Free general public domain images are usually an important social resource for all. But while you are using them in your website or your design jobs you need to be very careful and always double check that they really are in the public domain area and can be commercially used by yourself or your client. The actual legislation with regards to general public domain graphics are different in most country, as rights are country-based and vary, a work may be subject to rights in one country and not in another. Be sure to check your country regulations before
utilizing any kind of general public domain images.
In this article, we have complied a list of mostly US-based free public domain image websites that can be freely used by anyone worldwide.
The presence of a resource on this list does not guarantee that all or any of the images in it are in the public domain. You are still responsible for checking the Copyright status of images before using.
1. Wikimedia Commons
One of the biggest general public domain images assets. Nearly all of graphics can be utilized widely yet some of the graphics possess particular constraints. Wikimedia Commons doesn’t assurance the particular correctness in the licensing per image, consequently you should definitely double check the particular copyright status of the image.
2. Flickr Commons
Great resource for finding public domain images from all over the world. Flickr Commons’s images contain no known copyright restrictions, but as always it’s not a guarantee so do your research. One of the most reliable sources for finding public domain images.
3. Vintage.com
Hundreds of thousands of vintage graphics, ephemera, and vintage advertisements that are in the public domain - free for private and commercial use.
4. Pixabay
So far have more than 130,000 public domain photos and cliparts, exclusively under Creative Commons CC0 - free for private and commercial use.
5. PublicPhoto.Org
Over 26,000 unique photos with a High resolution photos free for private and commercial use.
6. PublicDomainArchive.com
High quality public domain images - free for private and commercial use. All images licensed under CC0 license.
7. Photos Public Domain
Thousands of high quality public domain photographs free for any use, with no restrictions. Collections included are: textures, animals, nature, and a variety of stock images for any use, including commercial.
8. PD Photo
Large collection of mostly public domain photos. Read the license for each picture before use; also, model releases may not have been obtained for all photos.
9. PDPics.com
Public domain photo collection with about 7400 high resolution pictures up to 6000x4000. All images licensed under CC0 license.
10. Free Stock photos
Collections of stock photos and clip art contains both public domain images and images with other licenses, so make sure to check the license of each image.
11. Blok888
Growing High Resolution Public Domain picture collection ( PD ), and photos under Creative Commons Attribution License. You can use most photos in this blog commercially although some of them are Noncommercial and under restriction.
The presence of a resource on this blog does not guarantee that all or any of the images in it are in the public domain. You are still responsible for checking the Copyright status of images before using. You should carefully review all of the terms and conditions of the Actual license before using the licensed material.
