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Images in the Health Sciences: Sources for CC Licensed Images

Sources for CC Licensed Images

The sites listed here provide images licensed under Creative Commons. Abide by the terms and conditions of the sites and check any individual images to be assured of the allowable uses. Be sure to see the Privacy & Publicity Rights section of this guide. 

Searching for CC Licensed Images

Filtering instructions:

  1. Enter search terms.
  2. On the results page, locate the drop down menu next to the Any License option.
  3. Change the drop down to All Creative Commons. The feature attempts to filter the results to show only CC licensed images. (Do not rely solely on the filter.) 
  4. Click on a given photo to check for sure that it is CC licensed and to determine which license it uses and thus what options for reuse are available. 

Sample CC Licensed Images