People

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.