List of FREE Stock Photo Websites

[JYM]

At one time or another, you will be looking for images to use on your website and a quick google images search just won't do the trick. Here is a list of websites that offer free stock photos, which are images you can use for free without running into copyright issues.

FYI: There is a difference between FREE stock photos and ROYALTY-FREE stock photos. FREE stock photos are free, without charge, for you to use however you want. ROYALTY-FREE stock photos often require an initial payment, but can be used without further payment for commercial purposes (some may have a limit of how many times it can be used). The list of links below should be, for the majority, completely FREE stock photos. There should be absolutely no Rights-Managed ("licensed images") in the list below. Rights-Managed images require you to pay for every time you use it or reproduce it, so if you find one in the list below please let me know.

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Stock Photos

StockVault (has free web templates too)
http://www.stockvault.net

Stock.xchng
http://www.sxc.hu

EveryStockPhoto
http://www.everystockphoto.com

Yotophoto
http://yotophoto.com

Jupiterimages
http://www.jupiterimages.com

FreePhotosBank
http://www.freephotosbank.com

Free Stock Photography
http://www.adigitaldreamer.com/gallery

Getty Images
http://www.gettyimages.com

ImageSource (free un-watermarked images after signup)
http://www.imagesource.com

Morgue File
http://www.morguefile.com/archive

Image*After
http://www.imageafter.com

OpenPhoto
http://www.openphoto.net

BigFoto
http://www.bigfoto.com

USDA
http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/opclibra.htm

FontPlay Free Photos
http://www.fontplay.com/freephotos

Pixel Perfect Digital
http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/free_image_archive

FreeMediaGOO
http://www.freemediagoo.com

About Pixel (German)
http://www.aboutpixel.de

Woophy
http://www.woophy.com/map/index.php

DesignPacks
http://www.designpacks.com/Image_Catalog

Fotalia
http://www.fotolia.co.uk/free_photos

PixelQuelle (German)
http://www.pixelquelle.de

LIGHTmatter
http://www.lightmatter.net/gallery

Gimp-Savvy
http://www.gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/index.html

Killersites - Racing
http://www.killersites.com/photoStock/collections/Racing/FrameSet.htm

Killersites - Seasons
http://www.killersites.com/photoStock/collections/seasons/FrameSet.htm

Killersites - Wilderness
http://www.killersites.com/photoStock/collections/wilderness/FrameSet.htm

Killersites - Fine Dining
http://www.killersites.com/photoStock/collections/FineDining/FrameSet.htm

Killersites - Flowers
http://www.killersites.com/photoStock/collections/flowers/FrameSet.htm

CITB-ConstructionSkills Image Library (requires registration)
http://www.citbphotos.co.uk

Free Photos
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net

Flickr: Stock Repository
http://www.flickr.com/groups/stock

Public domain stock photos
http://www.logodesignweb.com/stockphoto

FreeFoto (for private, non-commercial use only)
http://www.freefoto.com

GeekPhilosopher Free Stock Photos
http://geekphilosopher.com/MainPage/photos.htm

Free Stock Photographs
http://www.featurepics.com/PhotoCommunity/FreePhotos.aspx

Icons

Crystal Clear
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Clear

mIcons
http://bs-markup.de/micons

Sweetie | Cute and clear icons
http://sweetie.sublink.ca

FamFamFam
http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons

2pt3 Twotone icons
http://2pt3.com/news/twotone-icons-for-free

Tango Icon Gallery (for vector icons)
http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Gallery

NuoveXT (non-vector icons, up to 128x128 in size)
http://nuovext.pwsp.net

ASP.NET Icons
http://www.aspneticons.com

Yellow Icon
http://yellowicon.com/index.php


Clip art

#1 Free Clip Art (clip art)
http://www.1clipart.com

All Free Original Clipart (clip art)
http://www.free-graphics.com

Classroom Clipart (clip art)
http://classroomclipart.com

Free Clipart (clip art)
http://www.free-clipart.net


Textures

Texture King
http://www.textureking.com

I hope this helps you find whatever images you need. If there are any other websites which you recommend, please let me know and I will update this thread.

 

[mainline]

Thanks for the resources everyone. I've been looking for some good stock photo sites!

 

[cbsort]

great work
thanks for the list

 

[dinsol]

Thank you for the list. This page is very useful!
Bookmarked

 

[bizcorp]

These are really good sites. You can also use flickr photos as long as you search "creative commons license"

 

[onlinedownloads]

A great list! Now I could use the images without any worry. Thanks for sharing it!

 

[spikedo]

Does anyone know if you can freely use images on Photo Bucket? I need to find some bikini pics for a new web site.

 

[mssusan]

wow! this is very long list of free stock images I just knew few of them... but I bookmark them now... hehe thanks for sharing.

 

[ColorsDeluxe]

Thanks for th share. I was searching for some good free stock websites. Seems I found them :P

 

[SeanPreston]

Great post.

Remember, if your using theses sites for a web design that you wish to sell, remember that this is not legal.

You need to purchase an image with a commercial license.

Sean

 

[Sheikh Ahsan]

Hello guys! I appreciate your so much research work and replies. I need to find some royelty free logo's can any one give me some good links!

Thanks!

 

[sawhtoo]

For free photos, please check out

Free Photos and Textures

All photos are high resolution and absolutely free to use for both personal and commercial projects.

 

[Sensei.Design]

thanks for sharing it's really helpful I only was using sxc.hu to find good photos.... need to check out the other sites for sure

 

[nauman12]

Thank you so much for this helpful post...
Its such a nice and great

 

[arthurhcates]

Can anyone let me know if these sites are still free to use?

 

[alok897]

Nice list to choose free images, this is one usual problem when we go to search images for our business and website.

 

[zidane]

Does anyone know if you can freely use images on Photo Bucket? I need to find some bikini pics for a new web site.

To answer this question, in case there are people who are interested: yes you can use photobucket images provided that they are not for commercial purposes. You can read more in their TOS here: http://photobucket.com/terms
By the way thank you for the big list of stock photos.

Zidane

 

[doonkerhosting]

thanks man

 

[hopkism]

It's worth adding that photodune.net offers a free photo for download once a month. They are often of technology or business themes.

 

[Venga]

Free Stock Images

http://www.freestockimages.org/


Creativity 103

http://creativity103.com/


Photospin (try 1 free image)

http://www.photospin.com/


Shutterstock (free image of the week)

http://www.shutterstock.com/


Media Bakery (free image pack)

http://www.mediabakery.com/

 

[techie14]

You can also try stockphotos.io < their images are free for commercial use

 

[Helmuts]

some time ago I started a royalty free photos website: http://www.artforweb.co.uk

.. all the photos are shot by me and are 100% free to be used by businesses and individuals even without references .. no registration is needed neither.


Helmuts

 

[vivaldi]

some time ago I started a royalty free photos website:

.. all the photos are shot by me and are 100% free to be used by businesses and individuals even without references .. no registration is needed neither.


Helmuts

Are you sure? Can't load it.

 

[Helmuts]

hmm... http://www.artforweb.co.uk/ loads ok at my side

 

[Helmuts]

my project isn't anything uber-serious ... just a contribution in the idea of free internet that seems to be dying today

.. I will add much more photos after will buy new digital camera (my 7D died).

btw - hit me up a note if you need a UK related specific photo - maybe I will be able to help you out.. free of charge

have a great evening all,
H

 

[robert_jones]

Thanks for this huge list of resources for stock photos. I tend to build out websites from time to time to flip them and these resources will help. Thanks.