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Photos, vectors, illustrations and video under one licence, with a deeper illustration catalogue than the photo-first libraries. No attribution required.
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Free Stock Photos — Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay
Search Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, Freepik and Openverse together and compare free images before you download.
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Free photos & videos, no attribution
Strong on people-at-work and lifestyle photography, plus a useful free video library. No attribution required; avoid implying endorsement by people in the frame.
High-res community photography
The most editorial of the free libraries, with a paid tier layered on top. Check whether an image is in the free collection or the Unsplash+ paid one before using it.
Vectors, PSDs, icons and photos
Vectors, PSDs and AI images rather than photography. The free tier requires attribution — read the licence line on each asset instead of assuming.
700M+ openly licensed images
Aggregates openly licensed media from many sources, so licences vary item by item. Always open the source page; some require attribution and some restrict commercial use.
Trending CC0 stock photos
A smaller, curated CC0 collection with a consistently clean look. Useful when you want a handful of good options rather than thousands.
Freely licensed media repository
Encyclopaedic and documentary material, including historical images you will not find elsewhere. Attribution is usually required and licences differ per file.
About the Stock Photos channel
Every article, landing page and deck needs one image that does not look like a 2012 corporate template. There are four good free libraries and no reason to check them one at a time — Unsplash for mood, Pexels for people at work, Pixabay for illustrations and vectors, Openverse when you need openly licensed material from elsewhere.
Search a scene, not a noun: “woman working laptop cafe natural light” beats “business”, because stock search rewards specificity. Filter by orientation before scrolling, open the image page rather than the download button so you can read the licence, and check whether an identifiable person would need a release for commercial advertising.
Stock Photos search — frequently asked questions
Are Unsplash, Pexels and Pixabay images free for commercial use?
Yes, under their own licences — no attribution required, commercial use allowed. The limits are about what you do with the photo: you cannot sell unmodified copies or imply that the photographer or the people pictured endorse your product.
Do I need a model release for a photo of a person?
For editorial or illustrative use, usually not. For advertising that implies endorsement, yes — and free libraries rarely supply releases. If the person is identifiable and the use is commercial, pick a photo without a face.
How do I avoid the stock-photo look?
Search for light and setting rather than concepts, prefer slightly imperfect framing, and avoid the laughing-meeting photo. Specificity in the query is what produces images that feel documentary.
What size should I download?
1600px wide is enough for most heroes; 800px for cards. Compress before uploading — a 4MB hero image is a Core Web Vitals problem, not a quality improvement.