250+ Free Stock Photography Sites

I bet there has been a time that you were looking for a nice stock image to use for a concept or a final design, but wasn’t willing to pay through your neck to get it. I have been stuck in that occasion many a time and I must tell you it gets pretty frustrating when you want to finish off a design and just need that final image but can’t find one anywhere. I went a step further and wrote this article containing a huge list of Free Stock Photography links I hope you find these useful. If you do please promote this article.

Below is the List of Free Stock Photography websites. ITS HUGE.

Make sure to read the rules and regulations for the stocks at hand, being they are free. Some of the sites you might have to dig through to find the free stock photos.

61 Comments

There are currently 61 Comments on 250+ Free Stock Photography Sites. Perhaps you would like to add one of your own?

SpastikRealm
September 18, 2009 at 8:28 am

that is huge! is there anyway to bookmark them all????

- Guilherme
  September 23, 2010 at 4:09 pm
  
  Yeah! Bookmark this page! =)
  
Michael Lite
September 18, 2009 at 8:54 am

Cool. Thank u!

SamTee
September 18, 2009 at 9:52 am

mission accomplished. I went to them all. just kiddin

- Jewish Pictures
  March 14, 2012 at 2:48 am
  
  I really enjoyed reading the post
  Definitely gave me’s ideas
  
creativekai
September 18, 2009 at 8:58 pm

Thanks for this very useful collection Jacques. I have already bookmarked this post at http://www.cypherbox.net =)

photoeverywhere
September 18, 2009 at 9:58 pm

Excellent list, biggest I’ve seen! Can we at http://photoeverywhere.co.uk to the list, we have more than 3000 high-res travel stock images free for personal and commercial work – cheers!

- jeyaONE!
  September 19, 2009 at 8:46 am
  
  Thanks Jacques for the great post! Make sure you check out his site: CreativeOverFlow
  
  @SpastikRealm: I am not sure. Does anyone know if there is a way to create a bookmarks folder? We would be more than happy to do that.
  @creativekai: Thank you for bookmarking this post. We really appreciate it!
  @photoeverywhere: Great photos and high-res! We love it! You have been added to the list.
  
BMP
September 19, 2009 at 11:19 am

THX For all

tip
September 19, 2009 at 9:46 pm

COOL !!!

Designrfix
September 20, 2009 at 2:36 pm

*whistle* now thats a great list be sure to check it out on our best of the week post coming up on designrfix.com

Anthony Hortin
September 20, 2009 at 6:28 pm

Ummm, not sure how you can say some of these sites such as GettyImages, ImageSource or iStockPro are Free Stock Photography links. There’s a big difference between “Royalty-free” stock images and “Cost Free” images. You might want to re-check a lot of these links.

Shi Yali
September 22, 2009 at 4:16 pm

Nice list. Please add http://asiastockimages.com . I have about 1,000 free images online, with lots of Asian content. Thank you!

- Media Militia
  September 22, 2009 at 5:23 pm
  
  @ Shi Yali: Thank you! Your site has been added.
  
Mary
September 23, 2009 at 8:23 am

Visited them all (phew!) and bookmarked my favourites, thanks.

A lot of the links pointed to the same places (jupiterimages stands out- think that came up 5 or 6 times) and a few are dead…. also, not a lot of them are true free image sites, but royalty free…. still an interesting view.

Milko Melian
October 4, 2009 at 8:03 pm

been there, know some of these sites and yes!!!! you have to dig way way to get the freebies… great list!!!!

goofydg1
October 6, 2009 at 11:38 am

nice list.

creepy halloween
October 8, 2009 at 5:49 pm

51 and 55 seem to be repeats of oneodddude. Can we add http://creepyhalloweenimages.com, we only have a small collection at the moment but all free and high resolution, thanks

HiRes Squad
October 14, 2009 at 10:35 am

Bow, what a list. So many outside
thank you for this resource!
Maybe you should thnik about „social media add icons” …

Maya Locke
November 5, 2009 at 9:22 am

Here is one more Photo Wizard – http://www.photo-wizard.net

Stock Photography
November 23, 2009 at 3:09 am

Reflex Stock Photography – http://www.reflexstock.com is one of the most competitive stock photography websites around, offering clients credit packages for up to 73% cheaper than any other major stock photography website.

