Welcome to our copyright free photos section. On this page is a list of sites that offer creative commons, public domain, and other nonrestrictive copyright licensed photos. These sites are ranked mostly according to how expansive their collections are.
This is a custom Google search that only searches the photo sites listed below. While a great way to find a file quick make sure you check the licensing as a lot of these sites have paid sections.
| FreeFoto Rank:  (5/5)
Huge collection of free photos in a wide variety of categories. Lots of public domain photos and general use. |
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| PBase World Photos Rank:  (4/5)
Pictures and photos from around the world. All copyright free photos organized by country with a large variety. |
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| U.S. Government Photos Rank: (4/5)
United States government photos from various departments. Organized by department and some categories. |
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| Wikimedia Commons Photos Rank: (4/5)
Lots of copyright free photos used by the Wikimedia foundation. Can be a bit confusing to get what you’re looking for. |
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| morgueFile Free Photos Rank: (4/5)
Large amount of copyright free photos and public domain photos in a lot of different categories. Nicely organized. |
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| Photos by FreePixels Rank: (4/5)
Few thousand free photos in all kinds of different categories. Photos are nice quality. |
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| Free Photos from Lib of Congress Rank: (4/5)
Huge collection of copyright free photos covering all things American. Free photos range from 1400-present. |
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| Public Domain Photos Rank: (4/5)
Over 5,000 free stock photos of all different kinds. All photos on the site are public domain photos. |
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| Art & Architecture Rank:  (3/5)
Free photos of architecture and art from around the world. Mostly European focused though. |
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| OpenPhoto Rank: (3/5)
Collection of photos in various categories. Decent selection of copyright free photos and public domain photos. |
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Pics4Learning Rank: (3/5)
Decent amount of photos covering educational topics of all kinds. Copyright free photos for students and teachers. |
| FreePhotosBank Rank: (3/5)
Free stock photos available in a few different categories. Large selection within the categories they do have. |
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| PD Public Domain Photos Rank: (3/5)
Somewhat large selection of copyright free photos and public domain photos on a few different categories. |
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| Lib of Congress Depress-WW2 Rank: (3/5)
Lots of free public domain photos from the Lib of Congress convering America from Great Depression through WW2. |
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| ImageBank Rank: (3/5)
All kinds of free photos related to bioscience. This includes animals and environmental shots. |
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Free Photos by USDA Rank: (3/5)
Good collection of free photos from the USDA. If it’s related to agriculture there’s a good chance it’s here. |
| NASA GRIN Rank: (3/5)
Great Images In Nasa (GRIN) has a collection of free photos throughout NASA’s history. |
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| American Politicial Photos Rank: (3/5)
Lots of free photos in the public domain covering American politicial history. |
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| NOAA Photos Rank: (3/5)
Oceanic and atmospheric free photos from the NOAA. |
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Republic Domain Photos Rank: (3/5)
Quite a few copyright free photos and public domain photos on a variety of topics. |
| Republic Domain Rank: (3/5)
Lots of public domain photos available from multiple categories. All free photos are in the public domain. |
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| Flickr Creative Commons Photos Rank: (3/5)
Allows you to search Flickr for creative commons photos. Can also use advanced search then creative commons. |
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| NSF Free Photos Rank: (3/5)
National Science Foundation provided copyright free photos. Quite a large selection but hard to find specifics. |
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| Geek Phisosopher Photos Rank:  (2/5)
Small selection of free photos organized into a few categories. |
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| Lib of Congress Portraits Rank: (2/5)
A lot of older portraits made available by the Library of Congress. Copyright free photos and in the pubic domain. |
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| FreePhoto1 Rank: (2/5)
Decent selection of copyright free photos. Lots of different categories but not much in each one. |
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| Civil War Photos Rank: (2/5)
Lots of copyright free photos from the American civil war. Made available by the Library of Congress. |
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| Free Nature Photos Rank: (2/5)
Somewhat small collection of free photos of various elements of nature. Animals, sky, plants, etc. |
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Air Force Photos Rank: (2/5)
Copyright free photos from the United States Air Force. No categories so it’s hard to find specifics. |
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Fish & Wildlife Photos Rank: (2/5)
Free photos from the Fish & Wildlife department of the U.S government. |
| FinallyCreative Rank: (2/5)
Small collection of copyright free photos in the public domain. Multiple categories but sparse selection within each. |
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| Free Photo Gate Rank:  (1/5)
Handful of categories with a large selection of copyright free photos in each. |
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| FreePhotosLU Rank: (1/5)
Small selection of copyright free photos and public domain photos. Categories are really generic. |