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There are so many free stock photo sites out there these days that I can't understand why anyone would be hitting Getty up for anything. The quality across the free sites can vary but some are incredibly good. I made a list of about 50 a year ago, there's probably twice that number now.

https://www.mattcrampton.com/blog/mega_list_of_free_image_si...

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Amateurs are happy to have 50 great sites to find things on. Most working professionals on a deadline don't have the time. You're not wrong, it's just that in the ad/publishing industry the editors time is probably worth more than the cost of licensing the photo.

I can’t imagine why anyone would want to be hitting up Getty for anything

I run a local sports blog covering a pair of National Football League and Major League Baseball teams. If I want high res, quality photos of the most recent games or photos of specific players or photo highlights I really don’t know of or have any alternatives other than Getty and the AP to get pictures specific to my teams.

If you know such a site I will happily check it out but there’s your answer.

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