30 Free Stock Photo Sites: Ultimate Collection

Dainis Graveris — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:01:30 +0000

Huh, I know there are maybe even too many articles about places, where to search for photos and images, but those articles were usually very old, many sites do not work anymore and that kind of stuff. So my goal was to create ultimate collection with the best places where to search for and get nice quality images. I think every site of this list is worth checking out, although in most cases with sxc.hu site alone is enough.

1. Sxc.hu

The leading free stock photo site. If You don’t know about this site and call Yourself a designer, I’ll feel ashamed – MUST KNOW site offering an impressive collection of many high-quality photos taken by amateur photographers from around the world. There are more than 380.000 quality stock photos. If You are searching for something this is the first place where to look, totally my favorite one.

2. EveryStockPhoto

EveryStockPhoto site is becoming more and more popular, now there are 4,4 million free photos!

3. MorgueFile

One more site worth looking for. “This morgue file contains free high resolution digital stock photographs and reference images for either corporate or public use. The purpose of this site is to provide free image reference material for illustrators, comic book artist, designers, teachers and all creative pursuits.” – Quote from their homepage.

4. Flickr

Everybody know about this site with their main purpose as photo management and sharing application. Great place for inspiration and searching for good photographs, but don’t forget to check author’s license, before using them.

5. Deviantart

Very popular community and also very good photos sometimes can be found there, but yes, don’t forget about license and asking authors first for their permission.

6. Kavewall

All images are separated in 18 different categories with really handy navigation.

7. StockVault

More than 11,000 stock photos are available for now.

8. **Image*After**

Image*After is a large online free photo collection. You can download and use any image or texture from our site and use it in your own work, either personal or commercial and currently there are more than 20,000 free textures and images available.