Michael Garmahis
December 10, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Check out Top 10 Free Stock Photos Sites

waitinginthedark
December 19, 2009 at 12:50 am

Fabulous post! Free Stock Libraries are such an useful tool. Thanks for sharing!

Teejay
January 3, 2010 at 3:37 pm

Imageherald.net is a new website offering cost-free stock photography.

Michael Garmahis
January 9, 2010 at 1:27 pm

My version of best Free Stock Photos Sites

Yakov
January 19, 2010 at 1:15 pm

http://www.KosherStock.com offers weekly free photos for personnal and commercial use. KS is a royalty-free microstock site (photos, illustrations and cliparts) focusing on the Jewish life, culture and religion.

jay
February 4, 2010 at 6:00 am

A brand new managed free stock photo site: Please take a look!
http://www.rgbstock.com

Kent
February 11, 2010 at 9:47 am

Great list.. But that did take you some time right? :p

Georges Hardi
May 12, 2010 at 2:06 am

We now have a free collection at AbsolutVision… —> http://bit.ly/akV3WO

jareso
May 15, 2010 at 6:16 am

Wow what a huge list
For even more free stock photos you are welcome to take a look at my project: http://www.StockPhotos.it (english language is included) My aim is to create useful database and catalogue of stock images. Now it contains tons of free images under various categories. Commercial images are included as well.

All Our Stock
June 3, 2010 at 10:37 am

Hey guys, check out http://www.allourstock.com — It’s 100% FREE for COMMERCIAL and PERSONAL use. It has color search features (the only free stock site with such a feature) a blog with great resources, and much more. Tons of images added daily as well.

christmasstockimages
June 14, 2010 at 4:53 pm

http://christmasstockimages.com has a free collection of festive season stock photos – all the images on the site are free for commercial use under a creative commons license

Maurin
June 28, 2010 at 1:08 pm

wow! Really huge list. Havent heard even about the half of these sites, and still some which i use regularly are mising here, For example i like the collections on http://www.photl.com and http://www.sxc.hu.

Bob Davies
July 25, 2010 at 9:37 pm

Half the sites on this list are now dead.
Half of what’s left have been bought up by commercial businesses or moved to a paid model.
There are a few nice ones left, but most of this list no longer carries free images.

Marianne
September 1, 2010 at 6:08 am

It is possible to get some good free stock imagery from some of the above mentioned sites as long as you’re aware of the potential pitfalls!!! You have to make sure the seller owns the copyright, that there aren’t any brand infringements and that all the right releases are in place. For more info on copyright & licensing you can visit our site http://www.whichstockagency.com. We also list all the current stock agency discounts, promotions & news, review & rank the top agencies plus you can post your comments about individual agencies you particularly like/dislike!

David
September 4, 2010 at 1:36 pm

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vincent
September 29, 2010 at 1:40 pm

Tried http://www.123rf.com. I must say I love their website, been using thieir images for my blog for a year now

Santhosh Kumar
October 2, 2010 at 6:39 am

What a long list! Can http://freeimagescollection.com/ also be included?

Paul Houle
November 12, 2010 at 9:06 am

We just launched a new “free photo” site at

Ookaboo: Free Pictures Of Everything On Earth

We just launched in July 2010, but we’ve already got 450,000 photos of 250,000 different topics… And we’re adding 8,000 a day so it’s getting better all the time.

Unlike a lot of “free stock” sites, everything in Ookaboo is public domain or creative commons, so images from Ookaboo can be used for both commercial AND non-commercial use.

