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.
- DermNet New Zealand Image LibraryThe site's watermarked images can be used for education, teaching, and other purposes, but uses must abide by the site's image use policy. Non-watermarked images are copyright protected. See the site for licensing information.
- eSkeletonsDepartment of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin
Images and content are created by faculty, staff, and students at the University of Texas. All photographs, images, and text are copyrighted by eSkeletons, John Kappelman, or the University of Texas at Austin, and licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. See the site for more information. - Health Education Assets Library (HEAL)From the University of Utah, this site contains over 22,000 digital materials for educational use. Items are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA. Be sure to search only the HEAL collection—other collections are copyright protected.
- NIH Image GalleryThe National Institutes of Health provides an image gallery on Flickr. The images are licensed under varying CC licenses. Check the licensing for each individual image.
- SELF x American Academy of Pediatrics Vaccine Photo ProjectThis photo project by SELF Magazine and the American Academy of Pediatrics presents medically accurate vaccine images that are licensed CC-BY.
- Wellcome ImagesImages on this site are available under CC0, CC BY, or CC BY-NC licenses. Check individual images to determine what uses are allowed.
Searching for CC Licensed Images
- FlikrThe photo sharing site Flickr allows for narrowing searches by CC license.
Filtering instructions:
- Enter search terms.
- On the results page, locate the drop down menu next to the Any License option.
- 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.)
- 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.
- Creative Commons SearchThis tool from Creative Commons can help locate CC licensed works.
Sample CC Licensed Images
Confocal micrograph of optic nerve head region in adult mouse retina by National Eye Institute (Jennifer Kielczewski) is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
"Muscles and Tendons of Upper Extremity (Labeled)" from HEAL is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0