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.
9,099 images
A stack of small rocks balanced on top of each other by a river.
£6.00Walking trail to the Lyre River mouth through woodland, North Olympic Land Trust, Joyce
£6.00The deck of the vintage ferry boat, Blackball Ferry on the route from Vancouver Island…
£6.00Forest and trees reflected in a puddle, Olympic National Park.
£6.00Ocean waves breaking on a beach, view out to the ocean.
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Inland Morning Fog (Malmokkies) from the cold Benguela Current along the Atlantic…
£6.00Detailed close-up of thick, weathered rope at a marina in Bandon, Oregon, showing…
£6.00The Waikiki Skyline and waterfront, tall buildings and modern architecture and marina…
£6.00An old prairie windmill rises against a wide blue sky in South Dakota, thin clouds…
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Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, cheetah resting on a termite mound.
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Zebra, Equus Quagga, close up of a young zebra.
£6.00Seattle city skyline, view from the water.
£6.00Star filled sky above Freshwater Bay, Port Angeles, the orange sun on the horizon.
£6.00A derelict house, abandoned property, rotten broken beams and joists, sunlight coming…
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Leopard, Panthera pardus, close up of a leopard reclining.
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Meerkat, Suricata suricatta, a clan huddle at the end of the day at Kalahari Research…
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Leopard, Panthera pardus, leopard cub lying on a boulder.
£6.00A lone hoodoo stands prominently above a sea of red rock spires at Bryce Canyon,…
£6.00Pink-lipped conch shell resting on a rock with turquoise Caribbean sea water in the…
£6.00A neatly stacked pile of cut firewood showcases the natural texture and pattern of…
£6.00A classic covered wagon known as a prairie schooner, on open prairie below the…
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African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus, walking through grass.
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Meerkat, Suricata suricatta, a sentry alert in profile.
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A navigation compass rests on a sandy dune beneath a vibrant blue sky, representing…
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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.