Would you please consider adding Ookaboo to your list?

yehia
January 19, 2011 at 6:07 am

we launched http://www.sowaronline.com a middle eastern image bank

dapas
February 17, 2011 at 9:45 pm

It’s all free?

coolbeans
February 19, 2011 at 1:11 pm

check out

http://www.freestockfor.us
http://www.allourstock.com

as well

both 100% free, they have some cool designs too, like graphics stuff

John
May 1, 2011 at 10:23 am

PhotoXpress seems is not free anymore.

John
May 1, 2011 at 11:09 am

Shift.jp, is magazine not stock photography!!!!!

Gettyimages free??? A lot of links are commercial stock photos!!!

Neil Fox
May 14, 2011 at 4:26 am

pixmac – http://www.pixmac.com has over 40,000 free images as well as over 11 million budget images – and one of the best user interfaces outthere – a hidden gem of a stock site.

enursa
May 14, 2011 at 7:52 am

Amazing list. Is it all free????

CJ
May 17, 2011 at 7:41 pm

People are also welcome to use the free royalty free photos and images on http://www.cjophoto.com/.

mattledding
June 14, 2011 at 2:23 am

the hashtag #eltpics are pictures (creative common) on a flickr channel by English Language teachers. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eltpics/

Ian Einck
June 22, 2011 at 12:07 pm

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Chris
July 9, 2011 at 11:11 am

Hello There,

Firstly thanks a lot for this wonderful list. this is a one stop stop for all stock requirement. I am a creative writer for various clients and at times those requirements require large images. Most sites provide smaller version of the image for free where as the largest one is generally a paid one.

However there are many sites which now give full blown images for free, no questions asked which is fantastic for folks like me (yes, its tough for them, I know but..). I came across a new-bee site (http://www.highresolutionfreeimages.com) which has some good images and i keep seeing some new ones every week. I wish it would be great help to fellow image searchers and for the site owner if you can include this site as a part of your list.

Thanks for your article. I still need to go through some of the sites. I will check and get back.

Cheers
Chris

picdrome
August 10, 2011 at 4:46 am

Thanks for the list!

You can also try http://www.picdrome.com, which covers 100% copyright free photos, released into the Public Domain. It’s a growing collection, pictures added on a daily basis, more categories to be added in the future.

Madeira
August 25, 2011 at 3:36 am

A good source which is not included in your list is:
http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

Totally public domain. Totally free to use for any project commercial or not.

James
November 15, 2011 at 12:30 am

One of my favorite and its free is http://www.kozzi.com Its loaded with high quality stock images and vectors that I have to pay a lot of money for at other stock photo sites.

I always check Kozzi.com first! Hope some of you enjoy it as much as I do!

J

سكس لبنانيات
February 7, 2012 at 5:57 pm

Magnificent template, ultimately found the source for romantic background images

Henry Rivers
March 30, 2012 at 3:05 am

This is the biggest list I have seen!

Don’t forget free trials too though – a good way to get pro-standard content in bulk.

Most well known one is http://depositphotos.com/ but there is also now a good one at http://www.ingimage.com – started in February I think.

Jewish Pictures
April 4, 2012 at 9:29 am

Wow what a huge list

accademy
November 5, 2012 at 8:28 pm

Amazing! This blog looks just like my old
one! It’s on a entirely different topic but it has pretty much the same page layout and design. Excellent choice of colors!

Exel Zeitgeister
April 27, 2013 at 9:35 pm

Epic compilation! Thanks bro.

Johnny
May 7, 2013 at 9:31 pm

Holy, 250 sites! Thanks for compiling this list. Here is another one

http://stockphotogram.com

Bob
May 11, 2013 at 11:13 am

Hi,
Check out http://www.goodfreephotos.com for landscapes, animals, and plants

Felix
May 18, 2013 at 8:06 am

Impressive list! I would like to suggest our new royalty free stock photos site: http://www.stockpics.co