Media on Wikimedia Commons are either in the public domain or published under a Creative Commons copyright license that allows them to be reused free of charge. The main requirement for reusing Creative Commons-licensed content is that you provide proper attribution.

How to Find Images on Wikimedia Commons. Go to the main page of the site: https://commons.wikimedia.org. Find the search bar on the upper right. Type a keyword related to the subject of the image you want, and hit return.

Best Practices. FOR CREATIVE COMMONS IMAGES: Your attribution should follow this format, which adheres to Creative Commons best practices. Title of image/video [linked to original image] by Author [linked to profile page] under License [linked to license deed].

However, almost all content hosted on Wikimedia Commons may be freely reused subject to certain restrictions (in many cases). You do not need to obtain a specific statement of permission from the licensor(s) of the content unless you wish to use the work under different terms than the license states.