Top 35 Sites for Free Images



Free Images - Prasanna Dasari


Images cover 50% of the topic which we wish to say to our readers. Images do speak and images are the best way to express clearly what we want to show. To get free images is every blogger's dream.
A blog post/article will look pale without an image. At least one image will add the flavour to the post.

Here comes a big challenge on how to find relevant free images for posts we make and where to find them?
We have to keep in mind one thing while selecting a free image. Google images aren't free images, we can get millions of suitable images for our use, but they aren't there to meet our need.
They are protected by copyrights and using them for personal/commercial purpose falls under copyright infringement.
We have to respect the work of the photographers, we need to consider their license and publications.

It is safer to consult them for the picture and include an attribution. If you are able to buy the image, it's all yours without any restrictions.

Each and every blogger/writer wishes to have some high quality and clear images in their content. And many aren't willing to pay for this. The need for high-resolution images is increasing and also the providers.

Now we know how important images are, either you choose to include them with third party image hosting or direct uploading, they are going to attract more clients/readers/visitors.

Let's come to the main track, now we are going to discuss where to find the high resolution and royalty free images.
There are many sites which will provide you with HD images for free of charge. Among them, I made a study and handpicked 35 sites. These are the sites with all our image needs in one place.

Note: This order isn't based on ranking/alphabetical/google results. This is made random.


(1). Freedigitalphotos
     
WS Blog Freedigitalphotos.net

Freedigitalphotos is simple and very easy to download any image(s). There is a subscription process and especially we don't need to create an account to download the images. We have to provide your email address and then proceed with the downloadable content by passing only one security captcha.

For smaller size image requirements this is the place you have to be. We must attribute the owner as mentioned in the email we get after the download(s). There is also a premium membership for more stock photos in high resolution.


(2). Startup Stock Photos
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Startups posts which are related to techies and business. This is the right place to find all the free images. All kind of techie photos is hosted by startup stock photos.
Articles which deal with entrepreneurship and business ideas, here we can find many such images.


(3). Free Images
WS Blog Freeimages.com

Free images is a free platform of many images for every niche. Science & technology, industrial, textures, patterns, sports, fitness, people.
You can download all the images for free, there is also a premium service.
You have to let the owner of the photo know about the download by commenting. By creating an account you can comment there.


(4). Life of pix
WS Blog Lifeofpix.com

Download unlimited high-quality pictures and get notified via email when new images are uploaded.


(5). Dreamstime
WS Blog Dreamstime.com

This site got some huge response from the bloggers and it is due to these pictures they give. There are editorial pictures in this with a designing area.
You can enjoy being here.


(6). MMT
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MMT provides a number of images for commercial use. This is helpful in image finding.  All pictures are owned by Jeffrey Betts.


(7). Every stock photo
WS Blog Everystockphoto

This is the hub of occasional photos, here we can get images related to celebrations and moments that stay forever in our hearts.
We can directly embed the image to blogs/websites by giving back the credit.


(8).Little visuals
WS Blog Littlevisuals

Sign up with little visuals and get 7 hi-resolution zipped up to your mailbox. We can use it any way we want.
Here there is one sad notice from the website that the owner of this site, Nic (26) died due to S.A.D.S (sudden adult death syndrome). And it happened back in 2013. Now there are no new updates, but you can download it from the old packages.


(9). Pexels
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Pexels is loaded with astonishing pixels. Here there are 10 new photos arriving daily.


(10). Splitshire
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More than 500 free images to download in zip format and it gets updated almost daily. Royalty free images are now to use on our terms. If not bought, do appreciate the work of others and attribute.


(11). Magdaleine
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Magdaleine is a free images site which brings a new image every day. Many images are very inspirational here.


(12). Picjumbo
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Picjumbo subscription service is very active, it delivers with some beautiful pictures (at least 4) to our mailbox. All the pictures are the hard work of Viktor Hanacek.
You’ll never regret being subscribed to picjumbo. Of course, it's free and also paid subscription also available.


(13). Gratisography
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Images are free of copyright restrictions and the developer is Ryan McGuire. Gratisography has some ravishing HD pictures.


(14). Morguefile
WS Blog Morguefile

This site is useful in grabbing the images for illustrations, comp or designing, art etc. One can make good presentations with the free images available here.


(15). Foodies feed
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The name itself indicates this site is related to the food images. And this is the choice of many food bloggers.
If you are a food blogger or having any idea of creating a food-related post, head to this free site.


(16). Jay Mantri
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Images are free to use for personal or commercial purposes. The beauty of nature, locations etc can be seen here.


(17). Unsplash
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Unsplash is a hub for new photography talents. A large number of images are generated by the crew and from various photography. 10 free images for 10 days.


(18). New Old Stock
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This is a place for vintage images, as old as 1893. Historical and cultural images are also seen here. All free to download and use.


(19). Stock snap

Stock snap is a very active images site, up to 100 pictures are added weekly.
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(20). We function
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This site provides images in the form of volumes (vol. 1, vol. 2 etc).
Exciting images and free of copyright.


(21). ISO Republic
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This free images site gifts us with images of flowers, keyboard keys, cityscapes, interior design and lights etc. All are free to use.


(22). Shutteroo
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All images are captured by Klaye Morrison. And here this is travel photography, most helpful for the travel bloggers.


(23). Death to the stock photo
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Free photos are seen monthly and we can subscribe to their mailing list. This is really death to the stock photos.


(24). Negative space
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Another best site which can't be missed a shot.


(25). Ancestry images
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This site holds all the ancient historical maps and other images. Can be a useful one to those who work on history on their blogs.


(26). IM free
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Images and free templates, people and business related are available here.


(27). Refe
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All real-life photos with amazing natural looking are available for free here.


(28). Pixabay
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You can also try pixabay to get all the free images for various tasks.


(29). Lock and stock photos
WS Blog Lock and stock photos

Best of royalty free images, full clarity and good looking pictures. All for free.


(30). Compfight
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Compfight is an image search tool like the site, it is linked with Flickr.


(31). Photopin
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This is another site for all the free images for bloggers, the source is needed to be attributed.


(32). Public domain archive
WS Blog Public domain archive

Here, we have options to choose from the categories like vintage, modern and weekly etc. Choose your needy task suitable picture for free.


(33). Snapwire snaps
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Snapwire snaps is a Tumblr blog. You can download free photos here.


(34). Graphic stock
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Graphic stock is a colourful site and a paid site for the HQ images. If you are a professional blogger and you want professional shots, choose this site.


(35). Flickr, Pinterest, Google+

Flickr is the place of images of all categories, world's best photographers roam around on Flickr. Create an account here and you can upload your work too. Using the images will depend on the permission of the respective owners.
Pinterest is home of portrait pictures, long and long length pictures. Infographics and other amazing images are here. Not free to use, but if you can attribute properly, you'll escape copyright infringement.
Google+ never loses it's charm. Since it's launch, it became a best place to experience real life photography. Contact the photographer and let him/her finish the property for your blog/site.

What's your favourite site(s) to get free images for your blog/website. Do share it below in the comments and also share your thoughts on this post. Thank you :)



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