Getty Images, Pixabay and Flickr directly from within the Poster Maker. Now you can design your poster and find stock photos to use in the same place.
But the list of stock photo websites you can take advantage of doesn't end here. In fact, there are hundreds of websites dedicated for this very purpose - some of them are free, others require a subscription or membership, and some don't. Some of them have a niche compilation, while others, such as Getty Images, have images for all kind of events, categories and situations. Below is our list of Stock Photo websites out there that you should check out:
1. Superfamous
By Folkert Gorter - Superfamous
Superfamous is a Media project run by Folkert Gorter. Apart from the very intriguing website design, this collection contains high resolution photography of the many primal elements of nature. It’s perfect for website design and desktop wallpapers. It’s available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License(CC1), so use it as you like for free, provided you give due credit, by mentioning Superfamous in the caption, or at the bottom of your post with other attributions.
2. Startup Stock Photo
Startup Stock Photos not only provide images for tech startups, but also for any blogger, entrepreneur and professional. The images are focused towards office and university settings. They are high quality and are completely free to use. Read their terms of use here.
3. Negative Space
By Negative Space
Negative Space provides free stock photos for all sorts of categories. You can search for images on the website, and also subscribe to exclusive images emailed weekly. Images can be used commercially, and need not be attributed, but we’re going to mention their name anyway because they’re awesome.
4. 500px
By 500px
500px is a large community based stock website. Professional photographers can sign up and share their content here. Hence, there is a wealthy range of stock photos that can be searched. Furthermore, there are curated galleries, which include a hub of great photos dedicated to specific categories, such as “Beach Life”.
Most of the photos aren’t free and have attribution license requirements. Normally you need to purchase and attribute the photos that you use. No membership necessary.
5. Death to Stock Photo
Death to Stock Photo, despite the very brutal name, was a project started by 2 photographers David and Allie, when they realized the world of bloggers, artists and brands needed more images that fit their “vibe and tribe”.
You can subscribe to their email list, and they will send you photo packs along with writing prompts (if you’re into that) which are cool. They also offer premium membership of $15 a month or $180 a year, which gives you access to all of their media, including a huge number of photo packs with high quality images. Some of the money is used on photography trips, so the website can continue to provide high quality stock photos. View their terms of use here.
6. Life of Pix
Life of Pix provides high resolution free stock photos, free of cost, and don’t require attribution. They can be used for personal and commercial use. The Photos are provided by Leeroy Advertising Agency in Montreal and a large network of Photographers. View their terms of use here.
7. Public Domain Archive
When you check out Public Domain Archive, “New 100% Free Stock Photos. Every. Single. Week.” is the first thing you read, and it’s definitely caught our attention.
FREE high quality stock photos are available, with no attribution required. They also offer premium membership for only $10, giving you bulk downloads and removes pesky ads.
Oh and they have some pretty awesome vintage photos. Check them out!
8. Gratisography
Gratisography has one of the strangest and most creative stock photo collections out there. Photos are by Ryan McGuire - they’re free of attribution, download as you please, and use them for commercial or personal use (CC0).
You can search for images, which are also conveniently divided into categories for easy exploration. This collection is unique in it’s own right. Seriously, go check it out now.
9. StockSnap.Io
StockSnap.io provides high res images free of attribution (CC0), as well as free downloads. The website is well designed, so navigation is super easy, and bonus: you can also find out the most downloaded stock photos by clicking on the trending section.
10. Hubspot
Freeimages has a huge archive of free and purchasable stock photos. You can search for all kinds of stock photos here, though you will find a rather large range of landscape photos. You need to register to this website to download images. Registration is free.
12. New Old Stock
B TROOP, 1ST CAVALRY, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
New Old Stock photo is your dream place to go if you love vintage. Keep scrolling down and enjoy the treats as they come. Free to use for personal and noncommercial uses. Good for blogs.
13. Foter
Photo credit: Bousure via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND
Apart from the beautiful website design, Magdeleine provides high resolution stock photos of all kinds, simplifying your search. A really cool feature about this website is that you can look for images based on their dominant color.
There are images of CC0 license, and also CC1 images(which require attribution), so check the image’s license before downloading to check whether it requires attribution.
15. Freerange
Freerange has a large number of stock photos, compiled by a mix of in-house photographers and a growing community of contributors.
The images are free, but you need to create an account in order to start downloading. You can use the images for personal and commercial use, and giving attribution isn’t required (but it’s highly appreciated). Read more on their license here.
16. LibreShot
ISO Republic provides over 1000 high resolution images, aimed especially for wordpress themes and web templates for bloggers, teachers, web developers and other professionals. Images can be used for personal and commercial, and attribution isn’t needed but appreciated. View their terms here.
18. Picography
Picography is a photo gallery of relatively small size. The images are free to download and use for personal or commercial purposes. The images are of high resolution and beautiful to behold.
You can also subscribe to their email list for free photos every month.
19. Picjumbo
Picjumbo provides high resolution stock photos for free personal use and commercial use. They have a large variety of stock photos, and the website provides you curated content on the front page in the form of albums such as "The Best of Free Images" and "Random Images".
You can also get their premium membership, to gain access to all their images, and you can download all their images at once. See their FAQ for more info.
20. Raumrot
With a small sized photo gallery, every image is a treat. High quality images available for free download. The images can be used for personal and commercial projects, as long as proper credit is provided (CC-BY).
21. Morguefile
Morguefile offers over 350,000 stock photos for free for commercial use. The website doesn’t offer as many categories as sites like Gettyimages or Flickr, but it does a good job of providing decent quality stock photos. You can read their terms of conditions here.
22. SplitShire
SplitShire is a medium sized photo gallery containing high resolution photos which can be used for personal and commercial use. The photos are a work of art, and it’ll leave you looking for more. Download process is straightforward, no need for registration. Read terms of use here.
23. Stokpic
DesignersPics has high resolution photos for personal and commercial usage. The library size is small, and the images are completely free. Attribution isn’t required for the images, and no membership is needed. Read their FAQ and terms here.
25. 123RF
via 123RF - http://www.123rf.com/profile_funlovingvolvo
123RF has a large gallery of a wide range of stock photos. However, this site does not provide free stock photos. You can register on the site (for free), but most high quality images come with a fee, as well as attribution requirements.
But they do have a small list of free stock photos, which frequently changes, so feel free to browse.
26. Free Nature Stock
Serene atmospheric photos? Check. Breathtaking landscape photos? Check! Free Nature Stock specializes in providing photos of nature which you can use for free. It’s licensed under CC0, so the images can be used for personal and commercial projects, and attribution isn’t required. Follow their instagram page, it will definitely improve your instagram feed.
27. Unsplash
NYC #3 by Thomas Leuthard via IM Creator.
Along with a wide range high quality stock photos catered especially for businesses, tech and education, IM Creator offers a website design tool too.
You need to give proper credit when you use the photos, though it’s the least one can do with the high quality visuals they provide for free.
29. Pikwizard
Pikwizard is a free stock photo site with over 100,000 high-quality images and videos. 20,000 of these are completely exclusive to the site. Pikwizard stands out from the rest with its high-quality images of people, which can be hard to find on other stock websites. No attribution required!
30. Little Visuals
Little Visuals is a small gallery which offers high resolution landscape photos, great for website design and blog post covers. Images are free and don’t require attribution.
Didn’t find what you were looking for? Check out this list of 80+ stock photo websites by Whoishostingthis, and you may just find the site that’s a perfect fit for your line of work.
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