Nature
Royalty-free nature photography from independent photographers: landscapes, coastlines, forests, mountains, weather and the small details of the natural world. Every image is a real photograph, licensed for commercial and editorial use from 1 credit.
10,229 images
A Galápagos Seal underwater, rising upwards, blowing a trail of air bubbles.
£6.00A bee feasting on the pollen of a flower with orange stamens.
£6.00Lava cactus plants, Brachycereus spp, growing in the lava fields of Fernandina island.
£6.00Sally Lightfoot Crab, Grapsus grapsus found in the Galapagos Islands.
£6.00Sally Lightfoot Crab, Grapsus grapsus found in the Galapagos Islands.
£6.00Aerial view of the Manhattan Beach Pier and waves breaking on the shore.
£6.00Gorilla at Los Angles Zoo
£6.00Aerial view of the Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset.
£6.00Glossy evergreen leaves with droplets of moisture at Half Moon Bay in California.
£6.00Terranea Resort at Rancho Palos Verdes, aerial view of a luxury resort on the coast of…
£6.00Aerial view of a residential city area, with road descending a hillside with eight…
£6.00The Tunnel View in Yosemite National park, steep cliffs and mountains towering over…
£6.00Yosemite National Park, the dramatic scenery and valleys in the park, with steep…
£6.00The Coit tower, an Art Deco monument in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San…
£6.00Golden Gate Bridge, aerial view of the large road bridge and the landscape around it,…
£6.00The Hoover Tower and view above Stanford at sunset in Palo Alto in California.
£6.00The mountain range in Yosemite valley at sunset. The Half Dome landmark
£6.00The mountain range in Yosemite valley at sunset, with distinct rock formations and…
£6.00The Oval, aerial view of the open space in the middle of Stanford University Campus at…
£6.00The Bay Bridge silhouetted against a sunset sky
£6.00Golden Gate Bridge, aerial view at night. The still waters of San Francisco Bay.
£6.00An avenue of trees growing on either side of a road in the Point Reyes National Park,…
£6.00Corn Maze, Petaluma Pumpkin Patch, an aerial view of the maze, hedges and paths. Cars…
£6.00An avenue of trees growing on either side of a road in the Point Reyes National Park,…
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About our nature stock photos
Our nature collection is built from photographers who work outdoors for a living, so you get real light, real weather and real places rather than composited scenes. It ranges from wide landscapes — mountain ranges, valleys, big skies over open country — to intimate details: frost on a leaf, moss on a stone wall, the pattern of ripples on a lake.
Nature imagery works hard across a lot of briefs. Sustainability and environmental reports, tourism and travel marketing, wellbeing and healthcare campaigns, packaging and interiors all lean on it. When you are choosing, look at the quality of the light first: soft morning and evening light photographs well on screen and in print, while harsh midday sun tends to flatten a scene. Landscape-orientation frames suit website heroes and presentation slides; portrait frames suit social stories and print covers, and you can filter for either above.
Every image here is covered by our Standard royalty-free licence — websites, social media, presentations, marketing and print runs up to 500,000 copies, worldwide and without an expiry date. Standard images are 1 credit (£6) and Premium images 3 credits, and the full-resolution file is available to download the moment you check out.