My Latest and Greatest Free Stock Photography Sites Guide
This post has been and will continue to be, a work in progress. As a blogger, I am always on the lookout for attractive, eye-catching images for my posts. I try to take as many photos myself, but there are times that I need to resort to my handy dandy list of free stock images sites.
Before You Start Clicking!
It is super crucial for you to make sure that the images you are going to download and use are genuinely free. I’m not just speaking of free as in “no-cost,” but also “no strings attached.” There are a few different licenses I have come across.
Licenses I Look For:
- Creative Commons Zero means that you can use the photos in any way you’d like, without asking permission.
- Creative Commons with attribution means that you can use the photo in any way you want, as long as you credit the creator of the picture.
Attribution is easy to do! If you choose to use an image that has a Creative Commons license that requires attribution, add text that cites the photographer (“Photo by Mary Jones”) and be sure to include a link to her site if there is one.
Drum Roll Please…
I’m rather proud of my little list. It keeps growing, and I’ll be sure to add to it and edit as time passes, so don’t forget to bookmark this page!
- WWW.PIXABAY.COM
- PUBLIC DOMAIN ARCHIVE
- THE PATTERN LIBRARY
- THE NOUN PROJECT
- PICJUMBO
- MAGDELEINE
- BARN IMAGES
- NEGATIVE SPACE
- PEXELS
- LOCK AND STOCK: it would be nice to give attribution but you don’t have to
- SKITTER PHOTO
- JAY MANTRI
- POLAR FOX
- FREE FOOD PHOTOS: provide attribution
- STARTUP STOCK PHOTOS
- KABOOMPICS: you’ll need to add the source link for these pics
- NEW OLD PHOTOS
- CANVA’S LIST OF 73 FREE SITES (some are duplicates)
Some of the sites do accept donations, and I recommend doing so if you like and use their images.
I also purchase images when needed from Fotolia (affiliate link). Are there any free image sites that you frequent?
I will bookmark this page for reference later! Thanks for compiling them all in one spot.
I’m glad this list will be helpful for you!
Thank you for this! I am always looking for reputable sites to find stock images!
My pleasure, Chrissa – enjoy!
Wonderful list, Dana. Thanks because I really needed some new sites and photos. 🙂
Thanks Antonio! I used to get so frustrated when it came to looking for images, so now I just refer to this list and am able to find photos with a lot less stress 🙂
Great list and information on crediting the source. I’m going to check these out.
Thanks Shann! 🙂
So beyond helpful! I feel like I’ve looked endlessly and haven’t found a good source. Super appreciate this! I also pinned it for later 🙂
I am so glad it’s helpfu for you Erin!!
I’ll be bookmarking these for later use. Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure, I am glad you will be able to use it!
This is super helpful! Thank you!
Thanks Ariel, enjoy!
Thanks! It can be so hard to find stock photos, this will come in handy.
I am glad this will be handy for you, Hil!
This is awesome! I’m always looking for good stock photography sites 🙂 thanks so much for putting this list together!
My pleasure Naomi!!
What a great resource! Thanks for doing the ‘heavy lifting’ and sharing with us 🙂
My pleasure Mckenna…I’m glad I could help!
I love the ticket stub journal. I have something similar from when I was young and I love looking back at all the fun things I did.
I too love keepsakes like that 😉
These are some good ones. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Brianna!!!
Also bookmarked this page for future reference. The sight we use at the moment doesn’t always have what we looking for, so this is great! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for bookmarking Lisa!
Great list! I try to use my own photos for as much as possible, but when I can’t my go to is Pixaby!
Pixaby is a great resource 🙂 I’m glad you liked the list Hannah 🙂
Great resources! I’ll definitely be saving these. Thanks!
Thanks! I’m glad this will be helpful for you!!
Great list! Totally pinning and bookmarking with the hopes that I will remember to come back to this. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Becki! 🙂 (I hear you about remembering to go back to all of the bookmarked sites I have too…I try to scan through them monthly!)
I will definitely be bookmarking this for later reference! Thanks so much this is so helpful!
I so glad this list will be helpful for you, Julia!
You have quite the list going on! I’m so a lot of people will find it helpful.
As I’ve been finding new sites, I add them to the list. I hope it helps a lot of people – it’s annoying when you’re looking for an image and you can’t seem to find one!