Images
Image databases
- Grove Art Online40,000 links to art images in major galleries and museums in architecture, design and visual arts.
- JSTORImages can be searched via the Images tab. Search all collections or in the Artstor collections.
- Photography, the world through the lens (Gale Nineteenth Century Collections Online)Contains collections of photographs, photograph albums, photographically illustrated books and texts on the early history of photography from libraries and archives internationally.
Online image collections
- State Library of Queensland: Historical imagesThe State Library holds approximately 1.5 million photographic resources – negatives, slides, original photographs, copy prints and original albums dating back to the birth of the State of Queensland in 1859 to the present day.
- Australian War MemorialOur collection contains a wealth of material to help you research and find your connection with the wartime experiences of the brave men and women who served in Australia’s military forces.
- Getty open content imagesCollection of images available to download for free under Getty's Open Content Program.
- The Cities and Building Database (University of Washington)A collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web.
- TroveSearch to explore collections from Australian libraries, museums, galleries and archives online.
Creative Commons and copyright free images
Search Openverse for images with a Creative Commons license. The CC license will tell you how you can use the image and how to attribute it.
- How can I find copyright free images?A list of copyright free image sites.
- ReshotFree Icons, Illustrations & Photos. Design freely with instant downloads and commercial licenses. No cost. No attribution. No worries.
- Free to use and reuse sets- Library of CongressFeatures items from the Library of Congress's digital collections that are free to use and reuse. The Library believes that this content is either in the public domain, has no known copyright, or has been cleared by the copyright owner for public use.
Copyright
- Griffith Copyright guidesGriffith staff and students will find information on their copyright compliance obligations for using images.
