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Find free photographs of people, places, and things organized in several categories. Use these free pictures for electronic or print publishing or comps. Check the terms of usage to find out if these free photos are for personal use only or commercial use as well. Both professional and amateur photographers are providing more and more free images that are free from most usage restrictions.

How to Use Pictures of People

Pictures of people may be used to illustrate a concept or to identify and recognize specific persons such as employees, award-winners, and newsmakers. Whether utilizing pictures of real people or artwork that represents types of people, there are certain guidelines that will enhance the use of people pictures in Web and print work.

About - Textures and Patterns

Close-up photos of various objects to show the texture or pattern.

AarinFreePhoto.com

They have several hundred free images for personal and commercial use as long as you credit the source.

Amazing Textures

Check out the free samples or register for access to high resolution textures.

AMG Media

They invite you to 'steal' these free photos for Web use.

Art Favor

In addition to several categories of photos they also have vector, Flash, sounds, and some fonts for Web use.

Barry's Free Photos

Browse several categories for free stock photos.

BigFoto.com

Amateur photographers provide these images for free although you do need to provide a link or reference when you use them.

BurningWell.org

Donated by photographers, search by keyword for free images.

Cepolina

Get nature photos including pictures of animals. Free for personal or commerical use with credit. High resolution images can be purchased on DVD.

CreatingOnline.com

Organized by topic, these images are free for personal or commerical use but be sure to read the terms of use first.

DefenseLINK News Photos

From the US Department of Defense, the people and events that are making news. Specific categories include Operations, Military Services, and Emergency Assistance.

DHD Multimedia Gallery

For personal and commercial use, collections include natural science, music, art, bizarre, recreation, and much more.

Digital Library System: US Fish & Wildlife Service

Search or browse public domain photos from Alaska, Mountain-Prairie, Pacific, and other libraries.

Feed My Eyes

Free for personal use, there are buildings, city scenes, nature, and more.

Free Media GOO

They have free images, textures, audio, and Flash for commercial and personal use at no charge. Browse by category or search by keyword.

Free Photographs Network5

Find free photos for non-commercial use.

Free Pix Gallery

Download 6x4 inch 266 dpi TIFF textures.

Free Stock Photos

The images here are free for personal or commerical use. Get photos in low and high resolution.

FreeDigitalPhotos.net

For personal or commericial use, they have a couple thousand images, most are 640 x 480 pixels and 72dpi making them mostly suitable for Web/screen use or inkjet printing.

FreeFoto.com

Free for private non-commercial use (for sale to others). Many categories including business, Europe, Far East, and Nature.

FreeImages.co.uk

2500 or more images in several categories such as buildings and nature.

FreePhotos.com

This community-based source of stock photos provides free images of mixed quality for personal or commerical use.

FreePhotosBank

These images are free for personal or commerical use. Browse by category and sub-category or search by keyword. ZIP files available to speed downloads.

FreeStockPhotos.com

Free for personal use and some for commercial use. In addition to animals and plants there are categories for sky & weather, the universe, Christian, and Israel as well as miscellaneous.

Gimp-Savvy

Free images (although some restrictions apply) come from NASA and other sources. Search by archive source or with keywords.

Image*After

Free photos and textures for personal or commercial use, including using them as-is or altered in posters and postcards. These are hi-res images in a variety of categories. Easy to search.

Morguefile.com

Get yourself some free high resolution stock photography. It's free even for commercial use. These are quality images organized in categories for Animals, Objects, People, Scenes, Still Lifes, and Textures.

National Library of Australia

Read the permissions (licensing) on the images then use the search to find images of people, animals, landscapes, and buildings.

NOAA Photo Library

Numerous collections covering animals, places, people, weather, and much more. Great source of public domain images.

PicturesOf.net - Pictures of People, Stock Photos, Stock Photography

These varied, high-quality photos of people at PicturesOf.net can be used for non-profit school projects, used as wallpaper, sent as greeting cards, or used as low-rez comps. Other use is not granted without purchasing a license.

Public Health Image Library

Mostly public domain images (check each photo) from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

United States Department of the Interior

Jumping off point to the various photo collections of the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, and the National Park Service.

Unprofound

Here's an interesting way to organize images - by color. So, if you want a photo that predominantly green (green grass, a green sign, etc. then click on the green square. You can also enter keywords.

USDA Agricultural Research Service Image Gallery

Animals, crops, and insects are some of the categories. Download Web or FPO images in three sizes. Hi-rez images are also available.

USDA

The USDA Online Photography Center has thousands of images with people, animals, scenery, and much more.

US Government Graphics and Photos

Most images are public domain but you should check the terms for each collection because there may be restrictions on some images. Links go to various government agencies and collections and cover people, politics, places, weather, animals, history, parks, and more.

Vintage Pixels

Want an historical picutre - even it's people you don't know? Start your search here for old b&w and other vintage photographs.
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