If you have a website, you likely already know the importance of using stock photos. Often, these images fall into several generalized categories including animals, architecture, art, business, city, fashion, food, landscapes, music, nature, people, technology, travel, and more. You may also find textures included on stock photo sites. And while the emphasis on stock photos usually centers around using them for featured images or accent pieces, they can be used for backgrounds as well. In fact, stock photos have a multitude of purposes that should be explored. But it’s not always so easy to find more unusual free stock photos.

By seeking out interesting-looking images, you stand to set your website, blog, or social media presence apart from your competition as well. What follows is a selection of 50 unusual free stock photos that don’t really fit into a single niche and can be used for a multitude of purposes.

1. Gold crown

gold crown - unusual free stock photos

2. Staircase

staircase - unusual free stock photos

3. Hotel at Sunset

hotel at sunset - unusual free stock photos

4. Roller Skates

roller skates - unusual free stock photos

5. Old Worn Wood

old worn wood - unusual free stock photos

6. Electric Guitar

electric guitar - unusual free stock photos

7. Kitchen Sink

kitchen sink - unusual free stock photos

8. School Supplies

school supplies - unusual free stock photos

9. Bowling Shoes

bowling shoes - unusual free stock photos

10. Scone and Cream Delight

scone and cream delight - unusual free stock photos

11. Living Room Interior of House

living room - unusual free stock photos

12. Open Neon Sign

open sign - unusual free stock photos

13. Jeans Pocket

jeans pocket - unusual free stock photos

14. Vintage Style Bathroom

vintage bath - unusual free stock photos

15. Red Vespa

red vespa - unusual free stock photos

16. Stack of Purse Wallets

wallets - unusual free stock photos

17. Shoelaces

shoelaces - unusual free stock photos

18. Globe Map

globe - unusual free stock photos

19. Love Bokeh

love bokeh - unusual free stock photos

20. Summer Party Balloons

summer party balloons - unusual free stock photos

21. Colorful Umbrellas

colorful umbrellas - unusual free stock photos

22. Room for Meeting

meeting room - unusual free stock photos

23. Cough Medicine

cough medicine - unusual free stock photos

24. Golden Dragon

golden dragon - unusual free stock photos

25. Summer Holiday

summer holiday - unusual free stock photos

26. Retro Alarm Clock

retro alarm clock

27. Indian Chalk

Indian Chalk

28. Jigsaw Puzzle

Jigsaw Puzzle

29. Egyptian Sphinx

Egyptian Sphinx

30. Science Lab

Science Lab

31. Bathing Frog

Bathing Frog

32. Pills & Capsules

Pills & Capsules

33. Rusty Lock on Door

Rusty Lock on Door

34. Open Fire

Open Fire

35. Canoes on Trailer

Canoes on Trailer

36. Factory Smoke

Factory Smoke

37. Holiday Luggage

Holiday Luggage

38. Wedding Bunch of Flowers

Wedding Bunch of Flowers

39. Abacus

Abacus

40. Washing Car with Sponge

Washing Car with Sponge

41. Shopping Payment

Shopping Payment

42. Empty Benches

Empty Benches

43. Sports Gym

Sports Gym

44. Laundry Pegs

Laundry Pegs

45. Red Light

Red Light

46. Science Tubes

Science Tubes

47. Make-Up and Lipstick

Make-Up and Lipstick

48. Sunny Huts

Sunny Huts

49. Old Boat Crop

Old Boat Crop

50. Indian Incense

Indian Incense

Use These Unusual Free Stock Photos Now

Hopefully, you’ll find some of these not so niche unusual free stock photos useful for your next website project. And if you want more where those came from, ISO Republic has over 800 unusual and not so niche photos to choose from, any of which is sure to add interest to your website or social media campaign.

Best of luck to you on your next project!