30+ Beautiful Photography Websites

Levon Biss
All the drama and explosive action of sports photography.

Rankin
A bold and colourful design from one of the UK’s foremost fashion and editorial photographers.

Steve McCurry
The warm colours of this website are unusual, and make the website stand out.

Timothy Hogan
This website expands to a full screen to show off the photographer’s photos.

Lara Jade
A beautifully designed flash based website.

Brent Stirton
Photojournalist Brent Stirton’s website grabs you on the first page with a fast moving slideshow of some his most dramatic and hard hitting images.

Burn Magazine
Burn magazine uses a blog-like design to keep the lastest content fresh on the page. It uses a dark gray background to emphasise the site’s logo, displayed prominantly at the top, and a large photo to introduce the lead story.

Trends In Photography Websites

Blogs
The best are entertaining and informative, establishing the photographer’s expertise and building a relationship of trust and credibility with potential clients.

Teaching
Photographers are passing on their knowledge and experience to beginners and enthusiasts.

Selling
Photographers are promoting themselves and their work. Some stock photographers sell their photos through their websites rather than the big agencies.

Workshops
Many established photographers earn money by teaching, and promote their workshops on their websites.

Social networking
Many photographers have a page on Facebook, or a Flickr or Twitter account.

Flash
Flash-based websites can be beautiful and effective, freeing the web designer from the limitations of HTML and CSS. The downside is that they’re expensive to create, can take time to download and aren’t good for SEO. Often used by pro photographers who will send their url to interested parties and need a spectacular showcase for their images.

HUGE photos
Photography websites are naturally dominated by images. A recent trend is to display large photos for maximum impact.

Sophisticated design
Photographers are visual artists and need the design of their websites to reflect this. Good design often works in the background by making websites quick to load, easy to navigate and search engine friendly.

Content over design
No matter how good the design, content is king. It may look pretty, but if it doesn’t inform and entertain, your visitors won’t return. Some of the most popular photography websites are nothing more than a free Blogger blog.