# Free/public domain photos & graphics

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 18, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-public-domain-photos-graphics/656014 "2013-04-18T06:01:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-public-domain-photos-graphics/656014/1 "2013-04-18T06:01:21Z")

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What are some good sites to get free photos and images that you can use professionally?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-public-domain-photos-graphics/656014/2 "2013-04-18T06:08:47Z")

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You could try Creative Commons images. [http://search.creativecommons.org/](http://search.creativecommons.org/)

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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-public-domain-photos-graphics/656014/3 "2013-04-18T19:57:26Z")

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> **[Image \* After - currently 28262 free textures and images available](http://www.imageafter.com/index.php)**
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> Free high resolution images and textures for commercial and personal use. Daily additions. Free hi-res stock photography, with abstract graphics search.

> **[Big Photo Images for Download and Free Use - Bigfoto.com](https://bigfoto.com/)**
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> Welcome to BigFoto, a place where we offer you free big photo images for download, as well as some cool travel tips and articles.

Possibly:

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-public-domain-photos-graphics/656014/4 "2013-04-18T20:15:39Z")

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[Microsoft Office Gallery](http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/)

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**Author:** ![LMarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@LMarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LMarie)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-public-domain-photos-graphics/656014/5 "2013-04-19T23:37:25Z")

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A long list of sites where you can find free photos is here:

> **[List of sites to legally source free images from](https://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/768179-list-sites-legally-source-free-images.html)**
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> Here is a list of sites I have collated that you can source free images from. Some require attribution so ...

Also, Pat from the Smart Passive Income Blog shares some good advice here:

> **[The Ultimate Guide to Finding and Using Images on Your Blog](https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/blog/how-to-find-images-blog-guide/)**
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> A website that does not use images is akin to a restaurant absent of decor—uninteresting and uninviting. Here's how to find and use images on your blog.