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This site is an open-access, AI-free repository of wildlife and exotic animal image references. Artists (creating *without* AI) have blanket permission for transformative and derivative use. www.animal-photo-references.com
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references. Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.

submitted 29 days ago • 508 comments

Bonus picture of the day: a reindeer who was assured there would be apples. Reindeer will be on the site soon! This and all photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Photo of the day: Stellar's sea eagle pair www.animal-photo-references.com/stellars-sea... This and all photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

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There is now gallery on the site to show off art created using the references! If you'd like your work included, DM / email animalphotorefs @ gmail. www.animal-photo-references.com/art-gallery-... Your copyright is clearly stated. All will have title, artist name, and portfolio/website link-out.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Bison @animalphotorefs.bsky.social

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Photo of the day: black-and-white ruffed lemur flower foraging www.animal-photo-references.com/black-and-wh... This and all photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

New species on the site: American Bison! www.animal-photo-references.com/american-bison All photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Photos of the day: baby African elephants in a mud puddle www.animal-photo-references.com/african-elep... These and all photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

If you're just finding this AI-free image repository and want to support it, consider donating to the Ko-Fi or joining my Patreon (in the pinned post). There's no other funding for this site! It exists to be something good in a dark time and combat the AI scourge. Please help if you can!

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Photo of the day: a great horned owl landing on a perch. www.animal-photo-references.com/great-horned... This and all photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

These are amazing! Thanks for sharing them with me.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Photo(s) of the day: a black rhino and her stick toy. www.animal-photo-references.com/black-rhinoc... These and all photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Photo of the day: a Pallas cat blep! www.animal-photo-references.com/pallas-cats This and all photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

god at lunchtime on day 5

submitted 29 days ago • 7 comments

A new taxa has arrived on the site, chosen by my Patreon supporters! I've added four species of cranes: African crowned, white-naped, red-crowned, and sarus cranes. They're free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI). www.animal-photo-references.com/cranes

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

a sketchbook page of some great horned owl ballpoint studies! references were from @animalphotorefs.bsky.social :> they're very loose but i'm happy with how they turned out #art #furryart #traditionalart

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

American badger studies 🦡 Big thanks to @animalphotorefs.bsky.social for access to refs for those first two!

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

help how does digital painting work like at all? 😆i will prolly keep fuckin around w this tomorrow but this is where we're at today. ref from @animalphotorefs.bsky.social :3

submitted 28 days ago • 4 comments

today's sketchbook sesh ✨ references from animal-photo-references.com! #art #artist #sketch #sketchbook #traditionalart #tiger #drawing #artsky

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments