Where to Find Free Graphics?

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then you need a place to find the perfect photo for your screen, video or print publication. So what are some free resources for finding graphics for print and screen productions? I'll get the list rolling with a few that I use:

Flickr- I search for photos which are posted under creative commons license. This basically means you can use them but you need to give credit to the owner. Flickr is an only photo community where members post their photos for others to comment on, view and use. You may have to do a little searching for the right photo, but I have found some good ones. Flickr also has groups where you can find graphics uploaded by people with similar interests. For example the Church Marketing Lab is a group where church communicators post their publications for feedback and critique. 

Creative MYK- This site is a christian community of talented people who want to share their work with others. You can find many different formats of graphic materials. This includes not only photos, but adobe photoshop files, illustrator files, and screen graphics. Many of these files are editable so you can customize them for your own use.

Stock Exchange- Stock exchange is another photo and graphics community that is more regulated than flickr. Photos available are more by serious photographers, which means you don't have to filter through a ton of snapshots to find the photo you want. It also means there are not quite as many photos available, but it has been one of my go to sites for a long time.

Those are just three places of the places I go to, but there are many more out there. So what about you? Where do you go to find graphics? Share in the comments below or on the simple church communication facebook page.