From today, you no need to search various free stock photos websites to find relevant images to your project. Here we have handpicked 50 best websites which provides you high quality free stock images with creative common zero license.
Creative web developers, designers and web masters always seeking for refreshing best free stock photos (without any annoying watermarks) to their designs and their blog posts. Even through there are plenty of websites which offers best free stock photos now a days, those are not enough for developers and designers in terms of quality and it may not be able to use them due to copyright issues. Some times they might landed you in membership websites (paid stock images) or you may not use them due to other limitations such as attribution, limited licence and other legal issues.
Every time we experience such pain when we developing our own web templates for in-house or commercial projects. So, we have our own collection of 50+ incredible & mind blowing best free stock photos websites (you may never heard about them earlier) which will help us to design stunning layout without buying any commercial licensed images for our projects. Here we are publishing those websites for your convenience and you never need yo buy any commercial images for your current and upcoming projects.
These are not typical crappy stock photo sites and most of them offers you Creative Commons Zero (CC0) licenses and high quality, high resolution public domain images. Before dive into the list, you must know the license information about what is creative common zero license (CC0) and public domain images.
Creative common zero license (CC0) : You can copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer
Public Domain images : Copyright has expired or never existed in the first place. They are free to be used by almost anyone for personal and commercial purposes.
1. 500px
500px is canada based online photography community was co-founded by Oleg Gutsol and Evgeny Tchebotarev in the year of 2009, October and its headquarters located at Toronto. There are 1000’s of easy to search royalty free stock photos available and also they are promoting premium media files through its market place as well.
500px website is bit heavy when it compares with other websites in this category and iTunes and Android Play store addons helps you to access the media files through smartphones even on the move. Currently 500px has 2,500,000+ active users regularly uploading fresh media files every day.
2. Unsplash
Unlike 500px, Unsplash provides 100% Free Stock Photos, HD quality high resolution images and photos and download them even without logging in to the website. You can easily subscribe the images via newsletter and all images has licensed under Creative Commons Zero, so you can use them however you want. Quickly found the photos via search, download curated images collection without any hassles as well as upload your own photography to share them with others.
3. Wylio
Its image search engine, uses the Flickr API but is not endorsed or certified by Flickr. So, not all images are have creative common zero license, Using advanced search option, you can filter the images however you want. But you can easily embed the images using embed code offered by Wylio embed code generator.
4. PicJumbo
Every photo on picjumbo is free — there are no registration, no limitation and no license issues. Picjumbo providing creative common zero license and all of them are totally free for your commercial & personal works. If you want to download all images in one shot, buy their premium membership too to download all images in one shot.
5. StockSnap
StockSnap photos are free from copyright restrictions, no attribution required and use them in any commercial projects without any hassels. Its the best place on the internet to find beautiful free stock photos and managed by Snappa online graphic design tool that boosts your engagement. Quickly search and sort the images using advanced search option to find the best photo for your project.
6. JeShoots
JeShoots has small quantity of high resolution stock images and photos for business or personal use for free. Managed by Jan Vašek and site powered by WordPress blogging platform and all images have creative common zero license, so you can use them for commercial and personal projects.
7. Albumarium
Not all images comes with creative common zero license and some images required attribution. Downloading stock images are bit tricky on first look, but able to locate image download link appears bottom left corner of the website. Use the image with care and most of the images are attributed with non-commercial use license.
8. Gratisography
Gratisography features unique live image search feature helps you to find Free high-resolution stock photos and pictures in just a click away. Features 1000’s of well categorized high resolution images and all of them were photographed by Ryan McGuire without any copyright restrictions and enjoy using these images for your personal / commercial projects.
9. Ancestry Images
Are you seeking for vintage, classic styled historic stock images for your project, then Ancestry Images is the right choice for you. Contains 100’s free image resources for historians, genealogists and anyone undertaking family history, ancestry or local history research. But there are very few high resolution images are there and its really hard to find stock images with creative common zero license.
10. NegativeSpace
Another cool site provides beautiful collection of free stock images in ultra high resolution. But downloading image is not quiet good when compare with other stock image websites, when you click on ‘Download’ button, image start rendering in a new browser tab and user need to wait until its fully rendered in the browser then they have to save the image. Apart from that, they have bunch of nice looking stock images with creative common zero and public domain license as well.
11. CompFight
Its a flickr photos & images search engine, to find relevant images using built-in search option and filter the relevant stock photos for your personal or commercial project based on your search keyword.
12. Free-Stock.photo
Free-Stock.photo was founded in year 2015 and contains 1000’s of Free Stock photo images linked with the Public Domain CC0 license, which means that all the images may be used for private and for commercial purposes – for free and without naming opportunities.
