People
Authentic stock photos of people: families, friends, workplaces, portraits and everyday life. Real moments from independent photographers, model-released where noted, licensed royalty-free for commercial and editorial use.
11,128 images
Businesswoman throwing paperwork into the wind with clear sky behind.
£6.00Happy businesswoman with arms raised holding suit jacket walking on sandy beach, freedom.
£6.00Woman taking a bubble bath, soaping her neck.
£6.00Colourful childrens’ spades stuck in sand on beach.
£6.00Man and woman looking over the back of a sofa at camera with white background.
£6.00Man and woman relaxing together, woman with a mug, man reading a book.
£6.00Woman holding a baby standing next to a cash register with shop assistant, smiling at…
£6.00Woman sitting in the sand in Death Valley at sunrise.
£6.00Two women eating lollipops and looking at the camera.
£6.00Man playing guitar sitting on a tyre swing in a garden, singing.
£6.00Man and woman standing together at the rail of a cruise ship wearing swimwear.
£6.00Woman in a bikini on a beach carrying inflatable lilo.
£6.00Girl dancing in park in front of city skyline.
£6.00Woman standing on wooden fence in a forest holding a lamp in the dusk.
£6.00Pregnant woman shopping in a store, helped by sales assistant.
£6.00Three business people sitting on couch under clocks looking nervous.
£6.00Man and woman sitting hugging on a futon bed by colourful glass windows.
£6.00Woman looking at camera holding glass of orange juice.
£6.00Woman standing on weighing scale, feet and lower legs.
£6.00Woman reclining looking up at camera.
£6.00Two people walking towards Denali or Mount McKinley under overcast grey skies.
£6.00Man sitting on sofa smiling at camera.
£6.00Man sitting on sofa making phone call holding paperwork.
£6.00Smiling man leaning out of window holding hot drink.
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About our people stock photos
People photography sells or sinks a design, and the difference is almost always authenticity. This collection favours real moments — a family in their own kitchen, colleagues actually working, a runner mid-stride — over posed studio smiles. You will find portraits, lifestyle scenes, work and education, health and wellbeing, sport and leisure, across ages and backgrounds.
A quick note on rights, because it matters more here than anywhere else in the library. Where a photographer has supplied a model release we say so on the image page, and those images are cleared for advertising and marketing. Where no release is on file the image is flagged for editorial use only: fine for news, features, education and commentary, not for promoting a product or service. If you are unsure, check the licence panel on the image or ask us before you buy.
All images are royalty-free under our Standard licence, from 1 credit (£6) per image, with instant full-resolution download.