Usually stock photos look pretty bad. They look like, well, stock photos. However you don’t have to use the standard old boring images that look stale and corporate like that you see being used for every type of ad out there. In the past few years there has been a new breed of stock images that are more curated, more focused on lifestyle and have a high quality that would make the old stock photos of the early 2000’s cry. Here is a short list of the 39 best places to get FREE really nice, stock images.

• Stock Up: Best free stock photo websites in one place.
• Pexels: Best free photos in one place.
• All The Free Stock: Free stock images, icons, and videos.
• Unsplash: Free (do whatever you want) high-resolution photos.
• Splashbase: Search & discover free, hi res photos & videos.
• Startup Stock Photos: Go. Make something.
• Jay Mantri: Free pics. do anything (CC0). Make magic.
• Moveast: This is a journey of a portuguese guy moving east.
• Travel Coffee Book: Sharing beautiful travel moments.
• Designers Pics: Free photographs for your personal & commercial use.
• Death to the Stock Photo: Free photos sent to you every month.
• Foodie’s Feed: Free food pictures in hi-res.
• Mazwai: Free creative commons HD video clips & footages.
• Jéshoots: New modern free photos.
• Super Famous: Photos by Dutch interaction designer Folkert Gorter.
• Picography: Free hi-resolution photos.
• Pixabay: Free high quality images.
• Magdeleine: A free high-resolution photo every day.
• Snapographic: Free stock photos for personal & commercial use.
• Little Visuals: 7 hi-res images in your inbox every 7 days.
• Splitshire: Delicious free stock photos.
• New Old Stock: Vintage photos from the public archives.
• Picjumbo: Totally free photos.
• Life of Pix: Free high-resolution photos.
• Gratisography: Free high-resolution photos.
• Getrefe: Free photos.
• IM Free: A curated collection of free resources.
• Cupcake: A photographer’s treat by Jonas Nilsson Lee.
• The Pattern Library: Free patterns for your projects.
• Public Domain Archive: New 100% free stock photos.
• ISO Republic: High-quality, free photos for creatives.
• Stokpic: Totally free photos.
• Kaboompics: The best way to get free photos.
• Function: Free photo packs.
• MMT: Free stock photos by Jeffrey Betts.
• Paul Jarvis: Free high-resolution photos.
• Lock & Stock Photos: Free stock photos for you.
• Raumrot: Free high-resolution picture.
• Bucketlistly: A free creative common collection of travel photos.