Finding high-quality, free photos for business use can be challenging. To save you time, I’ve compiled a list of trusted websites that I personally use to find free, high-resolution images suitable for commercial projects—many of which don’t require attribution.
Keep in mind that most free images come with certain licensing restrictions. For example, some may require you to credit the photographer or include a link to their profile or website. I recommend reviewing the licensing terms carefully before downloading any images to avoid potential legal issues. It’s also a good idea to read each website’s usage information thoroughly so you fully understand the terms before using any content.
Canva Pro is free for non-profits
Where To Find Free Images
Canva Pro Great quality assortment of stock images. One small annual fee with the Canva Pro account allows the use of all their Canva Pro images for commercial purposes. Canva provides what I have found to be the best online software for graphic design work. Free or paid images are available for commercial use. No attribution required. Canva’s free version also allows you to upload your own images to edit and use to create designs using their various social media and multimedia templates. However, the free account is limited. Canva Pro opens up an enormous wealth of possibilities to create amazing digital designs and marketing graphics.
Pixabay A huge assortment of free for commercial use images that don’t require attribution.
Pexels Good business photos – Variety & quality!
Unsplash Good for memes and other graphic projects. Read terms of use.
Realisticshots Heaps to choose from.
Gratisography Great images – a large assortment.
Picjumbo Heaps of images to choose from.
High-Resolution Images are large and take too long to load. If you’re after massive images, this is the site for you!
Fancycrave Good for a variety of projects.
FoodiesFeed Food images.
Rgbstock Heaps to choose from – read permissions.
Visualhunt A large assortment of images
Foodeverest Food images.
Goodfreephotos Good for projects.
RaumRot Nice images – click on the links at the top of the page.
Freejpg A huge assortment!
Morguefile – Heaps of quality and amateur hi-res images – read individual image permissions before downloading.
Goodstock Photos Good quality images.
Before you download an image:
- Read the licensing. Some images may require attribution.
- It’s up to you to make sure the images you use don’t belong to another business. I’ve noticed images that probably shouldn’t have been uploaded to these sites. So be careful. Using the Canva platform is probably the safest way to get stock images without having to read the licensing.
- Know what size you’re after beforehand so that you don’t clutter your website with huge images.
- Use images that are relevant to your business or blog.
I hope these links to free photo sites will prove useful for your business and personal use. More of these types of blogs coming in the near future. So keep an eye out for those. If you’re after affordable web design & development, plus graphic design work, contact Sandra at ACT Websites for quality WordPress freelance work that doesn’t cost the earth.
