This is a list of free media sites. Although the majority of it is royalty free, there are some that have copyright info. Please respect those. :)
Free images sites
sxc.hu – stock.xchng – 394876 photos online as of 9/9/09
imageafter.com – Image*after – easy to navigate
deviantart.com – Lots of really creative stuff, great for busting creative blocks. Some media is copyrighted, but can be purchased.
freephotosbank.com – nicely categorized and trendy images
coregfx.org – more Photoshop tools than images, but some good free stuff
defcon-x.de/textures – huge selection of textures!
lostandtaken.com – blog site with lots of awesome textures
stockvault.net – blog site, lots of photos and well categorized
morguefile.com – (I love the name!) A site for creatives by creatives
cgtextures.com – *my personal fav* This is where the game programers get their textures.
freerangestock.com – They share ad revenue to encourage good photographers to upload images
flickr.com – tons for stuff from regular people. Also, there are lots of great groups. Check out my favs: shared worship background graphics – church marketing lab – light junkies
kavewall.com/stock – cool stock photos and awesome folder navigation
photocase.de/en – very artistic media
vecteezy.com – links to lots of free vector images
everystockphoto.com – okay site, some media has conditions of use
free church media:
creativemyk.com – free christian graphics for download shared by artists around the world
mynorthside.com/creative – message graphics, posters, logos and much more
muddyrivermedia.org – get muddy… it’s free
freecountdowns.net – because free is way better than NOT free
open.lifechurch.tv – 1000’2 of free resources by lifechurch.tv
newspringonline.com – good stuff last time I looked but had trouble pulling the site up recently.
openresources.org – great site for media and other resources. VERY well organized and easy to navigate.
churchmedia.net – media exchange
wingclips.com – Movie clips that illustrate and inspire
Please post a comment with any links you might have to add to the list. Thanks!!
Another great free graphics resource is stufficanuse.com.