Abstract
Abstract stock photos and backgrounds: textures, patterns, light, colour and reflection. Real photographic backgrounds from independent photographers, royalty-free for web design, presentations and print.
1,544 images
Shadows of spreading tree branches without leaves on the pavement in Seattle.
£6.00Light Painting, a trail of light winding along a fence by a narrow path.
£6.00Life ring on the ferry Yakima on Puget Sound, Seattle
£6.00Compacted compressed cardboard for recycling, a central collection point for…
£6.00A view over the buildings of downtown Vancouver, shadows seem through vertical blinds…
£6.00A residential area, an aerial view of the houses, layout and gardens and the roads in…
£6.00An aerial view over the mountains of the Cascade Range, blue misty colours and sky.
£6.00An aerial view over the mountains of the Cascade Range, blue misty colours and sky.
£6.00An aerial view of the tops of the evergreen trees in a forest.
£6.00A road tunnel, Mount Rainier National Park, darkness in the tunnel and a light at the end.
£6.00A road tunnel, Mount Rainier National Park, darkness in the tunnel and a light at the end.
£6.00A highway tunnel entry into bright light, Washington
£6.00Bright sunlight through Autumn maple tree leaves, Seattle
£6.00Kalahari Tree and Cirrus Clouds Kalahari Research Center, Vanzylsrus, Northern Cape,…
£6.00Full-frame close-up of the United States flag showing detailed stitching and texture -…
£6.00Macro detail of multiple white embroidered stars on the blue field of the American…
£6.00Driftwood resting in the shallow waters of Lake Crescent with forested mountains in…
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Macro view of tightly packed soap bubbles showing detailed surface tension and tiny…
£6.00Reflex hammer, a medical tool, white background, studio shot.
£6.00Close view of a frontier jail door with rusty iron bars, chain, and padlock against…
£6.00A balanced stack of red and orange sandstone rocks forms a small cairn in Bryce Canyon…
£6.00Macro photo of a single red-tipped wooden matchstick resting on the brown textured…
£6.00Low-angle close-up of the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel in Colorado…
£6.00Studio shot of a plastic syringe with needle and plunger on a blue background
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About our abstract stock photos
Abstract photography gives designers something no vector gradient can: the depth and irregularity of the real world. This collection is made of textures (stone, wood, fabric, water), patterns found in nature and architecture, light — sunbursts, bokeh, long exposures — and colour studies that work as backgrounds behind type.
They are most often used as website heroes, presentation backgrounds, report covers and social templates, and because they carry no recognisable people or places they come with the fewest usage questions in the whole library. If you are building a brand system, browsing by colour and texture through the keyword links below is a good way to assemble a coherent set.
All images are royalty-free under our Standard licence from 1 credit (£6), delivered in full resolution the moment you check out.