Title: Creative Commons
Description: The vast scope of public domain and flexible licensed photos available on this site makes it a wonderful resource for most subjects, especially the sciences.
Tips: When using the Creative Commons search engine, select the search engine pertinent to you and type in your key words in the search box. For pictures, we recommend searching through Flickr or Google Image to find a larger range of subjects and photos.
Title: Cupcake
Tags: nature, texture, sea, landscape, depth of field
Description: This creative commons licensed photo blog includes subjects of landscapes, textures, seas, and nature, as well as abstract scenes perfect for backgrounds.
Tips: Though this site does not include a search function, users are able to access an archive of previous images easily by selecting the “Archive” tab at the top of the homepage in the menu bar.
Title: Foodiesfeed
Tags: Food, Beverages, Grocery, Produce, Herbs, Spices, Ingredients
Description: Foodiesfeed provides high-resolution photos of food and drinks of all kinds and is great for anyone working with food or cooking projects, or agricultural projects.
Tips: The search function for this site is located in the top righthand side, but also allows you to search via category by selecting the appropriate one under “Free Food Images.”
Title: Getrefe
Tags: nature, technology, landscapes, beach, water, mountains, animals, business, computers, travel, architecture
Description: Getrefe consists of urban cityscapes, abstract images, landscapes, and inanimate objects and is useful to those looking for backgrounds, city photos, or photos of objects for their projects.
Tips: This site does not allow for searching for specific photos, but it does display photos in a grid pattern and allow for users to visit the archived older photos of the blog, available by clicking archive at the top righthand corner.
Title: Gratisography
Tags: animals, nature, things, people, cities, whimsical, humor, food, culture, gender
Description: Many of the photos on this site are whimsical shots, including buildings, animals, and nature and can be used for a number of projects in need of interesting action shots or comical portraits.
Tips: To search by category, just click on the category in the menu bar on the top of the page that interests you. There is no search feature, but the category search should help to narrow your field.
Title: IM Free (requires attribution)
Tags: Sports, Food, Technology, People, Nature, Arts, Cityscape, icons
Description: This site includes a large base of photos, including sports photos, technology photos, nature, cityscapes, and art photos and can be especially helpful for projects involving sports or technology.
Tips: To search for keywords or tags on this site, use the search bar at the top center of the homepage to help you find what you’re looking for. Alternatively, you may search by category by going to the home page and clicking on the category most pertinent to your project.
Title: ISO Republic
Tags: architecture, nature, people, textures, urban, various, travel, landscapes, free, England
Description: Life of Pix includes high resolution photos of natural and city scenes, as well as abstract photos and photos of art fitting for backgrounds.
Tips: Search for specific tags or keywords by using the search function at the top of the righthand side, or use the categories spanning the top of the menu bar to narrow your search.
Title: Jay Mantri
Tags: Nature, Patterns, Buildings, Things, walls
Description: Jay Mantri’s site includes photos of cityscapes, abstract photos, patterns, and natural scenes and would be helpful for anyone looking for nature backgrounds, cityscapes, or other abstract or inanimate backgrounds.
Tips: There is no search function on this blog, but users may access the archive of earlier photos by clicking on the archive tab in the menu bar on the homepage.
Title: JeShoots
Tags: animals, architecture, city, devices, street, food, lights, nature, people
Description: JeShoots includes photos of architecture, abstract scenes of cities, beaches, or landscapes and can be useful for backgrounds or projects pertaining to these subjects.
Tips: It is important to note this site requires social media “likes” or money to download the photos. To subscribe, you may enter your email at the bottom of the site under the subscribe bar. This site allows for search by category and you may select the appropriate category by selecting it on the top menu bar.
Title: Kaboom Pics
Tags: abstract, city, architecture, fashion, food, landscapes, people, depth of field
Description: Though the images on this site include everything from architecture to people, it may be most helpful for those looking for photos of food, city, abstract backgrounds, or landscapes.
Tips: This site allows easy searching by #hashtags and keywords by using the search function at the top righthand side of the homepage. It also includes free downloads and search via category, which are found at the top menu bar of the homepage.
Title: Life of Pix
Tags: animals, beach, city , construction, desk, food, industrial, nature, objects , people, sea, textures
Description: Life of Pix includes high resolution photos of natural and city scenes, as well as abstract photos and photos of art fitting for backgrounds.
Tips: The search function for this site lies right above the first photo on the homepage. It may also be useful to switch the view to more photos to view more at a time, which can be done by selecting the grid or line icons on the righthand side of the menu bar.
