Where to find stock video/images:

The links below lead to resources which offer open access images which are public domain, under creative commons licensing, or governmental works.  Each site has its own expectations for attribution.  Users should familiarize themselves with the attribution expectations of each resource—one way to do so is clicking on the “about” link on each site.

It is also worth noting that while all of the below sites offer free content, some sites may also offer paid content or links to paid content in addition the free content on the site.  

Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/use-remix/

Pixabay http://pixabay.com/

Unsplash http://unsplash.com/ 

Pexels http://videos.pexels.com/

Videvo http://www.videvo.net/

Videezy http://www.videezy.com/ Vecteezy http://www.vecteezy.com/ 

Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

The Public Domain Review http://publicdomainreview.org/

National Gallery of Art http://images.nga.gov/en/page/show_home_page.html

Government Sites: http://www.usa.gov/government-works

Organization Websites may offer content listed on pages such as “Press Kit; Media Center; Press Room; etc.” For instance: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/media-center