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.
10,021 images
The Columbia River Gorge, Ponytail Falls waterfall flowing over the cliffs into the…
£6.00Three flags – the United States flag, the Puerto Rican flag, and the historic Cross of…
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Lion, Panthera leo, two lionesses and cubs.
£6.00Winter, waves breaking on the shore of Puget Sound under a cloudy sky.
£6.00A large cloud drifts over rugged Utah mountains, framed by streaks of high-altitude…
£6.00Striking view of Bryce Canyon’s hoodoo formations and orange cliffs under a dramatic…
£6.00Close view of George Washington on Mount Rushmore framed by pine branches under a deep…
£6.00Tourist telescopes at a viewpoint on Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park
£6.00Scenic view of the Fountain of the Lions with the twin towers of the historic Ponce…
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Lion, Panthera leo, male lion lying on grass.
£6.00A lush tropical rainforest scene featuring a delicate waterfall cascading over dark…
£6.00Warning sign reading “No Climbing” in red letters, mounted on wooden posts, placed…
£6.00Two pairs of wet flip flops, one blue and one pink, rest on a rocky shoreline in…
£6.00Point Reyes National Seashore, the Cypress Tree Tunnel at US Coast Guard Station, an…
£6.00A cold wet day, low light, rain falling on the road, driver point of view.
£6.00Dungeness Crab, (Metacarcinus magister), on a black background, the shell and markings.
£6.00Lush forest seen through a wet windshield, Ecola Beach, Oregon.
£6.00Freeway bridge through forest, Snoqualmie Pass, view from underneath.
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Southern ground hornbill, Bucorvus leadbeateri, crossing a dirt road.
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Meerkat, Suricata suricatta, climbing down from its sentry post in a dead tree.
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Elephant, Loxodonta africana, elephant standing in golden light.
£6.00A narrow dirt trail curves up a barren hill under a bright sky in Badlands National…
£6.00Detailed view of freshly cut logs stacked for lumber at a mill in Coos Bay, Oregon.
£6.00Mendocino County, Schooner Gulch State Beach, Bowling Ball Beach, boulders on the…
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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.