We need a good stock photo for free! There are many great paid stock photo websites out there like, Istockphoto.com or Shutterstock.com, but it’s always good to look for free stock photos before you actually spend your money. Why don’t you get some free stock images with awesome quality (in artistic perspective) which will make your design beautiful?
If you are an individual proprietor or freelancer like myself, who’s willing to spend some time to dig for a nice photography for your design, you’ll enjoy my “Best Stock Photo Sites for Free for Commercial Use” list below. I know you’d especially enjoy the “for Commercial Use” part, which means you don’t need to get permission for both personal / commercial use.
Little Visuals
- http://littlevisuals.co/
- Quality: ★★★★
- Mostly Nature and Machinery
- Random Order
- Weekly Subscription Available
Jay Mantri
- http://jaymantri.com/
- Quality: ★★★★★
- Mostly Scenery and Material Images
- Random Order
- Weekly Subscription Available
Superfamous
- http://superfamous.com/
- Image Quality: ★★★★★
- Random Order
- Mostly Aerial and Geological Images
New Old Stock
- http://nos.twnsnd.co/
- Image Quality: ★★★★★
- Random Order
- Vintage Photos from the Public Archives
Death to the Stock Photo
- http://deathtothestockphoto.com/
- Quality: ★★★★★
- Mostly Lifestyle Images
- Monthly Subscriptions Only
Unsplash
- https://unsplash.com/
- Quality: ★★★★★
- Mostly Lifestyle and Scenery Images
- Random Order
- Weekly Subscription Available
Public Domain Archive
- http://publicdomainarchive.com/
- Quality: ★★★★★
- Categorized by Subject
- Weekly Subscription Available
Life of Pix
- http://www.lifeofpix.com/
- Quality: ★★★☆
- Mostly Lifestyle and Scenery Images
- Random Order
Snapographic
- http://snapographic.com/
- Quality: ★★★☆
- Categorized by Subject
- Weekly Subscription Available
SplitShire
- http://splitshire.com/
- Quality: ★★★★
- Categorized by Subject
- Weekly Subscription Available
Foodie’s Feed
- http://foodiesfeed.com/download/
- Quality: ★★★★★
- Food Photography
- Weekly Subscription Available
Lock & Stock Photos
- http://lockandstockphotos.com/
- Quality: ★
- Mostly Nature and Material Images
- Random Order
All-free-download.com
- http://all-free-download.com/
- Quality: ★★☆
- Keyword Searchable
- Free Vector,Templates and more
Free REFE Mobile Photos
- http://getrefe.tumblr.com/
- Quality: ★★☆
- Mostly Buildings and Nature
- Random Order
dreamstime
- http://www.dreamstime.com/free-photos
- Quality: ★
- Keyword Searchable
- Offers Free images in Paid Stock Photo Site
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Exclusive and totally free photos for your commercial & personal works
Thank you so much! This site is great!
You forgot about http://www.diomedia.com , another premium stock image resource for designers.
cheers!
Michael
Thank you so much for sharing!