40) Photocase
http://www.photocase.com/

Photocase contains a repository of photos and a community that includes forums, polls, buddy lists and user profiles. The site was formerly located at photocase.de, so if you've been there — check your bookmarks to ensure it's updated.

Photos from this site may be used for commercial and noncommercial self-contained original work. You can download up to three photos per day. If you need to download more, the site requires buying download credits through its shopping section. Or you can upload a picture and for every upload, you get five download credits.

Photocase also has a magazine with articles, short stories and a photo contest. To download the photos requires free registration, plus it allows you to become a part of the community, upload photos and personalize your account. Photocase also comes in Deutsch (German). The collection has many high quality photos.

39) Majestic Imagery
http://majesticimagery.com/

Majestic Imagery has a collection of over 400 royalty free photos organized by categories. The terms of use require that those who use photos give proper credit with a link back to the site. Find new photos by browsing the categories, which have a number next to their names to find out how many photos are in each category.

The site also has a search box as well as an advanced search form. You can also find the newest images by clicking on New Images or scrolling down to the bottom of the home page for the thumbnails. Thumbnail pages display the number of downloads and comments. You can also increase the number of thumbnails per page by clicking the drop-down box at the bottom of the page. The site requires free registration if you wish to download images. It's possible to find a gem in this nice collection.

38) Pictures from Old Books
http://fromoldbooks.org/

Pictures from Old Books is a unique collection of over 800 images scanned from old books that are public domain (copyright-free or out of copyright) unless otherwise noted. The site has many pictures of castles, abbeys and old houses. The home page has new images on the left side or you can use the search tool with various options to find pictures.

When you find a photo of interest and click on it, the listing provides its title, source, place shown (if applicable), keywords, status (in terms of copyright), filename and notes. Each photo also comes in several dimensions shown on the left of the photo, so you just click on the size you want. It has many photos you won't find elsewhere that can add character to wherever you use them.

37) Free Stock Photos from Cepolina Photos
http://www.cepolina.com/freephoto/

Free Stock Photos from Cepolina Photos contains over 1900 photos by three photographers covering mostly nature and geography. You can search photos by category, thumbnails or keywords. The thumbnails page shows about 100 photos and when you select one, its details includes the album and category names with links so you can explore more similar photos.

The photos are free (see FAQs for details) as long as the site is credited and that you don't link directly to the images of the web site as that's stealing bandwidth. The images on the site are 600x460 pixels. If you want larger photos, you can buy the high resolution images on DVD for $40 (currently sold out). The photo collection is superb.

36) ImageBase
http://davidniblack.com/imagebase/

ImageBase is a collection of over a few hundred photos on nature, people, city, and objects taken by presumably one person, David Niblack. Though a small database in comparison to others, you can expect to find quality photos here. The site clearly states that "all images are 100% free to use." Click on one of the categories to view its thumbnail images on the left side of the screen and the currently selected photo in full size on the right side.

The bottom of the photo provides the date taken, resolution, and file name. Select any image from the thumbnails or click on Next Page to see the next set of thumbnails. After clicking on a thumbnail, the full image appears on the right. If you click on the full image, it takes you to the next one. To save the image, right-click on it and save it. The collection has quality photos worth looking at.