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Free stock photography websites help make designing your websites exciting and save you money. This list of sites all allow for commercial use. Please keep in mind that each one of these sites have different terms of use, so please check this before downloading photos.

Aarin FreePhoto.com – 950 free photos with link back requirement. Nice site.

AMG Media Works, Inc – Catogory names such as desktop objects, funky things, and cool objects don’t really help you find what you are looking for so happy browsing.

Amygdela’s Atmosphere – Enjoyable site just redesigned with interesting geographic categories, photos of the sun, cityscapes and Antarctica.

Barry’s Free Photos – Over 2300 Free photos in the following categories: Animals, Agriculture, Aviation, Industry, Travel, Transportation and so many more. Really worth the look!

Bigfoto.com – I like this site. It’s completely free and the categories are divided into countries such as America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Pacific. They have a theme section that has Human, nature, backgrounds, close-ups, food and other unusual categories. Check this one out for your next project!

BurningWell.org – This is a public domain image source. All are free to use. You can browse the photos or use their search feature. The little time I spent on this site didn’t impress me too much. But maybe I just didn’t search long enough for the diamond in the rough.

Cepolina Photo – This site has a large selection of photos divided into categories as well as a search feature. One thing I like about this site is that you can search by color. So if you need an image with orange in it, you can search in that manner.

Creating Online – Nice selection of free photos. This site has a hover over feature to see a larger version of the thumbnail. Photos are categorized into many many categories too numerous to list here.

Design Packs – Free Image Collections for web designers. Each month a new collection is put together which is theme based. A really nice find! Check this out.

DeviantART – Click the Browse button to browse the photos. However I found it easier to click browse then on the next page click the “categories” button to narrow down the search. This is a must see site as well. The Macro category should simply amaze you.

Dreamstime – This is an area where photographers can advertise themselves by donating one free photo. The content varies and there isn’t a search feature.

Every stock photo – Nice selection of photos. The best way to get started is by using the search feature.

Free Digital Photos – All photos are free for web resolution. Print resolutions can be purchased at either $5 or $10. Photos are separated into categories and the site has a search feature.

Free Images – 2500 original stock photos to choose from. The site is divided into categories and the categories are quite diverse.

FreePhotos.com – Over 4000 free photos. This site has photos in a large range of categories.

Free Photos Bank – This site is divided into categories. Nice selection.

Freerange – A search feature makes this site work. You must be a member to download but membership is free.

Free Stock Photos – Download free photos for your personal/commercial design projects. Categories such as : Animals, Architecture, Business & Finance, Food & Drink, People and more.

Fontplay – 10,000 free photos. Divided into a limited number of categories. Not the most eye catching site, but they do have nice categories.

Fpnet – Unusual photos can be found here. Check out some of these categories: Emergency Services, Historical, Military, Places, Theme Parks and more.

Graphicsarena.com – Amateur photographer submitted photos. Some nice gems in this site.

Image*After – A large collection of free photos and textures. Quite an unusual selection of photos.

Imagebase – Nice selection of free photos including a category of The Holy Land.

Insect Images – Insects, bugs and more creepy crawlers.

Kavewall – This site is a great find. They have very unusual categories that might inspire you. Smoke, Electric and tattoo. Check this one out.

Liam’s Pictures from Old Books – Scanned images, engravings and pictures from old books. Over 2100 high resolutions images are available.

MorgueFile – This is a site that contains free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use. I reference this site on a regular basis.

NOAA Photo Library – Gorgeous science, and nature shots including tornados, hurricanes and other weather tragedies, polar region photos, coral reefs and more.

PD Photo.org – Royalty Free, Public Domain Stock Photos There are thousands of photos nicely divided into hundreds of categories. There is a search feature which will reduce your search time. Good one to check out for sure.

Photocase – This is a community run site with really great photos. Not your typical stock photography but still amazing. There are photos here that you couldn’t even imagine. Search by keyword or color.

Photogen – Lots of unique photos but I didn’t find a search feature. Also these photos were not separated into easy to find categories.

Openphoto.net – Nice selection and a variety of permissions. Interesting categories such as macro, recreation, art and colors. This one is worth a look.

Open Stock – This site will keep you busy. Lots of photos. You must use the search feature to get you started. This site is powered by trynt, yahoo and wikipedia. This one you should also check out.

Stock.xchng – Large selection of free photos. They also have a search feature which aids in finding what you want and a welcomed hover feature for close-ups.

Studio.25 – Amazing resource. This is a must see and really easy to use. Search or use the categories and then finally see close- ups with the hover feature.

Turbo Photo – 2000 free stock photos available for download. A search feature makes this site easy to use.

Unprofound.com – This is a nice site. You can search by keywords or by color. Unusual collection of photos because they are not your typical stock photos. You might enjoy this site. It’s non-profit with no advertising.

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture Nice site of Animals, Crops, Fruits & Veggies, Insects and other agricultural categories.

Vintage Pixels – Interesting site since all photos are black and white historical photos. You must be a member to download photos but membership is free. Each photo has details to see the approximate date the photo was taken. This site is like taking a walk through history.

Visipix.com – This site has photos and fine art that is free to use as long as you place the photographer’s name near. 6 sizes are offered for each photo.

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