Top 10 Websites for B2B Marketers to Find Free High Quality Photos Fast B2B Marketing Published: December 29, 2015 Tamas Torok Share As B2B marketers, we all know that visual content in our blogs, emails, newsletters, and social media has to catch the reader’s eye and should be in high quality. When they don’t look like just another stock photo, they compliment the written content to be just as engaging. In addition, according to Social Media Examiner, posts with high-quality photos perform much better on social media, than a simple link or text. It is easy to search for images using Google, but those photos might be protected. Another option is to sort through Flickr’s free creative commons images, but that could take hours until you may find a gem. To save time, and hassle you could buy a membership or credits at other stock photo websites like ShutterStock, 123RF, Dollar Photo Club, and so on, but for many, it can be too expensive. Well, good news! I’ve created a list of the best free high-quality stock photo website with a review on the most important aspects so that you, as B2B marketers, don’t have to waste any time searching: Accessibility of the pictures: registration is required or not Is it possible to search on the website? Is it required to attribute the content to the creator? How frequently is new content added? What kind of photo categories are available? Top 10 Free High-Quality Photos Stocks: #1 Magdeleine Magdeleine offers a simple website with a lot of free, high-quality images. Photos published on this site can be used however you want. Accessibility: No registration required Search: Available. You can search and browse by categories on the site and even according to the dominant color(s) Attributing: Required Updates: New photos added daily Categories: Nature, City & Architecture, People, Animals, Food, Technology, Objects, Abstract #2 Picjumbo Photos on Picjumbo are free for personal and commercial use. Accessibility: No registration required Search: Allowed. You can search and browse by categories on the site Attributing: Not required (for almost all images), but greatly appreciated Updates: New photos added frequently Categories: Abstract, Animals, Architecture, Business, Christmas, Fashion, Food, Nature, People, Roads, Snow & Winter, Sunlights, Technology, Objects, Wedding #3 Gratisography Pictures fall under the Creative Commons Zero license, so this website offers free high-resolution images and you can use them on your personal and commercial projects. Accessibility: No registration required Search: Not available Attributing: Not required, but always appreciated Updates: New pictures added every week Categories: People, Objects, Food, Animals, Landscape, Buildings, Sports #4 StockSnap Photos on StockSnap fall under the creative commons license. You can copy, modify and distribute any photos for personal and commercial use. Accessibility: No registration required Search: Allowed but no clear categorization Attributing: Not required Updates: New pictures added daily Categories: Food, Buildings, Object, Landscape, Animals, People, Miscellaneous #5 IM Creator IM Creator offers a collection of free resources, all for commercial use. Accessibility: No registration required Search: Available and you can browse by category Attributing: Some photos require attribution Updates: Not certain Categories: Templates, People, Icons, Technology, Food and Drink, Sports, Education, Objects, Fashion, Nature, Inspiration, Art, B&W, Occupation, Lifestyle, Recreation, Ambient, City, Transportation #6 Public Domain Images Pictures are free for personal and commercial use. You can copy, modify, distribute, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Accessibility: No registration required Search: Available Attributing: Not required Updates: New images added weekly Categories: Abstract, Animals, Architecture, Art, Backgrounds, Bokeh, Book, Business, Craft, Crafts, Dream, Electronics, Fashion, Feather, Food, Free Stock Photos, Landscapes, Modern, Music, Nature, Party, Pastel, People, Plants, Public, Sports, Technology, Transportation, Vintage, Wood #7 Getrefe Quite a simple interface and royalty-free, high-quality, natural-looking photos. Accessibility: Registration required Search: Available and you can browse by categories Attributing: Not required Updates: Photos added regularly Categories: Abstract, Business, Food, Free, Home, Lifestyle, Nature, Outdoor, Packs, Transportation, Travel #8 Startup Stock Photos Pictures are free and you can use them however you want. Perfect for startup landing pages and for simple websites. Accessibility: No registration required Search: Not available Attributing: Not required Updates: Frequency unknown Categories: Startup, Office, Computers, People #9 Foodie’s Feed Are you looking for pictures of food? Even if you’re a B2B marketer, sometimes food does help illustrate certain points. Well, now you got it. Accessibility: No registration required Search: Available and you can browse among thematic packages Attributing: Not required Categories: Food and even more food #10 New Old Stock This site offers free old photos without copyright restrictions. Accessibility: No registration required Search: Not available Attributing: Not required Updates: Frequency unknown Categories: Random vintage photos I hope the beautiful images you find in these websites help improve your reach. I’ll just quickly add that if you have great images, people have a tendency to hover their mouse over them. 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