I am always on the lookout for new places to snag free high quality photos. Not only for my own projects and ChurchMag, but for you the awesome Church tech and creatives who are hard at work!
I wish I could remember what tweet or email I found this in, because I would love to give a shout-out to whoever helped me find this great resource for high quality photos that you can use everywhere.
Check out how the licensing works:
Pexels — Free High Quality Photos
The Pexels’ photo licensing works like this:
“All photos on Pexels are under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. This means you can copy, modify, distribute and perform the photos. The pictures are free for personal and even for commercial use. All without asking for permission or setting a link to the source. So attribution is not required. All in all the photos are completely free to be used for any legal purpose.
The CC0 license was released by the non-profit organization Creative Commons. Get more information about the license on the official license page.
Restrictions
- Identifiable people may not appear in a bad light or in a way that they may find offensive, unless they give their consent.
- Do not suggest endorsement of products, services, etc. by displayed people or organizations. For example: do not place an image of Apple in a way that suggests Apple would recommend your product.”
Without attribution being required and being allowed to modify photos, you can use parts of these images for all kinds of things. Blog posts, church bulletins, overheads, and book covers.
I am sure you’ll be bookmarking this resource just as I have!
Jump on it.
Jonathan Esterman says
Thanks for the resource! I read your posts every day and use your infographics with my social media team. Keep up the good work!
Eric Dye says
Thanks man! 😀
Kyle says
Great resource. Thanks for all your help
Eric Dye says
Sure thing, Kyle. Thank you for the encouragement!
Emily Carlton says
This looks like a nice resource, however it looks like they’re ripping a ton of photos from unsplash and probably others. I see the benefit in having all photos in one place as their header says, but I also think it takes away from those brands who work hard to get photos from artists and host on their own pages as only a part of the services those brands offer. Just personal opinion, though. 🙂 Good to know about it!
Eric Dye says
Grrr. And I thought I had found a great new place. :-/ I’m with you. I would rather find them where they originate. What’s this ‘unsplash’ you speak of?
Stan D. says
Yeah, Pexels rocks, but i would mention few more.
http://snapwiresnaps.tumblr.com/
http://unsplash.com/
http://kaboompics.com/
http://www.uhdwallpapers.org/
http://stock.tookapic.com/?filter=free
http://www.splitshire.com/