Six Super Sources for Free Photos

I was recently working on an project that required some high-quality images of military aircraft. I needed them fast, and I needed them cheap.

After a bit of searching, I came across the US Air Force's website, and it was perfect! A huge number of images in full color, high resolution, and ready for action.

So started searching for other government photo galleries. As I dug into obscure .gov websites, I uncovered a treasure trove of images. And not just military stuff. History, science, people - it's all there. And because these are US government sites, it's all free.

Here are my six favorites.

The US Air Force This is perhaps the coolest government stock photo site available. Massive collection of images of aircraft, service personnel, rockets, missiles and spacecraft. Browse by category or search by keyword.

GRIN (Great Images in NASA) Great Images in NASA is a collection of over a thousand images of significant historical interest scanned at high-resolution in several sizes. This collection is intended for the media, publishers, and the general public looking for high-quality photographs.

National Archices (Civil War Section) Photos of soldiers, battlefields and scenery of the Civil War, from your friends at the National Archives.

Planetary Journal This website starts you out with a map of the solar system, and when you click on a planet, you'll get thousands of images of that planet, taken from telescopes and satellites. But the fun doesn't end with our solar system, there are also images of galaxies, exploding stars, nebulae and other

National Severe Storms Lab Here you'll find photos of tornadoes, lightning, hail, huge clouds, diagrams of storms, and images of their destructive aftermath, brought to you by the National Severe Storms Lab.

The American Memory Program at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress' American Memory site provides links to a variety of multimedia collections spanning all facets of American history. A huge site filled with tons of fascinating stuff.

You can find links to these sites - and over 190 others - at www.UncleSamsPhotos.com Not every image the government produces is a gem; there is plenty of junk. But who knows? You might just find that photo you've been searching for on one of these sites.

Alex Upton runs UncleSamsPhotos.com, a directory of public domain stock photo galleries of the US government.

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