License

A postcard of Telluride, Colorado featuring mountains and a stream.

Images on this site by Jonathan Thorne are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 license.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with the images?

You are free to use any of the images for personal, non-commercial, use. This includes:

  • Sharing – You may copy and share the images
  • Adapting – You may remix, transform, and create derivative works of the image

What are the terms of the license?

The following terms apply to your use of these images:

  • Attribution – You must give credit to Jonathan Thorne with the use of any image
  • Non-Commercial – You may not use the material for commercial purposes

What is an acceptable use?

Examples of acceptable use include:

  • A personal blog post or non-profit website article with attribution such as:
    “Title” by Jonathan Thorne. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
  • Modifying or Adapting an image with attribution such as:
    Adapted from “Title” by Jonathan Thorne. Used under CC BY-NC 4.0

What is an example of commercial use?

Examples of commercial use that require the purchase of an additional license include:

  • A background for an e-commerce website.
  • A post that uses an image to help sell a product.
  • Any marketing use including print, television or digital media.

Are there higher quality images available?

The images are provided at a resolution of up to 1800 pixels. Higher quality and/or additional exclusive images may be available for purchase.

Commercial Exceptions

To license an image for commercial purposes, please email: photo@jonathanthorne.com

Certain community-driven organizations that I participate in are allowed full use of these images. Please provide a link to this page to verify the proper use of this license.

The following sites are granted full use of these images:

Additional Questions?

If you have any additional questions or for commercial licensing, please contact us.