1. Creative Commons use a clever Google Images search that finds images with CC attributions tagged to them. This allows you to find works of art, photos, illustrations (of just about anything) with a license that suits you.
Website: http://search.creativecommons.org/
License: Creative Commons (varies)
Website: http://www.deviantart.com/
License: Unlicensed, Copyrighted, Creative Commons (varies)
3. Dreamstime is another combined free and commercial site that is very similar to iStockphoto.com. You will need to register an account to get going and there are over 2 million images to download, as well as a large free stock area submitted by users.
Website: http://www.dreamstime.com/
License: Free (RF-LL license) & Commercial (RF-EL licnese)
4. everystockphoto.com is a license-specific photo search engine. Currently, it indexes and searches millions of freely licensed photos, from many sources, and presents them in an integrated search. The UI is very slick and the image pages clearly show license details and other image info. The only downside is that the search itself does come up with some wild cards that are not relevant to your search.
Website: http://www.everystockphoto.com/
License: license-specific photo search engine
5. Flickr is probably Yahoo!'s most valuable asset. It plays host to a huge community of photographers, both amateur and professionals alike. Using Flickr's advanced search, you can sift out images based on their Creative Commons license.
Website: http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/
License: Creative Commons (varies)
6. Getty Images is one of the larger commercial stock sites out there. Their images may not come cheap, but you pay for the quality and exclusivity of the images. They host collections of very conceptual and artistic works, news and current affairs photography and standard stock photography.
Website: http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/
License: Commercial
7. iStockphoto is another big stock photo site with a huge collection of images. I find many of the images look really 'stocky' but the price is usually quite reasonable and you can buy credits in small pay-as-you-go batches. iStockphoto also invites its users to submit artwork in order to get commission back on the images sold via the site.
Website: http://www.istockphoto.com/
License: Commercial
8. morgueFile is touted as the public image archive for creatives by creatives. It's inherently linked to Dreamstime, but does have a strong collection of stock photos that do not require registration to download. The images are good quality and a clear usage statement is found beneath each image.
Website: http://www.morguefile.com/
License: morgueFile Free License (similar to Creative Commons)
9. openphoto has a basic layout, an odd collection of photo styles but it's worth a peek if you're looking for a super high-quality free images, including RAW files. Most files are posted under the Creative Commons licence.
Website: http://openphoto.net
License: Creative Commons (varies)
10. Thinkstock is the sister site of iStockphoto. It differs in its payment structure, which is geared towards a subscription model that allows a more simple and robust attitude to buying images. A typical subscription allows 25 images to be downloaded per day for a month. These 25 images can be downloaded at any resolution available. Thinkstock aggregates images from iStockphoto, Jupiterimages, Getty Images and PunchStock, so the library is large and varied enough for most users.
Other sites worth checking out:
stockvault
jupiterimages
punchstock
stock.xchng
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