Escape into royalty-free landscape imagery

In the world of photography, landscape images are those that are wider than they are tall. More generally, however, the term “landscape” refers to the visible features of a countryside or land. Landscape images can be shot from up high, as in an aerial photo of a far-reaching forest landscape, or down low, in a ground-level spring landscape of a sunflower field. These images shine in all sorts of formats, from a high-resolution photograph of a garden landscape to a highly detailed watercolor of a sunset landscape. Expect to see a rich variety of colors in landscape images. Red desert landscapes, green landscapes of rolling hills, snowy winter landscapes, and much more can be found in the Shutterstock landscape image library.

Landscape images invite viewers to imagine themselves in beautiful locations. For a person who is cooped up indoors, a visual of rolling hills, a vast field, or majestic mountainside can feel like a breath of fresh air. A particularly engaging landscape shot likely utilizes the photography guidelines for composition. Such guidelines include leading lines. These lines draw the viewer into the image. In a photo of the mountains taken from a perspective that places the viewer at the foot of a path, for example, it is the lines of the path that guide the viewer into the heart of the shot. A vanishing point may also be a key element in such an image. This is the point in a photo at which two parallel lines appear to converge. This conveys a sense of three-dimensionality to viewers, making it that much easier to imagine walking right into the shot.

With Shutterstock’s high-powered search engine, finding impressive landscape images takes no time at all. Simply type “landscape” into the search bar and explore the immense array of resulting photos, vectors, and illustrations. Further narrow your search by adding other keywords such as “farm landscape” or “landscape garden.” You can also use the various filter options to expedite the image search process. Want a seaside landscape that features someone walking along the shore? Select the “With people” option from the “People” section. Looking for a farm landscape that includes children enjoying the natural world? Select “Children” from the “Age” section. If you want your image to match your website’s color palette, select the main color you want featured in your image from the “Color” section. Scroll through your image results until you find the one for you.

Some popular landscape images include: Nature landscapes such as a sunlit autumn forest, majestic mountain vista, or sunset ocean view. Desert landscapes of dusty roads leading into empty red landscapes and aerial shots of monolithic desert mountains, as well as illustrations that depict the breathtaking beauty of a desert sunrise. Fantasy landscapes include artwork of islands floating in the clouds, dragons swooping before castles, and alien planets with multiple moons in the sky. Watercolor landscapes feature soft washes of color as gentle visual depictions of mountains, seascapes, and tree-lined paths. Panoramic landscapes provide the viewer with a wide, unbroken view of the land. Such sprawling images can seem to surround viewers so that they feel as if they are standing right in the middle of a flower-filled meadow or green forest, atop a mountain, or at the edge of the sea.

Shutterstock has a free landscape imagery collection so that you can get started downloading your favorite nature photos and illustrations right away. Up-close macro images of berries on a branch and wheat in a field, misty vistas of the ocean and vibrant views of tropical lakes, forest landscapes in every season, and so much more await. Download this free image collection by clicking the red “Download” button.