https://github.com/heyalexej/awesome-images
A curated list of amazingly awesome free (stock) photo resources inspired by all the other awesomes.
https://github.com/heyalexej/awesome-images
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A curated list of amazingly awesome free (stock) photo resources inspired by all the other awesomes.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/heyalexej/awesome-images
- Owner: heyalexej
- Created: 2014-07-27T05:40:45.000Z (about 12 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-07-06T09:21:22.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-10-16T02:13:14.812Z (8 days ago)
- Size: 45.9 KB
- Stars: 2,513
- Watchers: 110
- Forks: 242
- Open Issues: 12
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
Awesome Images [](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
==============
A curated list of amazingly awesome free (stock) photo resources for your projects. Inspired by all the other [awesome awesomeness](https://github.com/bayandin/awesome-awesomeness) out there.
* [AllTheFreeStock](http://allthefreestock.com/) - CC0 images. Some of the video requires attribution
* [altphotos.com](https://altphotos.com/) - curated collection of CC0 photos, free for commercial use, no attribution or signup required
* [foodiesfeed.com](http://foodiesfeed.com/) - food images, free of licences
* [freerangestock.com](https://freerangestock.com/) - photos & textures, free for commercial use, no attribution; free account required to download (proprietary licence, not CC0)
* [getrefe.tumblr.com](http://getrefe.tumblr.com/) - photos of people interacting with technology for personal or commercial projects
* [goodfreephotos.com](https://www.goodfreephotos.com/) - public domain travel, nature & animal photos, free for commercial use, no attribution or account required
* [gratisography.com](http://www.gratisography.com/) - all pictures are free of copyright restrictions
* [images.nasa.gov](https://images.nasa.gov/) - NASA images/video/audio, mostly US public domain (excludes the NASA logo/insignia and third-party material)
* [isorepublic.com](http://isorepublic.com/) - high-quality, free photos for creatives.
* [jaymantri.com](http://jaymantri.com/) - entirely free of copyrights. 7 new photos every thursday.
* [jeshoots.com](https://jeshoots.com/) - original (non-AI) CC0 photos & mockups, free for commercial use, no attribution required
* [kaboompics.com](http://kaboompics.com/)
* [lifeofpix.com](http://www.lifeofpix.com/) - images for personal & commercial use. all images are donated to the public domain
* [littlevisuals.co](http://littlevisuals.co/) - entirely free of copyrights. updated almost daily.
* [magdeleine.co](https://magdeleine.co/) - hand-picked free stock photos, each licensed CC0/public domain or CC-BY (attribution required)
* [morguefile.com](http://www.morguefile.com/) - no attribution required
* [moveast.me](http://moveast.me/) - a guy on a photographic journey. all images are CC0
* [nos.twnsnd.co](http://nos.twnsnd.co/) - vintage images, free of any copyright restrictions
* [pexels.com](http://www.pexels.com/) - beautiful collection of photos, free of licenses
* [photostockeditor.com](http://www.photostockeditor.com/) - free high-resolution images for personal and commercial use
* [picjumbo.com](http://picjumbo.com/) - totally free photos for your commercial & personal works
* [picography.co](http://picography.co/) - free of licences
* [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com/) - photos, vector graphics, and illustrations - custom license limiting commercial use
* [publicdomainarchive.com](http://publicdomainarchive.com/) - public domain images
* [Shopify (Burst)](https://www.shopify.com/stock-photos) - free photos for personal and commercial use. No attribution required.
* [smart.servier.com](https://smart.servier.com/) - medical illustrations, free to share and adapt commercially, attribution required
* [splitshire.com](http://splitshire.com/) - delicious free stock photos for personal & commercial use
* [startupstockphotos.com](http://startupstockphotos.com/) - startup related photos, free of licences
* [stocksnap.io](https://stocksnap.io/) - CC0 licensed
* [superfamous.com](http://superfamous.com/) - requires attribution
* [titania-foto.com](http://www.titania-foto.com/) - german, no attribution required, only resale on other stock image websites forbidden
* [travelcoffeebook.com](http://travelcoffeebook.com/) 10 beautiful travel photos every 10 days. - all images are CC0
* [unsplash.com](http://unsplash.com/) - photos, some are advertisings - custom license limiting commercial use
* [vintagestockphotos.com](https://vintagestockphotos.com/) - vintage & retro photos, free for commercial use, no attribution; free account required to download; proprietary licence (no redistribution or print-on-demand), not public domain
Contributing
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I want this to become a truly awesome resource. Devs should be able to take a look and choose a great resource without googling for hours.
* If you have any suggestions on how to make this better, open an issue.
* If you have a resource to contribute, make a pull request.
Please just use `add resource.com` in your commit message.
* Please keep the format in alphabetical order.
* In vim: Select the lines to be sorted in "Visual Line" mode with `Shift + V` and invoke the "sort" function with `:sort`.
* In SublimeText: Just select the lines to be sorted and hit F5.
**No AI-generated image sites.** This list is for real photography and human-made illustration. Resources that primarily offer AI-generated images won't be accepted.
Please make sure the provider isn't some EvilCorp™ that'll send nice letters with a hefty price tag through their attorneys later on.
ToDo
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* figure out which data beside the licences is interesting/important
* figure out a good way to format and represent the data