Stock Image Resources
What You Are Allowed to Use
Just because an image is on the internet, that doesn't mean it's free for anyone to use. You have to be diligent in selecting images you have permission to use, especially if it will be used in an any official capacity (such as any publication, electronic or otherwise, created as part of your job as an MESD employee). You can use Google image search tools to narrow results by usage rights, but Google uses algorithms that are not completely accurate to determine usage rights. You must still check usage rights for images individually.
Categories That Are Safe to Use
PUBLIC DOMAIN:
This label typically applies to images that are very old or are generated by public institutions. In the US, images are generally safe if they were created before 1924. Photographs taken by government employees as part of their jobs are usually in the public domain as well (such as USGS images). Almost any NASA image without humans in it are public domain, and most images with humans are too (but some are restricted).
CC0 (cc-zero):
Creative Commons licensing covers a variety of rules around image usage, including when you need to add an author attributions, under which conditions you may use the item, whether you may alter the image, whether you must make your derivative creation also available to the public, and whether you can use the image commercially. The "zero" designation gives you the most freedom—images may be used commercially or for any other reason, don't require attribution, and derivative works don't need to be placed under creative commons licensing.
This label typically applies to images that are very old or are generated by public institutions. In the US, images are generally safe if they were created before 1924. Photographs taken by government employees as part of their jobs are usually in the public domain as well (such as USGS images). Almost any NASA image without humans in it are public domain, and most images with humans are too (but some are restricted).
CC0 (cc-zero):
Creative Commons licensing covers a variety of rules around image usage, including when you need to add an author attributions, under which conditions you may use the item, whether you may alter the image, whether you must make your derivative creation also available to the public, and whether you can use the image commercially. The "zero" designation gives you the most freedom—images may be used commercially or for any other reason, don't require attribution, and derivative works don't need to be placed under creative commons licensing.
Giving Proper Credit (attribution)
For images that are not Public Domain or CC0, that you still have permission to use (such as other Creative Commons licensing structures, or photographers / organizations that have clearly posted rules for use of their images), you must credit the image correctly. Usually this means using a person's name:
DO NOT credit a website where literally anyone can post a photo, such as Twitter or Flickr—"photo courtesy of Twitter" is meaningless. If you find an image you want to use on such a website, investigate its origins until you can find the name of the photographer or organization that owns the image. Then ask for permission before using the image. If you cannot identify the owner of the image, don't use it.
- photo by Ansel Adams
- photo courtesy of Ansel Adams
- photographer: Ansel Adams
- © Ansel Adams
DO NOT credit a website where literally anyone can post a photo, such as Twitter or Flickr—"photo courtesy of Twitter" is meaningless. If you find an image you want to use on such a website, investigate its origins until you can find the name of the photographer or organization that owns the image. Then ask for permission before using the image. If you cannot identify the owner of the image, don't use it.
Where to Find Public Domain and CC0 Images
Beware of advertisements for non-free image services such as Shutterstock and 123RF appearing on many of these sites. "Royalty-Free" is not the same as free of charge.
Unsplash CC0 searchable photography
"Beautiful, free images gifted by the world’s most generous community of photographers. Better than any royalty free or stock photos." |
Nappy CC0 searchable photography of Black and Brown People
"Nappy makes it easy for companies to be purposeful about representation in their designs, presentations, and advertisements." |
Black Illustrations CC0 illustration packs of Black People
"Beautiful illustrations of black people for your next digital project." (some free packs, some paid packs) |
Pixabay CC0 searchable photography and clip art
"Over 1.6 million royalty free stock photos and videos shared by our generous community." |
Morguefile CC0 searchable photography—photos must be either altered -or- attributed
"A morgue file is a place to keep post production materials for use of reference—an inactive job file. This term was popular with newspapers to describe the file that held past issues flats." |
Wikimedia Commons Category: Public Domain
Scroll down to search by category. When you find an image, double check the permissions on the image page (more details). You can also click on any photo you find anywhere on Wikipedia to check the permissions. Public Domain or CC0 are all fair game. |
Flickr Category: No Known Copyright Restrictions
Double check copyright restrictions on each image page for Public Domain or CC0. |
ISO Republic CC0 searchable photography
"ISO Republic provides free stock photos for creative professionals. Since launch, we’ve published over 3,000 CC0 licensed images, with more being added every single week." |
Public Domain Vectors CC0 searchable clip art vectors
Publicdomainvectors.org, offers copyright-free vector images in popular .eps, .svg, .ai and .cdr formats. |
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