The following article is an attempt to create the ultimate collection of free and creative commons based stock photo websites with the best places to search for Hi Res Photos and get nice quality images.
All Websites in this collection contain free digital stock photographs. For some you have to be registered to access and download high resolution imagery others have instant download options. I hope this will help you find open-source and creative commons images and photography to help you create stunning designs without spending as much as a dollar.
Flickr.com (cc photos for commercial use)
This search query link to the Flickr photo website will only show Photos with Creative Commons-licensed content for commercial use. It has about 50 million images that u can use for commercial work. Just type your keywords and let flickr do the searching.
RGBstock.com
RGB Stock – RGBStock is one of the fastest growing free stock photo sites on the internet. the images are top quality and the file sizes are high resolution.
Rgbstock.com
Pixmac.com/free
Professional Stockphoto Agency Pixmac offers over 60.000 high quality, pictures for FREE!
Pixmac.com/free-pictures
SXC.hu
With a database of almost 400.000 images one of the largest free stockphoto sites.
Sxc.hu
Stockvault.net
Free Stock Photos, textures and graphics
Stockvault.net
Morguefile.com
Contains high-resolution stock photography images free for either corporate or private use. The purpose of this site is to provide artist, illustrators, designers and educators raw reference material.
Morguefile.com
Dreamstime.com
At the Dreamstime.com/free-photos you can download up to 380.000 high resolution RF stock images for free.
Dreamstime.com/free-photos
Freerangestock.com
Freerange Stock offers thousands of high resolution, high quality stock photographs for free. Not just royalty-free, totally free! The database is searchable by keyword and the collection is constantly expanding.
Freerangestock.com
Freefoto.com
Download images for private use at no charge, or buy for commercial purposes. Collection includes business and industry, transport, nature, and travel. The United Kingdom and Europe are specialties.
Freefoto.com
Freestockphotos.biz
Over 10,000 free stock photos and clip art illustrations in dozens of categories.
Freestockphotos.biz