You can find high-quality free images on these websites
The web is full of boring, always similar-looking stock images. Men in suits discussing at a conference table, service employees with headsets and fingers on the keyboard or an iMac on a desk - most stock images can probably be described in this way.
We'll show you which websites offer free images that stand out from the usual stock photos thanks to their quality and creativity.
With these platforms for high-quality free images, you can give your next project that certain "something".
Death to the Stock Photo
Death to the Stock Photo wants to stand out from the usual random stock images. On the website you will find creative and very high-quality images. Simply leave your e-mail address and the free images will be sent to you. The images can be used for commercial purposes, blog posts, social media accounts and mock-ups.
"Free monthly photos for all your creative needs. For commercial use, your blog posts, social accounts and mockups. We aim to be just like coffee for the modern creative.
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Free Refe Mobile Photos
On Free Refe Mobile Photos you will find a marketplace for free smartphone pictures. These are provided on a Tumblr blog, so unfortunately there is no search function. However, when scrolling through the site, you will often find interesting and unique images that are rarely found elsewhere on the web. The author of the image you have chosen should be named. The images may also be used commercially.
"Refe is a marketplace of the best mobile photos. Here are free photos for your personal or commercial projects.
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IM Free
IM Free is a site that provides free images, icons and templates from various sites such as Flickr. The images are grouped and edited thematically. The site may be used commercially and is free of charge. The respective author should also be named here - depending on the image, this is sometimes mandatory.
"Third Party Intellectual Property Rights Disclaimer- Please read carefully and follow the license terms with respect to each image. Use of images is at the sole responsibility of the user and IM Creator takes no responsibly or liability with respect to any such use.
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Startup Stock Photos
Startup Stock Photos is a project of the social media agency Sculpt from Iowa. The site's collection mainly contains images from the "business" sector. In other words, insights into offices, people at work or flipboards. No registration is necessary. The images are available under the CC0 license.
"Take 'em, these things are free. Go. Make something.
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Superfamous Studios
The images on the Superfamous Studios site are published under the CC-BY-3.0 license. This means that you can use them for anything, but you must provide the appropriate credits. The images are a real eye-catcher and stand out from the usual stock photos. Perfect for your next creative project.
"The Superfamous Images are available under the conditions of a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. This means that you can use the work for your own purposes as long as credit is provided.
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Negative Space
On the Negative Space site, 20 new images are published every week under the CC0 license. The images have therefore been "donated to the public" and can be used as you wish. You will be constantly informed via the operator's Instagram channel as soon as new images are available. The images on the site are searchable and can be sorted by category.
"All the photos and raw files on this website are distributed under the CC0 creative commons license. That means that you can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission or give attibution.
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FoodiesFeed
The FoodiesFeed site offers high quality pictures on the subject of food. There is a very large selection. Thanks to the search function, you can find the right pictures for every keyword. The images may be used privately and commercially without restrictions. However, selling the images is not permitted.
"You can use my original pictures anywhere you want, for both personal and commercial purpose. Same for edits of my pictures (= they are free to edit). There is neither need to mention my name nor FoodiesFeed when using my pictures. However, it is very much appreciated since my biggest motivation is being able to check where people all around the world use my images. Practically the only condition I have is that selling and re-selling my pictures is not allowed.
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Lock and stock photos
Lock and stock photos offers a small but fine collection of high-quality images, which are clearly arranged in categories such as Animals, Art, Black and White, Boats, Buildings, City Life or Coffee. The site also offers a search function.
"Free Stock Photos. Use in Any Way, Anywhere, Anytime.
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Magdeleine
A new free hi-resolution image every day. Over time, a considerable portfolio of high-quality images has been created. Many images are published under the CC0 license, but for some images the author must be named. However, the images can be filtered according to "CC0 license" or "Attribution Required". The images can also be filtered according to specific categories.
"Hand-Picked free photos for your inspiration.
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Iso Republic
A very clearly laid out site with a wide range of images. The site has a well-functioning search function. All images are also divided into categories. So you can quickly find the right image for every project.
"Our high-quality images are widely used by designers, developers, bloggers, marketers and social media teams. All our images are high-resolution, and free for you to use on your commercial and personal creative projects.
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Picjumbo
Picjumbo offers a very wide range of high-quality images. All images are clearly organized. You can browse through specific categories for images, filter all images by tags or search for specific keywords using the search function. All images are free of charge and may be used for both private and commercial purposes. The authors would of course appreciate credits, but these are not obligatory.
"In 2013 Viktor Hanacek has created this stock photo site called picjumbo with free pictures that are today used by millions of bloggers, designers and marketers all around the world.
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Stocksnap
This site also has a very large portfolio of free stock photos - and several hundred are added every week. Images can be searched by keyword and are divided into categories. You can also view the most popular images of the moment. The images are published under the CC0 license.
"All photos on StockSnap fall under the Creative Commons CC0 license. That means you can copy, modify, distribute any photo on the site, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission!
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Snapwiresnaps
Seven new free images from selected photographers appear on Snapwiresnaps every week. The images are of a very high quality and therefore stand out from normal stock photos. Over time, a very nice collection has formed. The images are published under the CC0 license and can therefore be used for all projects, whether private or commercial.
"7 free beautiful photos every 7 days
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Splitshire
Splitshire offers a great selection of stock images on many different themes. The images can be used free of charge for both private and commercial purposes. As with many of the other sites, you can filter by category and use the search function. The selection of stock images is very large - so you should be able to find the right image for almost any project. Instant download high quality free stock photos without copyright, do whatever you want. Daily updates!
"Instant download high quality free stock photos without copyright, do whatever you want. Daily updates!
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More websites with high-quality free stock photos can also be found in our last blog post on the topic: You can find free and royalty-free images on these websites