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.
10,454 images
A blacksmith shaping a hot piece of iron on an anvil using a hammer.
£6.00Woman lying on a sofa cuddling with her young son using a smart phone
£6.00Blacksmith standing at an anvil in a traditional forge.
£6.00Woman lying on a sofa, smiling, cuddling with her young son and looking at a cell phone.
£6.00A blacksmith shaping a hot piece of iron on an anvil with a hammer, with sparks flying.
£6.00Woman lying on a sofa, smiling, cuddling with her young son and looking at a cell phone.
£6.00A family, a man and woman playing with their young son.
£6.00Smiling man and woman sitting side by side on a sofa, posing for a picture with their…
£6.00Smiling man and woman sitting side by side on a sofa, playing with their young son.
£6.00Smiling man sitting on a sofa with his young son, looking at a digital tablet.
£6.00Parents with their young son, looking at a digital tablet.
£6.00Smiling man and woman sitting side by side on a sofa with their young son, looking at…
£6.00Smiling woman holding a yellow duckling in her hands, her young son stroking the animal.
£6.00Smiling woman holding a yellow duckling in her hands, her young son watching.
£6.00Baby rabbit sitting in a grass and clover meadow.
£6.00Smiling woman holding a tiny chick in her hands.
£6.00Smiling woman holding a tiny chick in her hands, her young son watching.
£6.00Smiling woman holding a tiny chick in her hands, her young son watching.
£6.00A woman holding a hedgehog in her hands.
£6.00A woman holding a hedgehog in her hands.
£6.00Woman and child stroking a guinea pig
£6.00Smiling woman sitting on a sofa, a guinea pig sitting on her lap, her young son…
£6.00Smiling woman sitting on a sofa, a guinea pig sitting on her lap, her young son watching.
£6.00Smiling woman holding a rabbit, her young son sitting on her lap, stroking the animal.
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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.