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28) tOfz dot org
http://tofz.org/index.php

tOfz dot org is one photographer's collection of everyday urban life. Jeremie Zimmerman, the person behind the site, sorts his photos by location and categories. He shares his favorites. You can search by keywords or click on *coma* to get a randomly selected photo.
The category pages use thumbnails and list the number of comments available, if any. The site uses the Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Creative Commons license and free art license (Copyleft Attitude) from License Art Libre. This site is available in English and French. A small, but respectable collection.
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27) Free Stock Photos
http://free-stockphotos.com/

Free-StockPhotos.com is a collection of (what else?) free stock photos available for use in personal and commercial design projects as long as the terms of use are followed. The images are sorted by category, but the category pages don't have thumbnails. Instead, each image appears with related information as you scroll down the page. They also come in multiple sizes for downloading.
You can search for photos by keywords and leave comments. Most recently submitted photos appear on the home page. Click "v Photography Articles v" to read articles offering photography tips. Free Stock Photos has some classy photos.
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26) FreePhotos.com
http://www.freephotos.com/

FreePhotos.com offers over 1000 royalty free photos with no usage restrictions for Web site or print work use. The site doesn't ask for reciprocal links or credits. Photographers who submit photos have a chance to win prizes and here are the Terms of Service and Upload Rules for photographers. Search photos or browse by category, most downloaded, highest votes, members, folders and new photos.
The category thumbnail pages list the title of the photo, photographer's name, size, number of times downloaded and number of times viewed. You can rate the photo on a scale from 1 to 10. It has an email the photo to a friend feature, photographer profiles and lets users leave comments. Click on any Member's name to get more details. A nice site with photos that are worthy of re-use.
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25) Photo Rogue
http://www.photorogue.com/

Photo Rogue has a unique concept — if you can't find a picture you need, submit a request to Photo Rogue and you might see your request fulfilled. The site relies on volunteer photographers. Before submitting a request, review the Guidelines. The service is free and you can read more about the rights in the volunteering FAQ.
The gallery lists the requests from newest to oldest. Each request includes the request, the date of the request, the number of photos in the album and the number of times it has been viewed. Open the album to see its thumbnail images and click on an image to view its full size. The site lets you comment on pictures and it has an RSS feed available.
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24) Aarin Free Photo and Digital Images
http://aarinfreephoto.com/

Aarin Free Photo and Digital Images offers over 950 free photos and images for personal and commercial use. You may download and use the images on your Web site, print ads, brochures or any other end products as long as you display the copyright information per the Web site. Start by clicking on the new images or Free Photo Gallery.
All photos are sorted into one of four galleries, which represent a group of categories. Image Galleries 01, for example, has animals, architectures and houses. When you open an image, you can view its group of pictures as a slide show and read the description of the gallery. At the bottom of the Web page is a search box, but it searches on Google rather than within this site.