15 secret websites for free stock images (Big brands don’t want you to know)

When it comes to stock images, we all need them sooner or later. Stock photos are important to create social media posts, social media content, advertisement creatives, or outdoor promotions.

But, when we think about stock images, we get clearly polarised with some selected sites for stock images. I will try to list them down, do let me know if I got all your favorite paid and free stock image sites listed or not.

Top 8 Paid Sites for Stock Images:

• Shutterstock
• istock
• Depositphotos
• 123RF
• Canva Pro
• Envato Elements
• Adobe Stock
• Getty Images

Now as we know these are some best-paid stock image sites, before going to unveil the top 15 free yet underrated websites for free stock images, let’s list down some well-known free sources for stock images.

Top 8 Free Sites for Stock Images:

• Freepik
• Pexels
• UnSplash
• Pixabay
• Burst (by Shopify)

Now as we are this far, let’s unveil the top 15 secret websites for free stock images that Big brands don’t want you to know and won’t share with you either. But as we care about knowledge sharing, we are taking this initiative to let you know and be at the frontline.

15 secret websites for free stock images that Big brands don’t want you to know

Here are the top 20 free yet most underrated sources of Stock images. I’m sure you are going to love all of them.

1. Nappy

Nappy is a good source if you are looking for stock portrait images of brown or black people (that’s what the website says). You can get some really good-quality images for free from Nappy. And not only that, by submitting your clicked images, you can earn from this site.

2. New Old Stock (NOS)

This is a good website or source if you are looking for some old/retro stock images for your research/collection. Although having a comparably small collection, all these retro and historical images are worth checking.

3. iSorePublic

Very much similar to Shutterstock. This website offers a wide range of stock photos and videos. And all of them come for free. If you find them not enough, you can avail a month of a free trial of Shutterstock directly from their website.

4. PicsPree

PicsPree is a really good choice if you are a fan of Freepik, you are going to love this site. It comes with stock photos, illustrations, and vector files.

5. KaboomPics

Kaboom Pics is a good source for indoor images and portraits. These images can be used for product promotion campaigns. You can choose between free photos and free photoshoots. Check it out from the above link.

6. StockSnap

This website has a huge collection of stock images beautifully categorized in different categories. This website is a must-visit for everyone.

7. Reshot

I’m a bit sure that many of you might have heard about this one. You can get stock images from here but what makes it special is the collection of illustrations and the SVG icon set that it offers. Good source if you are a graphics designer or UI/UX designer.

8. UserStock

Are you looking for faces?? If yes, then don’t go anywhere but check this site once. But if not, then try some other sites mentioned above. This site is all about free portrait faces.

9. Cliply

Explore a variety of royalty-free clip arts, GIFs, 3D avatars, and more.

10. Generated Photos

AI-generated model images for everyone. Enhance your creative works with photos generated completely by AI. Find model images through our sorted and tagged app, or integrate images via API.

11. Landing Stock

All in one landing for people who are looking for the following.

• Photography
• Audio
• Video
• Mockups
• Icons
• Fonts
• Graphics
• Colours
• Textures
• Tools

12. iconscout

Not just stock but a total of 4.1 million design assets! That’s mammoth! and Huge! give it a shot and you will be able to find whatever you were looking for.

13. Magdeleine

Handpicked stock photography for everyday use. Choose images from listed categories and inspire yourself.

14. icons8

Are you into graphic designing, UI/UX design, or NFT designer? Cause this site is going to drool your mind with fresh from the woven resources, stock images, stock icons, illustrations and more.

15. PNGtree

If you are long for images with transparency or clearly transparent images, there is no choice but PNGtree! It’s one of the best choices for people with less expertise in image editing and in graphics designing. You case surely get it a shot and get some free stock images from here.

So, that’s all we could cover for today. Let us know your thoughts about this article. Were we able to help you out? Or did we miss anything to cover? Do let us know in the comments section below.

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