Image Licence & Copyright

All photography published by castle.guide is released under a Creative Commons license. That means you are free to use our images in articles, blog posts, presentations, or anywhere else – as long as you follow the simple terms below.


Images by castle.guide

Photos credited to castle.guide are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).

You are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the image in any medium or format
  • Adapt — remix, transform, or build upon the image for any purpose, including commercially

As long as you:


How to attribute

You can use the following snippet when crediting a castle.guide image:

Photo by castle.guide / CC BY 4.0

If you’re attributing a specific castle photo, linking directly to that castle’s page is appreciated.


Images by third-party photographers

Some images on castle.guide were taken by other photographers and are used here under their respective Creative Commons licenses. These images are individually credited in the caption of each photo, along with a link to the original source and the applicable license. You can view the captions by clicking on a photo.

Please check the caption before using any image – the license terms may differ from CC BY 4.0.


Not sure which license applies?

Every image on castle.guide has a caption showing the photographer, the source castle page, and the license. If you click on an image you will find the full details. When in doubt, the safest approach is to follow the attribution format above.

If you have a specific question about an image, feel free to get in touch. hi@castle.guide


I believe that open, freely usable photography makes the web better. If you use a castle.guide image, I’d genuinely love to see it. – Elias

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