My Kick Butt List of Free & Paid Stock Photo Websites
September 29, 2016
I know you’ve been there. We all have. You create the perfect written content for your blog or social media. And you’re a smart cookie who knows that content with images is absorbed by readers far more readily than content without eye-grabbing photos. There’s just one problem: everyone you know uses the exact same images from the exact same stock photo sites! The last thing you want to do is post the same image you’ve seen in 20 other places on the internet. What do you do?
In case you haven’t already heard, I’m a huge proponent of utilizing quality stock photo images with your content. That being said, I’ve certainly taken the time to build up my cache–but it hasn’t been without a lot of searching. Thankfully, I’m going to save you a LOT of time by offering you a complete list of my favorite free and paid stock photo sites!
Free
IMPORTANT: Read the license type carefully when using free stock photos and make sure you are complying with the terms of use. When in doubt, pay for a royalty free photo from the paid list below.
http://albumarium.com/
B
https://barnimages.com/
https://burst.shopify.com/
C
https://www.canva.com/photos/free/
A
https://www.alamy.com/
B
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/
D
http://depositphotos.com/
F
https://us.fotolia.com/
https://www.fotosearch.com/
G
http://www.gettyimages.com/
I
http://www.istockphoto.com/
http://www.imagesource.com/
M
https://www.megapixl.com/
O
https://www.offset.com/
P
https://peopleimages.com/
S
https://stock.adobe.com/
http://www.shutterstock.com/
https://www.stocksy.com/
T
https://www.twenty20.com/
V
http://www.veer.com/
Meredith Oliver, aka The Digital Interpreter™, is a sales and marketing strategist. She is the Creative Director and Cofounder of Meredith Communications, a digital marketing agency in Raleigh, NC. Meredith holds a Masters Degree in Communication Technology, is the author of three books and speaks professionally on digital marketing. Follow her on Twitter: @MeredithCSP and follow her killer shoe collection on Instagram: @MeredithsShoes22.
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