1.  Search for photos.

• Do a quick search by selecting a State and/or a Category from the list boxes on the Gallery Home page.
   
• Create advanced searches on the Advanced Search  page by mixing and matching criteria.

2.  Select a photo.

• Search results appear as thumbnail photos with up to ten photos per page.
   
• Click a page number or next below the thumbnail photos to see additional pages of photos.
   
• Click on a thumbnail photo for an enlarged preview photo, a caption, and other information.
   
• Click the "download" link to download a TIFF version of the photo or click the "download image as JPEG" link to download a JPEG version of the photo.

4.  Use the photo.

There is no charge to enhance your web site, newsletter, brochure, presentation, publication, or desktop with NRCS Photo Gallery photos. All we ask is for a credit line:

• Photo by (photographer's name), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
   
• Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
   
• Photo by USDA NRCS