20 WEBSITES TO GET FREE STOCK PHOTOS FOR YOUR BUSINESSES

Finding free stock photos for use on your website or in your upcoming giveaway can be difficult. Simply searching for free stock photos or royalty-free images will lead you to a plethora of duplicitous websites that demand payment in order to download any of their images. We've done the legwork for you and gathered this collection of 20 sites where you can download free stock photos that are covered by the Creative Commons Zero license or a comparable license, allowing you to use any image you find without seeking permission or giving attribution, even for commercial purposes

Free Stock Photos for Business Use

The terms and licenses for every site listed below are linked. To ensure that the images can be used for commercial purposes, we have specifically chosen websites that provide Creative Commons Zero licenses or equivalents. The terms on each website may change over time, so read them carefully. Please be aware that even though we've done our best to compile this list of websites for you, we still advise you to always conduct your own research before using an image to make sure the license permits the use you have in mind.

1. Unsplash

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License. Why it’s great: They add 10 new photos every 10 days.

2. Realistic Shots

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License. Why it’s great: They add 7 new photos every week.

3. Pixabay

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License. Why it’s great: Over 320,000 free photos, vectors and art illustrations.

4. Life of Pix

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License (at top of homepage). Why it’s great: Photos are broken down by category in their gallery.

5. Gratisography

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License. Why it’s great: High-resolution and high-contrast photos, with new photos added weekly.

6. Free Nature Stock

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License. Why it’s great: Stock photos of nature only, updated daily.

7. Magdeleine

License: Creative Commons Zero (on the link provided above). See License (each photo is marked as CC0 - Public Domain). Why it’s great: Sort photos based on colors and tags, updated daily.

8. Snapwire Snaps

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License (look under each photo to see the license). Why it’s great: 7 hand-picked snaps every 7 days, completely free.

9. StockSnap

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License. Why it’s great: Awesome search function with hundreds of hi-res images added weekly.

10. Kaboompics

License: You can use the images nearly any way you want, commercial or not. See License. Why it’s great: Several different categories of photos, updated daily.

11. Public Domain Archive

License: Images are public domain. See License. Why it’s great: Everything you need for creative projects, updated weekly.

12. Travel Coffee Book

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License on homepage. Why it’s great: 10 new photos every 10 days of beautiful travel moments.

13. ISO Republic

License: Images can be used for almost any commercial project. See License. Why it’s great: High-quality free photos for any creative project.

14. Foodie’s Feed

License: Free to use, modify, and edit for commercial purposes. See License. Why it’s great: Free high-resolution images of food. What’s better than that? Cons: Will make you indescribably hungry.

15. FuriousCamera

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License. Why it’s great: Free lifestyle photos to use on commercial projects, updated daily.

16. MMT

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License on homepage. Why it’s great: Updated weekly with a lot of great nature and city photos.

17. Jay Mantri

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License on homepage. Why it’s great: Beautiful landscape photography. 7 new images added every Thursday.

18. Camarama

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License. Why it’s great: Beautiful stock photography updated weekly.

19. Cupcake

License: Creative Commons Zero. See License. Why it’s great: Stunning landscape and nature photography from Jonas Nilsson Lee.

20. Startup Stock Photos

License: Free to modify, edit, See License on homepage. Why it’s great: Stock photos for startups and tech related businesses.

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