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5 free stock photo sites that don't look like stock
Free photo libraries chosen for editorial quality, not volume. For anyone who needs imagery for a design, a deck or a post and refuses to use the handshake-in-a-boardroom photo everyone has seen before.
By Moodmarks Team
One tap creates a board with all the links in your app.
Each link comes with a short note on what makes it worth saving, so you can skim before you open anything.
Unsplash
unsplash.com
The largest free photo community, and still the first stop when you need an image that looks shot on purpose rather than staged.
Visit unsplash.com →Pexels
pexels.com
Free photos and videos with generous licensing, strong search and curated collections that save you from scrolling.
Visit pexels.com →Nappy
nappy.co
Natural photos of Black and brown people, free for commercial use, filling the gap most stock libraries still leave open.
Visit nappy.co →Kaboompics
kaboompics.com
Lifestyle and interior photography shot in consistent series, with a color palette extracted from every photo.
Visit kaboompics.com →New Old Stock
nos.twnsnd.co
Vintage photographs from public archives, free of known copyright restrictions, for when you want an image nobody else is using.
Visit nos.twnsnd.co →Other collections you might like
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