If we want more women and underrepresented people in the tech industry and moving into positions of power it is so important to have people see themselves. You can’t be it if you don’t see it. Below you can find a list of stock photos available of black, brown, women and lgbtq+ people in various settings.

Getty Nosotros Collection

• Getty Images collection aims to represent latinx people of all shades and settings
• https://www.gettyimages.com/collections/nosotroscollection

Representation matters

• Women of different body types enjoying life 
• https://representationmatters.me/

PhotoAbility 

• Representation of disabled people in stock imagery in travel, leisure, and lifestyle settings
• https://www.photoability.net/
• A guideline : https://themighty.com/2018/08/disability-stock-photos-getty/

LGBTQ Stock Images

• https://windycitywardrobe.com/2016/02/14/lgbt-stock-photos/
• https://www.stocksy.com/Wave/shoot/14174
• https://www.masterfile.com/search/en/gay+black+women

People of Color in Tech 

• As the name describes people of color in tech spaces 
• https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/where-to-find-free-stock-photos-with-people-of-color/ 

Jopwell 

• Focused of POC in the workplace 
• https://jopwellcollection.jopwell.com/thejopwellcollection/

Women of Color in Tech Chat

• Showcasing women of color in the workplace
• Images of women and non-binary people of color in tech that are free for use with proper attribution (#WOCinTechChat)  
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/wocintechchat/ 

Techqueria 

• Stock images of Latinx in tech at events and in workspaces
• Free for use with credit to organization 
• https://techqueria.org/photos/

Get Color Stock 

• https://getcolorstock.com/collections/work 

Nappy 

• Free and beautiful hi-res photos of Black and Brown people
•  Launched by Jacques Bastien of SHADE 
• geared towards creatives, startups, brands, and agencies
• https://www.nappy.co/

Muslim Girl 

• Images available for commercial use that represent modern Muslim women being themselves 
• https://www.gettyimages.com/search/photographer?photographer=muslim%20girl&excludenudity=true&family=creative&sort=best&license=rf,rm&page=1#license

Tonl.co 

• Affordable diverse images 
• https://tonl.co/

Lean In Collection 

• Provided by Lean In organization of women 
• https://www.gettyimages.com/collections/leanin

Lifestyle & Leisure of POC Content Creators 

• https://createherstock.com/

Unsplash (Free): 

• Unsplash has various collections of diverse people of color, women, and work settings
• https://unsplash.com/collections/4386752/women-are-amazing

The stock image for this post was provided by Nappy.co.

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