10 Different Ways To Find the Perfect Image for Your Story

Hint: You need to look beyond Unsplash

Unsplash is a fantastic website for finding gorgeous photos. Medium even has a built-in tool for adding them to your article. It’s convenient, it adds the captions automatically, perhaps, most importantly, when you use Unsplash images, you know you aren’t breaking any copyright laws.

But, there is a downside. The ease with which we can use Unsplash images in our articles makes them immensely popular on this platform.

Your story is unique and special. But nobody will know this if they don’t click on it because they are tired of seeing your overused image.

Like this one below, we’ve seen this one a lot on Medium.

Or this pug. How many times have you seen this pug? Don’t get me wrong. I love this pug. I have nothing against pugs. I have two of them snoring loudly at my feet as I write this. But this image has been used so much, it’s time we retire it.

New writers are the biggest culprits. I know because I was one of them. When I first started writing here, it was all new to me. I used plenty of pics you see splashed all over Medium without thinking twice.

Since my early days, I’ve realized the image is every bit as important in getting someone to click on your story as your headline and subtitle.

Here are some of the ways I look for awesome photos that are copyright-free.

These sites are a little different than Unsplash as they don’t require attribution or even give you the information to attribute it to anyone.

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