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
An elephant, Loxodonta africana, runs through water towards camera, ears facing…
£6.00Stand of commercially grown poplar trees
£6.00Stand of commercially grown poplar trees
£6.00The surface of the ocean and waves, moody overcast sky above
£6.00A silhouette of two cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, as they sit on a termite mound at sunset
£6.00Breaking waves, surf in the ocean and waves, moody overcast sky above
£6.00A female collared sunbird, Hedydipna collaris, perches on an aloe flower, Aloe arborescens
£6.00A pride of lions, Panthera leo, walk in a river bed towards camera
£6.00A pride of lions and cubs, Panthera leo, cross the causeway of a river
£6.00A leopard, Panthera pardus, claws the trunk of a tree, ears back, looking out of frame
£6.00High angle close up of a small wreath with red and purple paper roses.
£6.00High angle close up of a small wreath with pale and salmon pink paper roses.
£6.00High angle close up of a small wreath with pale yellow and pink paper roses.
£6.00High angle close up of yellow paper flowers in a terracotta flowerpot.
£6.00High angle close up of a small wreath with red and purple paper roses.
£6.00High angle close up of yellow paper flowers in a terracotta flowerpot.
£6.00High angle close up of a small wreath with pale and salmon pink paper roses.
£6.00High angle close up of red and purple paper roses and an orange poppy.
£6.00High angle close up of three pink and purple paper roses.
£6.00High angle close up of pink and purple paper roses and an orange poppy.
£6.00High angle close up of yellow and purple paper flowers in terracotta flowerpots.
£6.00High angle close up of purple paper flowers in a terracotta flowerpot.
£6.00High angle close up of purple paper flowers in a terracotta flowerpot.
£6.00Reflections of clouds on camper van window at sunset.
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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.