Please review the Image Use instructions for licensing and use restrictions. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask us.
Disclaimer: We have done our best to label these collections appropriately but because Flickr, Google, and other search engines rely on web crawlers and user-generated content, there are sometimes errors in the labelling of usage rights. It is your responsibility to do further research if you encounter an object you think maybe copyrighted (for example, if it has a watermark or says all rights reserved). All Bristol CC Staff, Faculty and Students are required to comply with Bristol CC Copyright Policy.
At the Bristol Library Learning Commons we believe diversity makes us stronger.
We welcome diverse ethnicity, gender identity, age, national origin, religion, spiritual beliefs, abilities, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, language, and marital and parental status.
Find here open image collections that represent the diversity of people and builds image access and representation equity for diverse and marginalized populations, and to encourages everyone to think about inclusiveness when using images.
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Disabled And Here Collection
This is a disability-led effort to provide free & inclusive stock images from our own perspective, with photos and illustrations celebrating disabled Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC). |
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The Gender Spectrum Collection
The Gender Spectrum Collection is a stock photo library featuring images of trans and non-binary models that go beyond the clichés. This collection aims to help media better represent members of these communities as people not necessarily defined by their gender identities—people with careers, relationships, talents, passions, and home lives. |
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Nappy
Beautiful photos of Black and Brown people. |
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Allgo Free Plus Size Stock Photo Collection
At AllGo, we’re committed to doing everything we can to increase the representation of plus-size people. Despite the fact that two-thirds of women in the U.S. are plus-size, just two percent of women shown in media are plus-size. This image collections supports the public’s appetite for more diverse imagery. |
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Open Peeps
Hand-drawn vector illustration collection The image collection works like building blocks made of vector arms, legs, and emotions. You can mix these elements to create different Peeps. |
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PICNOI
Free Stock Photo for a Colorful World |
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Queer in Tech
70 images representing Queer individuals in the tech sector.
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Empowered Women (Noun Project)
Noun Project has partnered with outstanding organizations that champion women in leadership to launch a new collection of stock photos that celebrate empowered women leading at work, at home, in their communities, and beyond. |
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Representation matters explore our collection of diverse images, free to use in your next project. |
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WOC in Tech
Women of Color in Tech stock images, Women in Tech stock images. |
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Unsplash: Indigenous
Image Use: Avoid IStock advertized photos as these are not free. All unsplash photos can be downloaded and used for free. Commercial and non-commercial purposes permitted; no permission needed (though attribution is appreciated!).Photos cannot be sold without significant modification. Compiling photos from Unsplash to replicate a similar or competing service is not permitted |
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Images of Empowerment
Free images of women’s lives and work, created by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Getty Images. Image Use: Free for non-commercial use under Creative Commons licensing (CC-BY-NC-4.0). attribution required. |
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Redefining Women (Noun project)
Free Icons for everything. |
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Reframing Revolution
A collection of medical illustrations that address the lack of representation in women’s healthcare, celebrate all forms of motherhood, and accurately reflect the diversity of women. |
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Illustrate Change
Representation in medical illustration. |
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Pexels: LGBT collection
Free Lgbt Photos |