non-porn free photos

[Zester]

look, I know there is no such thing as "free content" on the internet.
I know every photo is a photo that someone has taken - and he owns the rights to that photo even if he dont it and doesn't even care.

but is there a web site where a photographer uploads pictures he has taken for others to download and use in their web site? there must be someone who made that mistake

[Zester]

how about this:
http://search.creativecommons.org/what.html

[KorayIsSexy]

They are called "Stock Photos."

My favorite site is www.sxc.hu check it out.

[Zester]

They are called "Stock Photos."

My favorite site is www.sxc.hu check it out.

those are public domain photos there? I can use those for my mainstream web sites?

[KorayIsSexy]

Yep. Use away. Some might ask for a small mention somewere, most dont, but they are free public domain photos. They are actually intended for use with websites and graphics and the like.

[VideoJ]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_...mage_resources (site is very slow for me). Lists sites that make available true public domain photos, in other words, photos the creator/owner has explicitly place in the public domain, or where the copyright has expired.

[Zester]

Yep. Use away. Some might ask for a small mention somewere, most dont, but they are free public domain photos. They are actually intended for use with websites and graphics and the like.

i've read the terms.
seems ok:

2.) Selling and redistribution of these photos (individually, or as a whole) without written permission is prohibited. Using the photos in website templates, on postcards, mugs etc. doesn't count as selling or redistribution, however you are not allowed to build a gallery using the photos you downloaded from our site.

did you ever contact a photograper for using an image on your web site?

[Zester]

what if someone steals images from some elses site and uploads them there, saying he is the owner?
you will get sued if you have a commercial site using those images

[Zester]

what if someone steals images from some elses site and uploads them there, saying he is the owner?
you will get sued if you have a commercial site using those images

just a bump 4 this

[jamesonxx]

Bump for this thread!

[webcrawler]

bump here.

[abyss_al]

www.istockphoto.com