A thousand words are worth a thousand pictures. This is why all of the top bloggers use images to attract attention and effectively communicate their message. We are frequently asked how to find good royalty free images. What are the best resources for finding royalty-free images for your WordPress site? In this article, we’ll share some of our favorite places to find royalty-free images for your WordPress blog posts, so your content can stand out.
1. Stock.xchng
We like stock.xchng because it has a large collection of photographs that are neatly organized, categorized, and tagged. It’s simple to find a photo on stock.xchng. You have the option of browsing images by category or using the search feature.
The majority of the images on this page are of reasonable quality, so you can use them on both your website and your presentations. You may come across images that are widely used and easily identified.
For example, if you search for a business, a slew of images from other websites will appear. However, if you search for a niche-specific search term, you will find images that are not overly popular.
2. Pixabay
Pixabay is a popular site for finding royalty-free CC-0 licensed images. The website contains a large collection of images that have been organized into categories and tags.
You can narrow down your search using the website’s advanced search feature. You can look for images that have a prominent color.
3. Unsplash
A well-known source of high-quality royalty-free, CC-0 licensed, and public domain images. Every ten days, Unsplash publishes ten images.
Unsplash does have a satisfactory search feature that can be used to find images that best match themes such as nature, office, and work.
When you open a new tab, the website displays a random image in the background. You could also then save the image to your computer.
4. Photo Pin
Photo Pin assists bloggers in finding images to use in their posts and articles. It searches Flickr API for creative commons licensed photographs. Most photographs on this site, like those on the Creative Commons Search, require attribution.
5. Public Domain Pictures
The collection of royalty-free images and photographs at Public Domain Pictures is extensive. You can find images by searching or browsing through categories.
6. New Old Stock
This beautifully curated website features vintage photographs that have been released into the public domain. The photographs are unique in that they provide a glimpse into the past.
7. Pickup Image
Pickup Image has a large library of royalty-free photographs, images, and clipart. The site has an easy-to-use search function. For easier browsing, images are also organized into categories and tags.
8. Public Domain Archive
The Public Domain Archive provides high-quality royalty-free stock photography. The website features a mix of modern and vintage photographs. You can browse images by category or use the search feature.
9. SplitShire
SplitShire is a collection of photographs by Daniel Nanescu that are licensed under the Creative Commons Zero license. You can navigate the site using the tags filter or view images in mosaic view. The site is updated on a regular basis with new photos.
10. LibreShot
11. Skitterphoto
Skitterphoto provides high-resolution royalty-free images. All images on this website are public domain and licensed under CC-0. The site showcases the work of their own photographers, so you’ll find less common and more unique images.
12. Stocksnap.io
A beautifully curated and user-friendly website with royalty-free photographs and CC0 licensed images. Stocksnap.io allows you to search for images based on categories and tags. You can also make use of the search function.
13. WikiMedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons, a Wikimedia Foundation project, is a large library of freely usable images, audio, and video files. The library can be searched by media types, such as images, photographs, drawings, and illustrations, or by file type, such as audio, video, image, and so on. Images can also be sorted by license. A large number of images on Wikimedia Commons are in the public domain, which means they can be used without attribution. Some images may be covered by a creative commons license that requires attribution. Make sure to read the license information located beneath each image.
14. PDPics
PDPics has a large collection of public domain images, numbering in the thousands. The site may appear simple at first glance, but it contains images that have been neatly curated into categories and tags.
15. ShutterStock
Shutterstock isn’t free, but it’s worth mentioning here. Their photo, vector, and illustration library is simply incredible.
We are a paying customer of Shutterstock and can attest to the image quality.
Once you’ve found the image you’re looking for, you can crop and edit it with your favorite image editing software. Don’t forget to save your web-optimized images because they will help your site load faster.
We hope this article has assisted you in locating royalty-free images for your WordPress blog.
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