Journalism Research Guide: Images

Below are several very thorough lists put together by other libraries, and some of the resources listed may be subscription databases not available to students from other universities.

These sites free-to-use images.  Please make sure that you understand the licensing on an image before downloading it as licenses vary from site to site.  One of your best bets is to look for images with a Creative Commons CC0 license since you can treat works with a CC0 license more or less the same way you would treat a work that has passed into the public domain (i.e., basically use it however you'd like). 

FAVORITES

• Pixabay - High quality stock photographs that have all been assigned a very broad license.
• Unsplash - Still another database of high res, professional photographs available under a very broad license.
• Pexels - Another stock photo database with free images available to use under a very broad license.

OTHER PICKS

• FreeImages.com - Lots of photos, slightly more restrictive license than a CC0, though.
• MorgueFile bills itself as a "Public image file for creatives by creatives." Click here for usage terms.
• Openphoto groups completely free photos by categories and offers a search function as well.
• Stockvault's site provides access to  thousands of images.