Wellcome Images

Find out more about the Wellcome Image Awards as well as Wellcome Images, the image library behind the awards.

About Wellcome Images

Wellcome Images is the world's leading source of images of medicine and its history, from ancient civilisation and social history to contemporary healthcare, biomedical science and clinical medicine. Over 180 000 images ranging from manuscripts, rare books, archives and paintings to X-rays, clinical photography and scanning electron micrographs are available online.

How can I use these images?

All images are freely available online for private study, non-commercial research, single copies of criticism and reviews, examination papers and theses, and personal use by private individuals.

Commercial and editorial reproduction fees are offered at competitive rates. For more information, contact Wellcome Images (images@wellcome.ac.uk).