13. Kaboompics
Kaboompics contains well categorized breathtaking high resolution free stock photos (most of them are mostly 3888px or 5472px width) and pictures for business or personal projects. Easily search and find the relevant images in simple steps and all images are does not need attribution as well as all of them are creative common zero license.
14. PixaBay
Pixabay is well known free stock images website also contains millions of free vector graphics, illustrations and high definition videos absolutely free for commercial use and
no attribution required. But you need to signup to download the media files from pixabay.
15. Cupcake
All photos are free to use for any personal or commercial projects and all media files are licensed under the Creative Commons license CC0. So, you are free to use the images without any costs. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking for permission. After all, no login required to download high resolution images. If you want to download all images in one click, they provide you dropbox link to download all images at just $10USD.
16. Splitshire
Using Spilitshire, you can view and access all free stock photos & images in single page using mosaic view and choose the best for your project. None of the stock image websites does not have this feature and reveals all images in single page. Nice work though and real time saver for designers.
17. Dreamstime
Dreamtime is one of the largest premium stock images website, still there is a free image section with several tens of thousands of free images waiting to be downloaded. All you need to signup free account and start downloading your favorite images. Some of image required attributions, so use with care.
18. Little Visuals
Little Visuals founded by Nic, the young (just 26 years old) entrepreneur died suddenly in Nov 2013 due to Sudden Adult death Syndrome. So, the site is not updated for the past one year. But there plenty of free stock images still useful with creative common zero license. Also you can download zipped images for faster downloading which saves your precious time.
19. Epicantus
20. Designerspics
Designerspics is founded by Jesu John from kerala, india (The God’s own country) and contains 100’s of high resolution stock photos photographed by himself and keep uploading fresh and brand new pictures every day through his website. You may use the photographs for personal and commercial works absolutely free and attribution is highly appreciated but not a mandatory.
21. Pexels
You never been disappointed once you enter this site. There are 4,500+ free stock images are available through pexel and its team members are encourages its visitors to upload their own creative stock images and every month.
Pexels team award cash prize for the best stock images to who upload their best photos and images to pexels. All the images are free for personal and even for commercial use as well as you can modify, copy and distribute the photos to anyone else.
22. ISO Republic
ISO republic contains plenty of very unique stock images and its founded by Tom Eversley. Contains 1000’s of realistic exclusive free stock images and photos with creative common license. Have fun!
23. Lock & Stock Photos
Lock & Stock Photos is open source community model free stock images website founded by AJ Montpetit. Anyone can share or upload their own stock photos for free to the web community with creative common zero license. If you are a photographer with 100’s of high quality images, it right time to enhance your portfolio to the web developers and designers. Sign up for a weekly email with a pack of exclusive photos and other goodies just for you. Also available with premium subscription option for $10 a month.
24. FancyCrave
FancyCrave has beautiful & selective creative common zero licensed images from Flickr and publishes 2 new high quality stock photos & images everyday. All images has not restrictions and you can use it for your personal and commercial projects without any copyright issues. Attributions is not required but highly appreciated.
25. PhotoPin
Contains millions of creative common zero licensed images and free photos without any license restrictions. All images are available in high resolution variations and those are best fit for bloggers, creatives, web designers. Photopin has advanced search feature helps you to find relevant images for your personal and commercial projects without spending single penny.
26. Visual Hunt
Visual Hunt is great resource for royalty & restrictions free high resolution stock images, you have right to edit or modify to use them in personal or commercial projects. If you are blogger, you can easily embed the images using embed code provided with each image and align them how ever you want.
27. UPICM
Photographers can able sign up at free of cost to share / contribute their own licensed images at free of charge to UPICM without any conditions. Contains over 20+ categories which covers most of image types, each category has 1000’s of stock images with creative common zero license. No need to login to download stock photos, just click and download.
28. Life of Pix
Life of Pix contains collectively beautiful free stock photos available with no copyrights restrictions and all images are ready to use for personal & commercial use. Site updated regularly every day with fresh and beautiful images and users may able to contribute / upload their own photos and images to them using the contact form without signing up.
29. Shutteroo
Shutteroo founded by australian web developer Klaye Morrison, who working at the melbourne based design agency. You are free to use all images anywhere you like such as personal and commercial projects, but you may not able to resell / redistribute them or claim the ownership of the images. Of course you can use them with your blog posts without any attribution.
30. MMT
MMT is the property of Jeffrey Betts, a user interface and experience designer lives in brooklyn. He publishes his own photographs with creative common zero license and you are free to use with all kind of projects including personal, commercial or print media. Every week new photos are included and you may able to subscribe the newsletter by following him via facebook or twitter. Signup is not required to download stock photos, just click and download.
31. Moveast
Moveast Free Stock Images
Moveast is easy to navigate stock photo website and no need to login to download. All images are available with creative common zero license and Moveast founded by an Portuguese guy and publish his photos to the world without any restrictions and able to use them however you want.
