30 free photo stocks for designers and more

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Here you can find quality images for your blog, project or social media.

1. Pixabay

The Pixabay collection has 2.1 million files. Photos, vectors, illustrations and videos can all be copied, modified, distributed and used commercially for free without asking for additional permission. License type - CC0 (works released into the public domain to the maximum extent permitted by law). However, sometimes there are images that are protected by trademarks and rights for public or private use.

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2. Burst

Photobank Burst was created by Shopify, a well-known developer of software for retail and online stores. The project was launched with entrepreneurs in mind - to make it easier for them to optimize their websites and promote their products. Especially for this audience, the “Business Ideas” tab is available, the images of which are sorted by the promoted products: jewelry, clothing, accessories, fashion, gadgets and much more. You can download the file in high resolution without registration.

The platform also allows you to use the content in educational projects, in working with clients, in print advertising, in the development of menus and the design of web resources. Photos can be safely printed on T-shirts and mugs, and then sold - no one will say a word.

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3. Pexels

Photo for banner, newsletter, site header or blog post - Pexels's extensive collection is at your service. Backgrounds, covers, images and videos can be downloaded for free and without registration, and then edited at your discretion. You do not need to link to the source, mentioning the photographer or the platform itself is also not required, but encouraged. After downloading, the resource offers to thank the author on Twitter - to support him with a like, a subscription or a ruble.

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4. Unsplash

The number of free Unsplash images has surpassed the two million mark. The already plump archive is replenished weekly with the work of dozens of photographers-beginners and professionals. By the way, each of them can be thanked and rewarded at will. High-resolution images are available for download, including 4K photos.

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5. Free Images

Free Images stores over 380,000 free photos and illustrations. In total, users have at their disposal 26 popular categories. The use of some images may require the consent of the author, but all restrictions can be found directly on the download page.

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6. Free Stock Images

Free Stock Images has over 100,000 high-resolution images. Here you can also find both footage and HD-clips from the categories “City”, “Technology”, “Business”, “Nature and Landscapes”, “Animals”, “People”, “Food and Drink”. There is no need to waste time on registration: just select the appropriate file and you can download it.

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7. FreeMediaGoo

The site honestly admits: its library does not have tens of thousands of photos from agencies that handle millions of dollars. The archive is modest. And he rests on the authors, deeply convinced that the lack of money is not an obstacle to the advancement of art. Enthusiasts post content in the public domain and do not require links in return. FreeMediaGoo has photos, videos and textures.

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8. Foodies Feed

Foodies Feed digital tables are bursting with juicy food photos: snacks, drinks, first and second courses, vegetables and fruits - the CC0 content is shared by skilled food photographers. There is no usual heading on the site, but there is a search by tags, as well as sorting by the popularity of images and the date they were uploaded.

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9. Life of Pix

Life of Pix is the brainchild of Canadian digital marketing agency LEEROY. In 14 categories you will find quality work of professional photographers, which are hand-selected by moderators. The materials are allowed to be used for personal and commercial purposes without attribution, but mass distribution is prohibited. In addition to photos, the resource also offers free videos for download.

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10. PicJumbo

The PicJumbo photo stock was launched in 2013. It was created by designer and photographer Viktor Khanachek in response to the refusal of major photo banks to accept his work. And already two years later, the number of downloads from PicJumbo exceeded 2.5 million. Today, the platform boasts an excellent selection of free images from 20 different categories.

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11. SplitShire

Free Stock Photo SplitShire is the brainchild of the generous professional photographer and web designer Daniel Nanescu. Here he uploaded his own materials, which he found no use: a huge number of high-quality works from 19 categories, including videos, are available to everyone for free.

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12. Freerange Stock

Freerange Stock contains an extensive archive of basic photography and illustrations from 31 categories - there are plenty to choose from. However, to download files, you will have to spend time and go through the mandatory registration procedure.

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13. Gratisography

The project belongs to the American photographer and graphic designer Ryan McGwire - Gratisography has received a lot of his curious and unique works. You will have to register on the site, then you can download the desired photo in just one click.

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14. StockSnap

Every week the StockSnap database grows with a hundred new images, all of which are presented in high resolution. A simple and convenient search system includes filters for sorting by views, categories, tags, download date and number of downloads - no need to spend hours flipping through pages.

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15. Stockvault

The site began offering free photos, graphics and vectors since 2004. Since then, the archive has gained a lot of weight and today it has over 138 thousand files. When downloading, you should pay attention to the annotations, because the authors indicate different types of licenses: some images can be freely used for commercial purposes, while others - on the contrary, exclusively for personal purposes.

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16. Titania Foto

A small but varied collection by photographers from Germany. In the presence of pictures of nature, landscapes, cities, food and drinks, various animals and birds, as well as just abstract textures. Images can be freely used without attribution.

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17. Pikwizard

Thousands of free photos on a variety of topics. The quality is impressive. Importantly, there are many pictures of people in natural, not posed, poses. Photos are distributed under two licenses: Free and CC0. Pictures from the first do not even need to be signed, while the second requires a mention of authorship.

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18. Negative Space

The Negative Space platform enables amateur photographers to share their images with the world. The site is updated quite often, adding to the collection of photos. A lot of pictures are dedicated to Great Britain, since Negative Space is based there, but there are a lot of photos from other countries as well. Attribution is optional, but it is encouraged by the site creators.

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19. Reshot

A large library of specially selected unique photographs. According to the authors, it was created for startups, freelancers and creatives who are tired of banal and tasteless stock photos. Images are free for commercial use and do not require attribution.

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20. Free Stoks

A selection of free photos from obscure independent photographers. They are allowed to be used for both personal and commercial purposes. There are photographs of animals, architecture, fashion, food and drink, nature and technology.

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21. FOCA Stock

A collection of free, high-resolution photos from Jeffrey Betts, a nature and workplace photographer. All images are published under the Creative Commons CC0 license.

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22. Picography

A project containing beautiful free stock photos. Founded by photographer David Meier, but filled with other artists too. License - Creative Commons CC0.

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23. Kaboom Pics

Here you will find a wide selection of high quality stock photos: cityscapes, fashion, food, landscapes and abstract art. Pictures can be used for commercial purposes.

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24. SkitterPhoto

All photos on this resource are in public use. They can be downloaded, edited and even used commercially. The service provides a large collection of images for blogs, websites and media.

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25. Jay Mantri

Resource by photographer Jay Mantry, who publishes photographs under a Creative Commons CC0 license. The subject of images is the most extensive, but most often natural landscapes are found here.

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26. Picspree

The resource is being developed with the support of the well-known Getty Images, but, unlike the latter, there are no photos on Picspree that you have to pay for. There is a convenient search and a pleasant interface, so the stock photo is useful for both beginners and professionals who need high-quality images with a free license. Attribution is optional, but encouraged.

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27. ISO Republic

A large selection of photographs on a wide variety of topics. The collection is updated every day. All images are CCO licensed.

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28. StyleStock

StyleStock is a collection of food and fashion photography. Positioned as a source of photographs for women's projects. All photos can be used for both non-commercial and commercial purposes, but only if attribution is indicated.

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29. Public Domain Archive

A large archive of photographs provided for public use. All photos in it are divided into two large categories: modern and vintage.

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30. Flickr

Flickr is one of the world's largest image hosting services, backed by Yahoo. It contains just an incredible amount of copyright photographs. Please note that not all images here are free to use, so look at the license of the photo before downloading it.

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