Vertical Stock Photos for Social Media

Portrait-format stock photos for Instagram Stories, Reels, TikTok and Pinterest: vertical images with copy space from independent photographers. Royalty-free, from £6.

Most stock libraries are built landscape-first, which is the wrong shape for a phone. This collection is filtered to portrait-format photographs with room for text — the frames that work as Story and Reel backgrounds, Pinterest pins, vertical ads and app screens without awkward cropping.

What you will find

Textures and abstract light, tall architecture and trees, coast and sky, still life shot from above, and people-led frames with the subject low or to one side. All portrait orientation.

Practical tips

Stories and Reels are 9:16; most of these frames are 2:3, so allow for a little crop top and bottom and keep the key detail central. Use a consistent set from one photographer or one colour family to make a feed feel deliberate — the keyword links on each image page make that easy.

Licensing and price

All images are royalty-free under our Standard royalty-free licence from 1 credit (£6). Social media use is covered with no follower or impression limits.