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This resource is for indie authors and anyone else who needs stock photographs of POC and other marginalized people. Let me know about websites and/or photographers offering such photos: email info@detroitspecials.net to add a site.
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Note: I'll be adding sites I've already bookmarked to this first and will update with submitted links after.
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STOCK PHOTO SITES
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Website AddressType of siteRepresented Group(s)Free Images?Pricing PlansNotes
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https://www.nappy.co/RF Stock - CC0 LicensePOC, especially Black; all ages100% freen/aAll photos are offered under CC0 license. <2000 images to date, but growing.
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https://www.createherstock.com/RF StockWOC, especially BlackYes - limited stock$7/mo - $21/3 mo - $62/yrPrices are all for unlimited access. <1500 images to date, but growing.
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https://www.blendimages.com/RF & RM StockPOC, all agesNo$15-$250/image for RF; $99 & up for RM350k+ images (!!) Very detailed licensing info, please see website.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/wocintechchat/RF Stock - CC Attrib LicenseWOC & NB in tech100% free w attributionn/a~500 photos to date. See site for attribution rules.
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http://picnoi.com/RF Stock - CC0 LicensePOC, especially Black; all ages100% free$49.99 for single-point download~600 photos to date. Paid plan is to download all images at once and review at your convenience. Free downloads are always allowed. Attribution is welcome but not required.
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https://jopwellcollection.jopwell.com/RF Stock - CC Attrib LicensePOC, especially Black, in office settings100% free w attributionn/a<100 photos. About half are group shots.
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https://tonl.co/RF StockPOC in everyday settings; also includes diverse foodsNo.$20/photo - $105/month (75 photos/month)See website for details of their pricing plans.
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https://burst.shopify.com/RF StockPOC, mostly 50 and under100% freen/aAttribution welcome but not required. This site doesn't specialize in photographs of marginalized groups, but has much better representation of POC than other non-specialized stock photo sites.
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https://www.rawpixel.comRF StockPOC, LGBTQIA, NB, Disabled peopleYes - limited stock$5/mo (personal only) or $29/mo (commercial)Recommended, with caveats: this site doesn't specialize in photographs of people from marginalized groups, but it generally has wider representation than many other sites. That being said, Native Americans are not represented except via images that are in the public domain (not photos), and most of their photos of plus size models are of the 'fat pinching' variety.
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https://diversityphotos.comRF StockPOC, LGBTQIA, NB, Disabled peopleNo.$25 - $37.50 (1-2 credits); $99/mo (6 cr/mo); $999/yr (80 cr/yr)Recommended, with caveats: this site specializes in photographs of people from marginalized groups - but, again, Native Americans are not well represented.
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https://www.stocksy.comRF and EXT StockPOC, LGBTQIA, NB, Disabled peopleNo.$15 - $125/ea. (RF License) or $100 - $300 (Extended License)This site provides free, relatively large comps with very light watermarks, which is extremely helpful for mock-ups. Please note: this site does not specialize in photographs of people from marginalized groups. Although many of their images are wonderful (and exclusive to their site), the search term 'Native American' brings up a lot of white people in headdresses, white kids 'playing indian,' and other exoticized images. Of course this happens with many groups of people on many stock sites, but it's especially jarring here as so many of their other images are respectful.
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https://unsplash.com/collections/1193454/brown-skin
RF Stock - CC0 LicensePOC, mostly Black men and women100% free.n/aCurated gallery on Unsplash. ~630 photos to date. A few multigenerational, but mostly people in their 20s and 30s.
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https://unsplash.com/collections/628604/diverse-men
RF Stock - CC0 LicenseDiverse men - POC, Disabled, NB100% free.n/aCurated gallery on Unsplash. ~125 photos to date. Some multigenerational. Highly recommend.
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https://www.brwnstockimaging.com/RF StockBPOCNo.$25 for single images or $15/month for up to 5 images/monthVery nice collection of couples and business people. Only a few LGBTQ photos (but they're good pics). Site claims broad POC representation but I couldn't find any non-Black or disabled representation.
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http://www.mochastock.comRF StockPOC in everyday settings; also includes illustrations*No.$11/credit for up to 6 credits; 12-credit packs and up start at $9/credit. Monthly plans start at $99/month for up to 10 images/month.Photos here are in line with the sorts of things you'd find at large stock sites like istockphoto.com, but with POC. Decent representation of NBPOC, but very little Native rep. Although they have many plus size models, they are not tagged as such and finding images with these models can take extra time. Dropdown 'Free' category returns no results. *Consistent errors with illustration searches make finding stock very frustrating. I've opened a ticket with their support team and will remove this message once it's resolved. Photo searches are not a problem.
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https://iwaria.com/RF StockPhotos from several African nations.100% freen/aBeautiful imagery from all walks of life in several African nations. Focus is on people, landscapes, food, work, and animals. Excellent BPOC rep, in all skin tones. Offers the option to search by location. Many body positive shots and some good shots of disabled people, but again they aren't tagged with common keywords so they can be hard to find.
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https://broadlygenderphotos.vice.com/CC restricted use only; see site for guidelines. NO COMMERCIAL USE OR DERIVATIVE WORKS.Transgender and nonbinary models in a wide range of settings.100% freen/aGuidelines for use are here: https://broadlygenderphotos.vice.com/guidelines. Wonderful photography, produced with the intent that the images be attached to articles online rather than used as stock photography for commercial projects. There is no search function on the site; this isn't a barrier to seeing all of the photos as there are relatively few, but it does make it hard to identify less obvious marginalizations: I couldn't tell if there is Native representation, for example. There are also currently (3/2019) no portrayals of people with visible disabilities. Otherwise: excellent representation across race, body size, and gender marginalizations.
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