{"id":330260,"date":"2020-12-10T14:42:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T22:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/css-tricks.com\/?p=330260"},"modified":"2020-12-10T15:40:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T23:40:16","slug":"unconventional-stock-image-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/css-tricks.com\/unconventional-stock-image-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Unconventional Stock Image Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This year, I learned that there is a wide world of free stock imagery available beyond Unsplash and Pexels. You see, I\u2019ve been working on designing WordPress themes this year, and all images need to be compatible with the GPL. Unsplash and Pexels both have free and open licenses, but unfortunately, aren\u2019t compatible. Many other free stock photos sites don\u2019t have the highest quality photos, so I\u2019ve had to get creative about where I get the imagery I use in my mockups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
I discovered the solution to my stock imagery problem, ironically, on Unsplash. I started noticing photos from sources like the British Library<\/a>, Birmingham Museums Trust<\/a>, and Library of Congress<\/a>. Who often has archives of public domain imagery? Libraries, museums, and governments. The sites are never a site like Unsplash, but they work well if you have the time and patience to dive through their archives. Plus? You can find some pretty cool photography, art, and illustrations that have a very different vibe than most stock photo resources.<\/p>\n\n\nLibraries<\/h2>\n\n\n