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
Buddhist monk in a golden robe worshipping
£6.00Chicks for sale at market, Yuanyang, China
£6.00Sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park. A person standing at the base, looking upwards.
£6.00A row of people looking at the Shanghai Pudong skyline, including the Oriental Pearl…
£6.00Lost in thought, a woman sits amidst a raft of boats. Ninh Binh, Vietnam
£6.00Pedestrian tunnel, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
£6.00Children in the streets of Yangon, Myanmar
£6.00Camel train, a group of animals haltered and led by two people on the windswept sands…
£6.00Fountain, Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada
£6.00Brown bear sow and cubs, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA
£6.00Brown bear sow and cubs, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA
£6.00Brown bear sow and cubs, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA
£6.00A person stands protected by an umbrella in a courtyard garden, Kyoto, Japan
£6.00Brown bear sow and cubs, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA
£6.00Henna hands, Rajasthan, India
£6.00Life in a small Rajasthan village, India
£6.00Life in a small Rajasthan village, India
£6.00A colorful crowd of people celebrate the Holi Festival, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
£6.00High angle view of Japanese woman standing on a rooftop in an urban setting.
£6.00Young Japanese woman standing on a rooftop in an urban setting, looking at camera.
£6.00Smiling Japanese woman standing on a rooftop in an urban setting.
£6.00Group of young Japanese men and women with sparklers on a rooftop in an urban setting.
£6.00Group of young Japanese men and women with sparklers on a rooftop in an urban setting.
£6.00Group of young Japanese men and women on a rooftop in an urban setting.
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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.