20 Places to Find Free Images for Your Website

free images for website
free images for website


Grab a newspaper and flip to any page. What’s the first thing you noticed?

I bet you it was an image. The visual interest immediately grabs your attention and keeps you looking at the page longer.

The same thing happens when someone visits your website. People prefer pictures over text and images help grab their attention and keep them on your site longer.

Two problems:

  • It’s hard to find non-sucky free images online.
  • People keep using the same, generic stock photos all over the web.

Here are 20 places to find free images for your website. I’ve included some options that are a little off the beaten path so that your website doesn’t drown in the sea of sameness.

1. Pixabay

free images for website - pixabay

2. StockSnap

free images for website - stocksnap

3. Pexels

free images for website - pexels

4. Startup Stock Photos

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5. Gratisography

free images for website - gratisography

6. Unsplash

free images for website - unsplash

7. Negative Space

free images for website - negative space

8. Splitshire

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9. Picjumbo

free images for website - picjumbo

10. Life of Pix

free images for website - life of pix

11. Cupcake

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12. Stokpic

free images for website - stokpic

13. Jay Mantri

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14. Magdeleine

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15. Minimography

free images for website - minimography

16. New Old Stock

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17. FoodiesFeed

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18. Raumrot

free images for website - raumrot

19. BucketListly

free images for website - bucketlistly

20. Get Refe

free images for website - get refe

Tip: When you download images from these sites, they are going to be H U G E. Edit the images and reduce their size before uploading them to WordPress. Otherwise, those mega images are going to slow down your site, which is bad for your website visitors and search engine rankings.

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6 Comments

  1. Hi, Julia! Thanks so much for this list!

    I wanted to ask you a question about morgueFile. I thought attribution wasn’t needed to use its photos. Am I wrong?

    1. Hi Tara. You’re right, MorgueFile does not require attribution. They used to ask for photos to be attributed when possible, I assume as a common courtesy to the photographers who upload their photos for free use, but it was never required. I don’t see that mentioned on the site any more, so I’ve taken that bit out of the article.

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