You've got a new website up, a new blog post, or even a brand new Facebook ad you want to run. There's no reason to be alarmed by the cost of stock photos. We've put together the 49 best websites for free stock photos. You'll be sure to find something you can use on one of the sites below. We've even organized them by best use.

Generic Photos 1. Foter

Foter boasts having access to over 335 million stock photos within their database. 220 million of these photos are licensed under the Creative Commons. You can either type in your keyword within the search bar or start by their concise list of categories. Embed code may be customized so that it fits certain dimensions within your website and it will automatically insert any required Creative Commons attributions. 2. Pixabay

Pixabay is a search engine that has access to over 1 million stock photos and growing. The photos are free to use as long as if falls under the Creative Commons license. They even have an application available for iOS and Android. 3. StockSnap

StockSnap has a searchable collection of high-resolution photos that are not bound by copyrights. You can discover photos by searching keywords or by looking at the latest posts on their Trending page. This service was created by Snappa, which also makes an online graphical editor. 4. Finda.Photo

Finda.Photo Free Stock Photos has a simple and clean search engine to find CC0 licensed stock photos. They have options to search by keyword in the search bar, by popular tags, by source, or even by color. Unlike some other photo searching services, Finda Photo is not clogged with advertisements or other distractions. 5. Unsplash

Unsplash is a great source of high-quality artsy photos that are suitable for just about anything. This website is more community-based and the photos are mostly voluntary submissions by independent photographers. If you subscribe with your email, you will receive 10 images every 10 days as a way to discover new content. 6. Flickr

Flickr is known by mostly everyone and they have years of reputation as a photo-sharing website. With their directory of billions of photos, you can find just about anything through their website. The drawback is that their website is more about quantity than quality so it may be harder to find professional-tier images. Images on Flickr have various image licensing so be sure to read the fine print before using the image. 7. Free Images

Just as the name implies, Free Images is a source of stock photos that are free to use for whatever project you have. They have a collection of mostly generic images that are separated by many categories and can be scanned through their search function. You will have to give credit to the author if it is for editorial or audio/visual purposes. 8. New Old Stock

New Old Stock is a collection of antique photos (that are mostly in black in white) that may be used without licensing or attribution. The majority of these photos were recovered from government agencies or stumbled upon in estates sales. If you need some stock photos for an old-fashioned themed website, this would be an interesting choice. 9. Public Domain Archive

The Public Domain Archives is a collection of modern and vintage photos that are available to the general public. They have several categories of high-definition photos that are ready to be used for personal or commercial purposes. If you sign up for their weekly newsletter, you will receive free stock images in your email. 10. Magdeleine

Magdeleine only has curated high-definition photos that you may use on your blog or website. Most of the photographs on the website are submitted by the community and only the best are chosen to be displayed in the gallery.

Shopify and E-Commerce 1. Burst

Burst has a selection of free images that will be perfect for your Shopify store. They have images that can accommodate several different industries. You have the rights to copy and modify these images for your online store. 2. Superfamous

Superfamous Images provides free stock images that are OK to use for your online store. They have a lot of nature and abstract images that are taken in high-definition. 3. Pexels

Pexels has a collection of thousands of photos that can be integrated into your online store. Over 70 new photos are added to the collection every week and are all royalty-free. Sift through their compilation of HD photos to see if something fits your store. 4. Stock Up

Stock up is an extremely simple royalty-free image finder that has many objects suitable for an e-commerce store. 5. Every Stock Photo

Every Stock Photo is one of the largest search engines of generic public domain photos.This Canadian company had launched in 2006 and is currently owned by Vibrant Software. Since the photos are taken from different sources, there will be a wide variety of licenses to sort through. There are currently over 21 million images of mostly generic images to choose from for your e-commerce store. 6. RGB Stock

RGB Stock has a directory of over 100,000 photos that are royalty free. You may search their database with keywords or by generic categories. If you register for an account, you can create embeddable galleries of images to use for your e-commerce store. 7. Stock Vault

Stock Vault is a free stock photo resource with over 35,000 images available. The photos are contributed for free by artists and photographers within their community. They have images of just any object imaginable so you might find something fitting for your Shopify or e-commerce store. 8. Startup Stock Photos

Startup Stock Photos is an ideal source of images to use with your new online business. Many of the photos are ideal for professional blog posts, promotions, or even the e-commerce store itself. Browse through their professional images to see if there is something that you can use. 9. MMT

MMT publishes royalty-free images that are suitable for commercial use. Many of their photos are high-quality snapshots of generic items that can accommodate a large variety of businesses. Everything is covered by the Creative Commons CC0 license. 10. Picography

Picography features snapshots of everyday objects from unique angles. Out of their hundreds of photographs, all of them may be used for personal or commercial needs

Stock Photos for WordPress and Other Blogging Platforms 1. Realistic Shots

Realistic Shots provides free stock photos that are OK for personal or commercial blogs. The add 7 new realistic photos every week to add to your collections. 2. Bucketlistly

Bucketlistly is ideal to proved photos for blogs in the travel niche.They feature images from all around the world and especially in Western Europe, Asia, and Latin America. 3. Foodies Feed

Foodies Feed is dedicated solely towards providing royalty-free food pictures for food-related bloggers to use. Many of the photos give overhead views of various dishes or ingredients. The images are covered under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. 4. Stokpic

Stokpic is a simplistic stock photo collection for commercial or personal usage. The website was started by the independent photographer Ed Gregory, who decided to start giving away his own photos for free. They have multiple categories to choose from including animals, architecture, food, nature and more. 5. Gratisography

Gratisography is a creation of the famous photographer Ryan McGuire to distribute his work royalty-free. The images have a quirky yet high-quality look that can make for some interesting blog posts. 6. Split Share

Split Share has a responsive and easy to use design to find high-quality photos to use in your blog. Many of their HD professional images are used in some of the top blogs and news websites like The Huffington Post, CNN, and various magazines. 7. Life Of Pix

Life Of Pix is a simplistic photo directory with curated high-resolution images. It has a clean, simplistic, and responsive design that will allow you to find the perfect pics for your blog post. They have weekly updates on their social media accounts highlighting undiscovered talent. 8. NegativeSpace

NegativeSpace is a convenient resource to graphics professional quality photos to place in your articles. The images are curated so that only the high-quality photos are displayed and everything is under the CC0 license. 9. Morguefile

Morguefile is a huge directory of photos that bloggers or designers may use to modify into their own works. Bloggers may edit the images to fit the narrative of their blog or even add text for promotional purposes. Using images without modification requires permission from the original artist but it is often permissible.