We are big believers in the power of the visual image when it comes to creating websites and engaging content on social media, therefore you need images, lots of images and we have a list of the best Free Images for Social Media (and web design too).
We also understand how hard it can be to source these said great images, especially ones that are free for commercial use!
After spending some time doing the groundwork, we have compiled a list of our favourite photo websites you can use to source your images for free!
Our list of free images for social media
Unsplash – https://unsplash.com
Founded 3 years ago as a Tumblr blog, Unslpash is now an industry leading photo community where photographers and lovers of photography meet to share inspiration and content free from Copyright.
Pros
- Large database of versatile photos from an impressive community of photographers from all over the world
- Easy to use search options
- 10 new photos are uploaded every 10 days
- Free for commercial use
Pexels – https://www.pexels.com
Pexels’ aim is to provide quality stock photos free from Copyright to empower creators to easily create beautiful photos and designs. So its therefore one of our go-to site for free images for social media.
Pros
- Draws content from other photo sharing sites like Unsplash, Gratisography, Little Visuals and many more.
- Wide range of high-res, artistic photos
- Easy to search for images
- New photos added daily
StockPic – https://stokpic.com/
Created by one photographer, Ed Gregory, who decided to create a site to share all of his images that were clogging up his hard drive. Ed now creates beautiful content specifically for StockPic and through the success of the site is now sponsoring a select number of photographers to explore their craft in return for images for StockPic.
Pros
- Carefully selected, quality, high-res images
- 10 new photos available every 2 weeks
- Easy to search categories
StockSnap – https://stocksnap.io
StockSnap pull together quality stock photos from around the web as well as a select number of photographers from within their network. The result? A large, versatile database of quality photos available for your use.
Pros
- Large, versatile database of quality images
- Easy to use search engine
- High resolution, artistic photos
ISO Republic – https://isorepublic.com/
Created by a designer/photographer who is the main contributor to the website. ISO Republic now hosts images from a number of different photographers resulting in a continuously growing database of quality photos.
Pros
- Versatile database of quality images
- High resolution, artistic photos
PixaBay – https://pixabay.com
Boasting a database containing over 860,000 free stock photos, vectors and art illustration, PixaBay has an impressive selection of content available royalty free.
- Over 860,000 worth of free, high resolution images
Gratisography – http://gratisography.com
Created by photographer Ryan McGuire, all images carry Ryan’s unique and at times humorous trademark.
- Humorous, engaging, some slightly abstract photos
- New images uploaded weekly
Magdeleine – https://magdeleine.co/
Beautiful images from a number of different photographers. Although their database isn’t as large as some of the other sites, the images are beautiful and their search engine gives you the ability to search by colour theme!
- Ability to sort photography based on colors, categories – great if you’re looking for photos to suit your theme
- Maybe you’re a nature, travelling and architecture fan. This site is for you.
Finally, now we have given you a great list of inspiration. Its time to go and find those free images for social media (and web design too).