There are many, many uses for stock photography–blog posts, mood boards, color palette inspirations, etc.–but finding the perfect photo can sometimes be difficult and expensive. However, I've compiled a list of some of the best websites for free, high quality photos!
The majority of these websites are sharing images under CC0, meaning you can copy, modify, distribute and use the images commercially without crediting the artist. However, it's best to always double-check the licenses on each website before downloading any images.
1.
Pixabay
With over a million–yes, I said million!–photos, you'll be sure to find what you're looking for with a simple search.
2.
Unsplash
You can easily search with keywords to find what you're looking for or browse through curated collections. Over 500,000 photos to chose from!
3.
Gratisography
If you're looking for photos that are on the quirkier side, you'll definitely find them here!
4.
Life of Pix
If you're looking for a special photo but not sure what, check out the gallery. You'll find over a dozen categories labeled with the amount of photos in each gallery.
5.
MMT
You'll find more than just photos on this website! New photos
and videos are added each week.
6.
Pexels
Looking for photos of a certain color? Use the browse by color feature!
7.
StockSnap
With hundreds of photos uploaded each week, you shouldn't have difficulty finding the perfect photo for your project.
8.
ISO Republic
With a sleek, easy to user interface, you'll have no trouble searching through thousands of photos, videos and wallpapers this website has to offer.
9.
Foodie Factor
Like its name suggests, you'll find great food stock photography on this website.
10.
Freely Photos
If you're looking for church-friendly photos, look no further because this website's got them.
11.
Negative Space
Fashion, Travel & Typography are just a few of the many categories you can search through on this website.
12.
Picjumbo
You can easily browse through all of the free photos or choose sign up for 1 of the 3 memberships offered to get exclusive access to premium photo collections.
13.
Burst
Browse the thousands of images this website has to offer or sign up for their newsletter and be the first to know when new photos are added!
14.
Every Pixel
This website is actually a search engine that helps find photos from dozens of free (and paid, if you choose to search with that option) stock photography websites.
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