These guides will help you find and locate other types of information.
Not everyone has the time, resources, or talent to make their own graphics. So for those of us who fall into this group, on this page you will find a list of some incredible tools that will help you locate millions of free images that can be used legally. You may not know that an artist who takes a photo or creates a graphic has the legal right to share or distribute copies of their work. This legal right is known as copyright, and permission must be granted by the artist to legally use the image.
It is important to note that there are some limits to copyright, such as the Fair Use guidelines (details at copyright.gov). Nonprofit educational purpose is probably the most common copyright exception. For example, students may use images for a class paper and instructors are allowed to use images (in most cases) for classroom instruction since it is for educational purposes. Just make sure to cite where you found it so you don’t plagiarize!
Note: Always check the license for each image to find out if the work can be freely used and whether you need to attribute the creator.
Openly licensed photo collections specializing in historically underrepresented populations. List is based off of Boise State.