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Where to find free Stock Photos

By Lauren Rotman on January 2, 2014 10 Comments

One of the tasks during the last few months while building  Share As Image was to find images to use for ourselves and offer to our users. We were very conscious about not breaking any copyright laws and make sure that all images we use are Public Domain.

1. Unsplash

Made by ooomf there are new images updated every 10 days. Tons of beautiful scenic images available here.

2. Gratisography

By RYAN MCGUIRE offer free high resolution photos, updated weekly.

3. New Old Stock

Vintage photos from old archives.

4. Pixabay

Wide selection of images for free, they offer paid images as well.

5. We Function

Some great photos provided by @liammckay and @spencerfinnell

6. Death to Stock Photo

Offers free high res lifestyle photography.

Uncategorized free stock photos, public domain, stock images, stock photos

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Comments

  1. Alex Ivanovs says

    January 27, 2014 at 6:34 am

    Thank you!

    I always look up to sites that share free photos, I’ve got nothing against giving a link to the original author – but that time adding those links can add up to hours! 🙂

    Reply
  2. Lauren Rotman says

    January 29, 2014 at 1:26 am

    Thanks Alex! So happy that you enjoyed the post.

    Reply
  3. Warner Carter says

    February 1, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    search.creativecommons.org is a pretty good place to look too, it will search multiple sources. photopin.com searches flickr creative commons images

    Reply
    • Lauren Rotman says

      February 1, 2014 at 4:20 pm

      That is great Warner! Thanks.

      Reply
  4. Bob says

    May 16, 2014 at 12:13 am

    Also check out http://www.goodfreephotos.com for thousands of unique public domain photos. Appreciate it if you would add it to the list.

    Reply
    • Lauren Rotman says

      May 16, 2014 at 4:35 pm

      Thanks Bob! We will give it a look.

      Reply
  5. Dannci says

    August 21, 2014 at 7:22 am

    Very good! Thank you

    Reply
  6. Bianca Noorda says

    December 5, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    I recommend http://visualhunt.com

    Quick facts about Visual Hunt:
    1. More than 15,550 best free public domain photos (CC0).
    2. More than 354 mln Creative Commons photos (if you cannot find Public Domain photo).
    3. Search and filter CC0 photos by color. Color pallette for every photo.
    4. Photo popularity index. Shows how many websites use the photo (beta).
    5. Possibility to save favorite photos to lightbox (after signing up).
    6. Possibility to embed photos without downloading.

    Reply
  7. Kate Casta says

    December 13, 2015 at 7:26 pm

    Great List Lauren.

    I like http://visualhunt.com

    Quick facts about Visual Hunt:
    1. More than 15,550 best free public domain photos (CC0).
    2. More than 354 mln Creative Commons photos (if you cannot find Public Domain photo).
    3. Search and filter CC0 photos by color. Color pallette for every photo.
    4. Photo popularity index. Shows how many websites use the photo (beta).
    5. Possibility to save favorite photos to lightbox (after signing up).
    6. Possibility to embed photos without downloading.

    Reply
    • Kelly Brook says

      December 15, 2015 at 10:51 am

      Great! Thx!

      Reply

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