Title: Little Visuals
Tags: lansdscapes, abstracts, nature, farms
Description: Primarily natural scenes and abstract scenes. This site is ideal for background images, abstract images, or images pertinent to agricultural subjects.
Tips: All images have tags and you can search content by clicking the small green “menu” icon in the upper left side. This will reveal a search field.
Title: Magdeleine
Tags: nature, beach, wildlife, objects, people, flowers, water, sealife
Description: This site is great for nature scenes, animal photos, beach pictures, or backgrounds.
Tips: To get started on Magdeleine, click browse and start looking through all the photos available or find the search function on the righthand side of the website to search more specifically. Under the search function, you can also narrow your results by specifying a category or a tag already provided.
Title: New Old Stock
Tags: people, history, vintage, architecture, scenes, cities, events, space, science, technology, NASA, culture, factories, laborers, things
Description: This site is perfect for history projects, as it focuses on vintage stock photos of people, urban landscapes, the moon landing, space, and more.
Tips: If you’re looking for something specific, click on the magnifying glass on the top lefthand side to search keywords or tags.
Title: Picjumbo
Tags: abstract, animals, architecture, business, christmas, fashion, food, nature, people, roads, winter, sunlight, technology, things, wedding
Description: For those looking for photos of food, animals, technology or nature, this site provides many unique, high-quality photos.
Tips: This site allows for you to search by category, which can be found at the top lefthand side of the top menu bar of the site. It also allows for a subscription to the website to be alerted when new photos are added to the blog.
Title: Picography
Tags: plazas, streets, people, buildings, water scenes, markets, sculptures, art, food, decor, nature, animals
Description: For users interested in projects that might include European-style photos, such as markets, plazas, or streets, this site will be particularly useful. Others might be interested in the sites’ photos of cityscapes, art, food, and nature.
Tips: Search for photos by using the search function on the lefthand side of the menu bar on the homepage. This page also allows for subscription to new photos.
Title: Public Domain Archive
Tags: Architecture, Nature, Technology, People, Things, Water, Bridges
Description: Public Domain Archive includes both vintage and modern stock photos to enhance their selection and include subjects such as architecture, sports, technology, and natural and urban scenes.
Tips: This site is set up so that you may search by category, such as vintage photos, modern photos, or weekly photos. Just click the appropriate category on the homepage to start searching.
Title: Raumrot
Tags: things, vehicles, nature, technology, sports, art, landscapes, food
Description: This site is great for photos of cityscapes and backgrounds, in addition to abstract photos or photos of inanimate objects.
Tips: Click the “View Stock Photos” button on the homepage to be redirected to the photos. You may also search by category, which are displayed in a menu bar above the photos.
Title: Snapographic
Tags: texture, abstract, animals, architecture, landscape, nature, things
Description: Snapographic includes many photos of cityscapes, architecture, textures, and abstract photos for backgrounds.
Tips: To search by category, scroll to the bottom of the page, where you can select the category that fits your interests. There is no other search function on this site.
Title: The Pattern Library
Tags: backgrounds, patterns, textures
Description: This site is perfect for any kind of background, pattern or texture picture that you might need.
Tips: Move your mouse or swipe up and down to move from pattern to pattern, or use the navigation keys on the righthand side to move from pattern to pattern. If you’d rather see multiple patterns at once, click the grid icon on the righthand side below the navigation keys.
Title: The British Library
Tags: history, people, 17th and 18th century, Britain
Description: This vast collection of public domain images is a digital archive of 17th, 18th, and 19th century book images and makes a fantastic resource for anyone involved in historical projects.
Tips: This site mirrors Flickr in its user experience, as it is a branch of the Flickr homepage. Users may search for specific keywords and content at the top righthand search bar, but you may also access the site’s photostream, albums, and favorite pictures by using the top menu bar to navigate.
Title: Unsplash
Tags: landscapes, nature, mountains, business, travel, people, abstract, desktop, cities, flowers, scenes, culture, religion, architecture, buildings, things
Description: With photos ranging from natural landscapes to urban portraits, this blog is great for background images, unique landscape shots, abstract images or portraits.
Tips: At the top lefthand corner of the first photo on the blog, there is a search bar where you can search keywords or tags, and even filter by subject matter (i.e. buildings, food and drink, nature, etc.).
Here’s a great site for icons and “clean-looking” art. http://openclipart.org