It can be insanely hard to find high quality, high-res free stock photos for personal and commercial use. A growing number of websites have amazing photos you can use for your work. Some of them cost money. Not everybody can afford those high quality photos. Fortunately most of these sites have images you can use for free.
I’ve curated a list of awesome sites that have great stock images you can use for free. You may have seen some of them already on other stock photos lists. But you will still find this list useful.
Most of the photos you will find on these sites are free from copyright restrictions or licensed under creative commons public domain dedication. You can copy, modify, distribute and use for even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. However, some photos may require attribution. But they are all free to use. :sparkles:
The Stocks: The best free photos in one place.
http://thestocks.im/Pexels: Best free photos in one place.
http://www.pexels.com/All The Free Stock: Free stock images, icons, and videos.
http://allthefreestock.com/Designers Pics: Free photographs for your personal & commercial use.
http://www.designerspics.com/Splashbase: Search & discover free, hi res photos & videos.
http://www.splashbase.co/Startup Stock Photos: Go. Make something.
http://startupstockphotos.com/Jay Mantri: Free pics. Do anything (CC0). Make magic.
http://jaymantri.com/Moveast: This is a journey of a portuguese guy moving east.
http://moveast.me/Travel Coffee Book: Sharing beautiful travel moments.
http://travelcoffeebook.com/Unsplash: Free (do whatever you want) high-resolution photos.
http://unsplash.com/
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