📷 Photo Credits
Where our city photos come from, and the licences we use them under
Where the photos come from
The city photos you see in our city guides, on the world map and in our geography games come from two free stock photo libraries:
- Pixabay, used under the Pixabay Content License.
- Pexels, used under the Pexels License.
Both licences allow the photos to be used free of charge on websites and in apps, including commercial ones, and do not require attribution. We still want to credit the platforms and the photographers who share their work there: thank you. Their generosity is what makes a free geography game possible.
How we use the photos
- Photos illustrate the cities they show. We do not use them to suggest that a person, brand or business in a photo endorses GuesTheCity.
- We resize and crop photos to fit the page, and we do not sell them or offer them for download as stand-alone files.
- In the games, the same photos are used as questions, so you may recognise them from the city guides.
- Sponsored venue pages may use photos supplied by the business itself. Those are the business's own images and are labelled as sponsored content.
Other visual material
- Maps use OpenStreetMap data and tiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Flags and icons are standard emoji, displayed by your own device or browser.
Is this your photo?
If you are a photographer and would like a credit added next to your image, a different credit, or a photo removed, email support@guessthecityapp.com with a link to the page and to the original photo. We respond to every request and act on removal requests quickly. You can also reach us through the contact page.
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