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5 Best Stock Photography Sites in the World

Writer's picture: ALADIN UMARALADIN UMAR

The search for beautiful images is now easier than ever thanks to the many stock photography sites that have appeared in the past few years. They offer both high-quality shots and also the licenses to use those images–removing any legal worry from your search.

We have compiled 5 of the best stock photography sites in the world. First 10 are free sites. However, if you can afford to pay.


1. Pexels (free)

Pexels is one of my favorite stock photography sites. The website has a clean design with a search bar and the option to check popular photos from either the last 30 days or from the entire site.

Although there are no categories to actually browse, there is a ‘Discover’ section containing interesting collections, plus a board of ‘Top Photographers’ to inspire you.

If you need images with specific colors, Pexels has a handy ‘Search by color’ option, to make your life much easier.

You don’t need to sign in to download photos, but if you do, you will be able to like images and follow your favorite photographers.

Author attribution is not required, but if you want to support the author’s work, you have the option at download to thank him/her with a PayPal donation or by getting in touch on Instagram.


2. Pixabay (free)

Pixabay is home to more than 1.6 million free images, vectors, and videos. Although all images are released under the Pixabay License, and no attribution is required, although they do appreciate it if you credit the photographer.

One great advantage to Pixabay is that each image has 4 sizes of resolution to download (640 x 411 pixels, 1280 x 1233 pixels, 1920 x 1233 pixels and 3392 x 2180 pixels), so you can download the one that fits you the best–no need to re-size yourself later on.

Registration is optional (and free) and will give you access to extra features such as the ability to leave comments about photos or to download full resolution images.


3. Unsplash (free)

Unsplash is the site for you if you want free high-resolution images with a more arty style. They shy away from the traditional ‘stock photography’ look and offer more innovative images.

The site is clean and easy to browse via categories. They even have weekly collections, which are great for exploring new topics.

Being artsy doesn’t mean they have a smaller collection than other sites either: you can browse more than 900,000 beautiful images, wallpapers, textures, and patterns.


4. Gratisography (free)

This site defines itself as the world’s ‘quirkiest collection of free high-resolution images’.

Gratisography is simple to use, with just a search bar and an option to browse by categories (animal photography, business, nature photography, objects, people, urban photography and whimsical). You can also subscribe to a weekly new picture alert by email.

They aim for imaginative and they certainly deliver. You will be surprised by the creativity of some of the images. If you are searching for different and real, Gratisography is one of the better options of the free stock photography sites.


5. Foter (free)


Foter is an easy to use and elegant site, which makes browsing for images enjoyable.

The home page contains just three things: a search bar, a categories section and a browse by ideas area. Photos can easily be sorted by relevant/recent/popularity or license type (commercial or non-commercial).

One advantage of this site is its ease of use. Once you select an image, there are only 3 steps to follow: choose one of the available image sizes; check the license availability; and copy appropriate texts for attribution. These steps make your life much easier.

Although bear in mind you won’t find high-resolution images on this site. But if you are more of a digital user, you will find Foter a great resource.


So now you have no excuse for using low quality, mediocre photos in your content.

Check out the 15 stock photography sites we have listed above and there is bound to be something useful for you and your brand.

Which is your favorite out of the stock photography sites we have listed? Have we missed any? Leave a comment below and let us know.





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