GIS & Geospatial Technologies: Image Sources for StoryMaps

Image Copyright information

Visual Resources Association . Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright.

Finding Images LibGuide
Use this guide to find images for research and class presentations. Also provides Copyright, Citation & Publication Information.
Pixabay
Over 1.8 million+ high quality copyright free images & royalty free stock images and videos that are free to use.
Unsplash
Over 2 million free high-resolution images that can be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes
Flickr Creative Commons
Flickr images that are under a Creative Commons license. You can browse or search through content under each type of license.
Calisphere
The UC’s gateway to primary resources about California. There are over 150,000 photographs, documents, newspaper pages, cartoons, diaries and more!
Inclusive and Stereotype-Busting Stock Images
A collection of free stock image sources that are inclusive and more diverse. Note that licensing varies from site to site; some require a credit or don’t allow commercial use, while others have no restrictions at all. But they’re all free to use within their respective licensing restrictions.
Noun Project
Database of black and white icons, available with Creative Commons licensing. Freemium model (free but registration required, $$ for additional features).
AutoDraw
Draw something and it will recommend professionally illustrated images.
ARTstor Getting Started
Wikimedia Commons
A database of freely usable audio, image and video files.