News & Media
Images for articles, features, broadcasts, newsletters, and stories about Seattle's waterfront.
Media & Creator Resource
Free Seattle Waterfront Images
Looking for current photographs of Seattle's new waterfront for a story, article, blog post, social media, presentation, tourism project or community publication? We maintain a growing collection of distinctive Seattle waterfront photography and can help you find the right image.
Who Can Use the Images?
Our waterfront image collection is intended to help people tell accurate, timely, and engaging stories about Seattle's waterfront.
Bloggers & Creators
Current waterfront photographs for blogs, social media, videos, and independent publishing.
Tourism & Events
Photography for visitor information, meetings, events, travel content, and destination promotion.
Community Organizations
Images for nonprofits, civic organizations, neighborhood groups, presentations, and community communications.
What Kind of Images Are Available?
Our collection emphasizes the Seattle waterfront as it looks today — including newly opened public spaces, changing landscapes, waterfront attractions, businesses, events, and everyday life along Elliott Bay.
Waterfront Park & Gardens
New public spaces, landscaping, trees, seasonal gardens, walkways, and waterfront views.
Piers, Attractions & Destinations
Images of waterfront landmarks, piers, attractions, hotels, restaurants, ferries, and visitor destinations.
Seattle Waterfront Life
Events, public art, waterfront activity, seasonal scenes, streetscapes, and the changing character of Seattle's new waterfront.
📷 Don't See the Photo You Need?
Ask us. Our image collection is continually growing, and we're regularly out on Seattle's waterfront. If you need a current photograph of a particular pier, attraction, public space, business, view, or waterfront feature, we may be able to photograph it specifically for your project — at no charge.
Tell us what you're looking for, where it is, and when you need it. We'll let you know if we already have an appropriate image or if we're able to take a new one.
Simple Image Use Guidelines
We want to make it easy to use good, current Seattle waterfront photography while protecting the integrity of the collection.
Complimentary, Royalty-Free Use
- Images may be made available at no charge for approved editorial, tourism, community, educational, and promotional uses.
- SeattleWaterfront.org retains copyright unless otherwise indicated.
- Usage terms may vary by image, subject matter, photographer, or project.
- Please tell us how and where you plan to use the photograph when requesting images.
- We may request a photo credit or link back to SeattleWaterfront.org.
Image availability and permission are determined individually. Contact us before publishing if you are uncertain whether a particular use is covered.
📷 Looking for a Seattle Waterfront Image?
Tell us what you're working on and the kind of image you need. We may already have photographs of the waterfront location, attraction, business, event, garden, pier, or view you're looking for. If we don't, let us know what you need. When possible, we can go out and photograph a specific waterfront location or subject for your project at no charge.
Request Free Waterfront Images