# Photos

## Unsplash (Must Try)

![](https://4049242671-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LXimC0bwl-iiW3Q7dFD%2F-LwCon1KSwKCnHjeCKtK%2F-LwCpodLSjFN4HK1wwhV%2FScreen%20Shot%202019-12-16%20at%2012.33.13%20AM.jpg?alt=media\&token=ba0eb1ea-03bb-4264-8b64-34255f9cfa3b)

Over 1 million free high-resolution images brought to you by the world’s most generous community of photographers.

{% embed url="<https://unsplash.com/>" %}

## Pexels

![](https://4049242671-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LXimC0bwl-iiW3Q7dFD%2F-LwCpq403fampM0pZYrP%2F-LwCqEFzaBrpqnPnVNax%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=2204cfc0-c8e0-4d2b-9685-01f80d2b625e)

Pexels provides high quality and completely free stock photos licensed under the Pexels license. All photos are nicely tagged, searchable and also easy to discover through our discover pages.

{% embed url="<https://www.pexels.com/>" %}

## SplitShire

![](https://4049242671-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LXimC0bwl-iiW3Q7dFD%2F-LwCpq403fampM0pZYrP%2F-LwCqXnzMghVxlC5dP4v%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=bc9b702c-56fc-4ffe-b9c3-ddb036913ef9)

Splitshire was created with the simple aim of giving life to photographs that would have gone into oblivion without any utility. In the course of almost ten years of photography the founder has accumulated many files, thousands, who were in the hard disk gathering dust.&#x20;

So he began to upload the first 100 high-resolution photos that you can freely download and use for personal an commercial purposes.

{% embed url="<https://www.splitshire.com/splitshire-free-stock-photos/>" %}

## Death to Stock (Free Trial)

![](https://4049242671-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LXimC0bwl-iiW3Q7dFD%2F-LwCqys4zqPnF7jFK9Ga%2F-LwCrrCPLNgEIpFOoSFU%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=07c791dc-3fd6-42bb-ae94-c3983d80e213)

Death to Stock is an Artist Owned Co-op that provides you with the most authentic stock photos and videos; with unlimited downloads and new work added every month.

{% embed url="<https://deathtothestockphoto.com>" %}

## UI Faces by Caleb Ogden

No more having to find profile pictures on your own. Use this site to quickly get sample avatars for your UI mockups.

{% embed url="<https://uifaces.com/>" %}

## Tiny Faces&#x20;

Free stock avatars for everyone. Tiny Faces is a free crowd-sourced avatar gallery to use in your personal or commercial projects

{% embed url="<https://tinyfac.es/>" %}

## Cool Backgrounds

![](https://ph-files.imgix.net/f63b0d64-aa06-434e-958d-03ee1a7961bc?auto=format\&auto=compress\&codec=mozjpeg\&cs=strip\&w=620\&h=380\&fit=max\&dpr=2)

Cool Backgrounds is a collection of tools to create compelling, colorful images for blogs, social media, and websites. Beyond backgrounds, the images generated can be used as 🖥 desktop wallpapers or cropped for 📱 mobile wallpapers.

{% embed url="<https://CoolBackgrounds.io>" %}

## BlobMaker

![](https://ph-files.imgix.net/e6d80169-33ae-4327-b509-a52e54bc7060?auto=format\&auto=compress\&codec=mozjpeg\&cs=strip\&w=457.3304157549234\&h=380\&fit=max\&dpr=2)

Blobmaker is a free generative design tool made with 💕 by [z creative labs](https://www.zcreativelabs.com/), to help you quickly create random, unique, and organic-looking SVG shapes.

{% embed url="<https://www.blobmaker.app/>" %}

## Hero Patterns

![](https://ph-files.imgix.net/990d41dc-59c5-4172-99c8-56300b96ddd4?auto=format\&auto=compress\&codec=mozjpeg\&cs=strip\&w=709.3333333333333\&h=380\&fit=max\&dpr=2)

Hero Patterns is a collection of repeatable SVG background patterns for you to use on your digital projects. Steve Schoger created Hero Patterns so that you can easily incorporate high quality backgrounds in to your digital products.

{% embed url="<https://www.producthunt.com/posts/hero-patterns>" %}

## Nova Patterns

![](https://ph-files.imgix.net/bf6fc09f-a95a-473a-a079-dc8794b3f3a4?auto=format\&auto=compress\&codec=mozjpeg\&cs=strip\&w=675.5555555555555\&h=380\&fit=max\&dpr=2)

Nova Patterns is a directory of well-designed patterns you can download for free, with all content licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

{% embed url="<https://www.producthunt.com/r/d5793a9d1f507f>" %}

## Made with Unsplash

A showcase of the most creative things built with images from Unsplash.

{% embed url="<http://madewith.unsplash.com>" %}

## Curated Photos Commonly Required for UX Design Projects

**We have put together a few folders of commonly required photos for UX design mockups:**

* [Faces / Humans / Profile Photos](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bwc1bjS476HdZnRXZ3JDaTdqYnc?usp=sharing)
* [Nature](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwc1bjS476HdNF9aQ3dIX3dHUXM)
* [Places](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwc1bjS476HdeVU1dTlrTG9PX28)
* [Food](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwc1bjS476HdSTJadUlZSmRaVkU)
* [Cities](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwc1bjS476HdanJSRFBrVGQ0cEU)
* [College](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwc1bjS476HdbEM3d2ljVmNTSms)
* [Activities](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwc1bjS476HdcUthNXJCQk41d00)

## More Free Design Resources

If you liked these resources do check out more of our free resources we have curated together for you from around the web.&#x20;

{% content-ref url="ui-kits" %}
[ui-kits](https://www.uxlibrary.org/more/free-resources/ui-kits)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="fonts" %}
[fonts](https://www.uxlibrary.org/more/free-resources/fonts)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="icons" %}
[icons](https://www.uxlibrary.org/more/free-resources/icons)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="illustrations" %}
[illustrations](https://www.uxlibrary.org/more/free-resources/illustrations)
{% endcontent-ref %}