Stock Images

If you've ever tried searching for free stock photos, you will probably find an overwhelming number of services to choose from with a large proportion of the images being owned by large companies like Shutterstock who charge a considerable amount of money for a single photo. Lucky for you, there are various resources to choose from for access to high-quality stock photos without any hassle or significant cost. So let’s break it down and help you find the best stock images for your needs. 
Raw Pixel is a new and refreshing stock imagery site featuring a variety of beautiful design and inspiration images. If you are looking for a refreshing alternative to your typical stock images currently being banded about Raw Pixel has some stunning images that don't feature on other stock image sites. All images are free and available to use for commercial uses. 
Not only does pixabay offer stock imagery royalty free, it also provides a variety of high definition stock videos to use within your website which are all super easy to integrate as they are all YouTube videos. There is also a great selection of vector images and illustrations. 
​StockSnap.io has a large selection of beautiful free stock photos and high resolution images. The site also has a very handy search feature making it easy to browse through the thousands of images available.

StockSnap adds hundreds of images on a weekly basis and all photos are released under creative commons public domain – no attribution required.​
Unsplash is a collection of free high-resolution photos and has arguably become the best source for stock images. Super simple website showcasing some of the best stock images on the web. I personally use Unsplash myself for various projects. 

Unsplash releases 10 new photos every 10 days and they’re released under the creative commons public domain license.
Picjumbo is a collection of totally free photos for your commercial and personal works. New photos are added daily from a wide variety of categories including abstract, fashion, nature, technology and much more. Slightly over the top with ads but I suppose they've got to make some cash! Easy to navigate and super easy to download. 
Sick of your typical landscape, lifestyle and skyline stock photography images? Well check out Gratisography. Go straight to the whimsical tab and find some of the best alternative, wacky and strange stock photos. All images are free high-resolution that can use on your personal and commercial projects.  
Great stock image library for an even better cause. Check out the story on the site, certainly worth a donation if you can. 7 new photos every 7 days. Mainly landscape and nature focused photography. Great high res images. 
Death to the Stock Photo requires you to sign up (free) – Then you’ll have high quality photos sent directly to your email every month. You get a free pack just for joining and, according to Twitter, new members will soon be able to download previous photo packs too. Sure sounds great!
New Old Stock is an intriguing site created by Cole Townsend. The idea is to publish vintage photos from the Public Archives that are free of known copyright restrictions. There are some incredible images available all for free. Great for a vintage brand, website or blog. 
Looking to start a foodie blog or eCommerce store? Check out Foodies Feed. A huge collection of thousands of non-stockish, realistic and natural looking images of foods. Search by category or download complete curated packages of images. All photos are taken by Jakub and available to download for free. 
IM Free offers not only free social media images, but is a “curated collection of free web design resources, all for commercial use.” The royalty free collections include templates, icons, button makers, along with classic free stock images organised by themes such as technology, education, nature, and many more.
Whether you are looking for abstract images, or photographs of animals, vehicles, blur backgrounds, fashion, food, interiors, landscapes, nature, people or wedding related images, you can find some awesome photos on SplitShire.  You can include SplitShire photos in your paid products which is great for your e-commerce site. There are tons of photos available for free; all you need to do is to browse the right category and download the beautiful high quality image.
Startup Stock Photos is a great resource for.... guess what? Free stock photos of people working in the startups. Expect plenty of high quality images of trendy people working in fancy offices. These aren't your typical 'work environment' images that tend to look fake and corporate. No signup required, simply select the image you like and download and use it as you wish. 
Zoommy helps you find awesome free stock photos for your creative product or website. Zoomy boasts over 35,000 images under the creative commons license. It essentially searches 40 other free stock image websites and aggregates them all for you in one place. Zoomy has a fantastic search function, allowing you to search by colour, shape, category or landscape/ portrait. 
Burst, a new free stock photo site by Shopify, featuring over 1000 stunning free images. They're available under the Creative Commons Zero license so you're free to use and edit them as you see fit. Most of the pictures are original photos that were taken in-house and are themed around trending business niches — everything from DIY beard oil to Aliexpress LED sneakers. Of course, there are more general photographs as well; you can find free images of food, sunsets, mountains and more. 
​​Negative Space offers you an opportunity to become part of their community. This platform is a great way for finding high res images for personal and commercial projects. Negative Space have something for everybody, including categories like: Abstract, Animals, Architecture, Business, Black & White, Landscapes, Nature, People, Street, Tech, Transport and Work. 
Kaboompics is a collection of High Quality Photos offered for free to bloggers, website owners, small businesses, freelancers & social media ninjas. This simple website gives you an opportunity to browse through thousands of pictures without any payment even for commercial use.