Find gorgeous, royalty-free photos and start kicking your website and social media up a notch

istockphotos and Getty Images used to be the only players on the digital photography block. They merged not too long ago and now monopolize the pay for photo market.  Gorgeous as the photos are, I find it hard to swallow the prices they are asking for these days.  For images that I would use in a website banner, I’d want the photo to be at least 2000 px wide. I would be looking at $36 USD for one photo.

Now, don’t get me wrong.  Photos are an integral part of your marketing.  Good photos exude professionalism, trustworthiness and be the tool you need to really convey your messaging. Though with so many great (free) options out there, I can usually find what I want without paying a dime.

I’ve curated a list of my 10 favourite places to find royalty free images. Go on, take a look.

Unsplash

This is my favourite of the bunch and usually where I start my search for the perfect photo. With 10 photos added daily, they have amassed a mighty fine database of photos thus far. You can find anything from nature to abstract to business photos.

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Pexel

Pexel offers nice search functionality and boasts adding 50 photos daily. It’s also nice to browse by popular interest tags.

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Bucketlistly

Looking for amazing photos from around the world? Well, Bucketlistly is your place. Filter by location right from the homepage and instantly be immersed in glorious photos.

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Pixabay

The added bonus of this site is that it also has a nice repository of vector graphics.

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Moveast

All photos are from this photoblogger’s journeys.  All free for use.

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Kaboompics

KaboomPics is a collection of good quality photos offered, for free, to bloggers, website owners, small businesses, freelancers & social media ninjas.

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Skitterphoto

A great selection of photos from a variety of genres including urban, landscapes, flora, and HDR photos.

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