32. Creativevix
No mess with license issues and you can use all images however you want without asking any permissions or attribution. Stock photos are available under 5 categories such as City, People, Landscape, Flowers and animals. Each category contains 100’s of high resolution creative common zero license and use them for personal and commercial projects.
33. Skitterphoto
Skitterphoto images are completely free to use and all photographs are taken by three skitter photographers residing in Groningen, Netherlands. Every images are waived from license issues and all of them has creative common zero and public domain licenses. They do uploading fresh images everyday and no need to login to download them.
34. Realistic Shots
Like its name, all images are very realistic and available with very high resolution which is best fit for web developers and creative agencies like you. Every week they are uploading 7 new photos and all of them are absolutely unique and stunning. If you hard to find enough time to check images every week, don’t hesitate to subscribe them via newsletter.
35. IM Free
IM free contains curated collection of free stock photos and images available under various categories. Free to use for personal and commercial projects, but some images required attribution. Along with stock photos, you may found beautiful HTML templates, Icons, CSS button maker and lot more.
36. Picography
Picography is contains user friendly search feature helps you to find your preferred stock images or photos with ease and also contribute your own photographs and images to them so easily via photo submission form, they remove your photograph(s) at any time if you violates their terms and conditions. All Photographs and stock images are provided free of charge and under the Creative Commons Public Domain CC0 licence.
37. Travel Coffee Book
If you are looking for stock images related to travel and destinations, Travel Coffee Book is the perfect choice for you. Contains plenty of travel related high resolution stock photos and built with newsletter subscription form to get notified you whenever they have updated new stock images.
38. Stok Pic
Has 1000’s of high resolution images available under more than 16 categories and all these images are given to you for free to be used with personal and commercial projects. Site managed by photographer Ed Gregory, all images are available under the CC0 license.
39. Magdeleine
When you are using Magdeleine high-resolution free photos for your projects, you are free from copyright issues. All images are available with 100% creative common zero licence. So, you can use it for all kind of projects including print media as well.
40. Freepy
You can use freepy images anyway you want, but not for sale. Easy to navigate and find your favorite images through monthly archives page and they provide you newsletter subscription option to get notified whenever they have added new photo.
41. Freejpg
Author attribution is necessary to use images from freejpg, But you can use the images however you want including web, presentations, brochures, templates, T-Shirts, posters, blog etc. If you are a professional or amateur photographer, you can contribute your images to freejpg along with all rights.
42. High Resolution
Collection of stunning lifestyle imagery for modern creatives available with creative common zero license. You can use them without any restrictions for your website, blog and print design either personally or commercially. But some images requires attributions.
43. Libreshot
LibreShot.com is perfect website for royalty free, creative common zero licensed, public domain images. Contains unique images in various categories along with plenty of high resolution macro photography stock images as well.
44. Free Mage Bank
Best source to find absolutely gorgeous free high resolution stock photos without any copyright or license restrictions. Some images may required attribution, So use with caution or just leave a attribution along with image.
45. Free Use
FreeUse.io is very unique, so refreshing, easily navigable stock photos website contains plenty of appealing high resolution free stock photos. All of them are free to use all kind of projects such as personal, commercial and print media with creative common zero and public domain license.
46. Photo Stock Editor
You may use the photographs for personal and commercial works. This includes Part of Website or Mobile App, Articles or Websites, Templates for Sell. You would not sell these photographs or add these images to your free image gallery. Attribution is highly appreciated but not a necessary.
47. Huney
Huney helps small start-ups, creative agencies and web designers enhance the visual experience without forking over a ton of cash. Of course, all images are comes with creative common zero / public domain license and use them where ever you want including blogs, apps, themes, books, print media, PSD templates, HTML templates and lot more.
48. Best Stock Photo Free
Impressive collection of awesome stock images available very high resolution with creative common zero license and use them how ever you want. But in order to use stock images you have to give appropriate credit to the image and built with image uploader form, photographers able to share the images to the community with restriction free license.
49. Open Photo
Open photo is a photo sharing platform comes with creative common zero licensed stock photos which is free to use with any personal, educational, commercial projects. Also easily embed the image to your blog post using powerful embed code.
50. Fotor
Foter.com hosted over 220 million free creative commons licence images and easily embed your favourite images into blog posts or articles using embed code. If you want, you can customize your embed code, resize the image as well as select the position in which they’d like to appear on their blog.
Hi, thank you for awesome list of free stock photos, maybe you should add megapixelstock.com to your list too 🙂
Sure, let me add yours today.
Great List Selvam. Check visualhunt.com
We have added your site in our post.
Hi, please also check out goodfreephotos.com for thousands of unique public domain photos, especially travel photos. Appreciate it if you could add it to your list. I blog about lists that include my site. Let me know if you do.