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Last Updated April 12 2026
Squarespace is our top pick for the best photography website builder. Why? Because you can make beautiful photography websites like the ones in this collection easily with Squarespace.
It has stunning photography templates and all the features a photographer looking to showcase/sell their work needs. It includes a great blogging platform, solid ecommerce, an easy-to-use page editor, nice gallery blocks, an appointment scheduling block, and more.
The following photography websites use all of Squarespace’s features effectively. Notice what they do and use whatever you like as inspiration for your website.
Note: You can make nice photography websites with other builders as well. Squarespace just has the best value-to-effort ratio.
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Scott Snyder is a product/object photographer based in Costa Mesa, California. His photography is clean-cut and top-of-the-line quality, as apparent from his minimal photography portfolio website.
The professional photographer showcases his best photos with plenty of negative space on the homepage. You can find more about each photography project by clicking on the associated photo: He mentions his roles in the project, what he did to successfully complete the project, about the client, and more for each photo. It’s a lot of (well-written) text, but it follows the “show and then tell” principle I discussed in the intro.
Besides showcasing his work on the homepage, he has a separate Work page where he has displayed more of his works beautifully in a two-column layout.
Even the overall website experience is fantastic. Scott uses easily-readable fonts; the scrolling animations are on point; there’s a small ‘about me’ section; there are appropriately placed CTAs (Contact, Instagram); etc.
Levon Biss is a photographer in London. He has some authentic and gorgeous work with people, soccer, and insects. His work has been published in TIME magazine, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, and many other respected international titles.
The website showcases featured photos uniquely yet in an obvious way as far as user experience is concerned. It doesn’t follow a fixed column and an image per column structure. Instead, the designer has fixed the container width and defined whitespace between two images — in simpler words, if the image fits side-by-side in the defined space, it will enter there; otherwise, it will go below.
Besides, the menu on the left side looks natural for navigation of other important pages. It hides all the menu items behind the icon, which is not ideal for desktop sites. However, it works beautifully in this case because Levon gets to showcase his work in a full-screen gallery.
Note : Levon also has a Shopify store on a different domain, where he sells his photos. He could have chosen Squarespace Ecommerce to sell on the same website, but he didn’t for some reason. See our Shopify vs Squarespace comparison to learn why Squarespace Commerce would have worked.
Tayler Smith is a photographer from NYC. You can check out her cool and modern work featuring dogs, still life, portraits, and live events. Her photography is full of life, fun, and color. She seems to have recently redone her Squarespace website, and it’s great!
The website design perfectly complements her work with bold & colorful fonts and vibrant, contrasty colors. And everything is simple to find on the website with typical navigation and a typical flow. In fact, the small slideshow of the work at the top makes it even better to quickly peek into her photography style.
This website is a perfect combination of aesthetics and function for any photographer’s website.
Colorful photos, beautifully presented on this BrightenMade-designed Squarespace website. It has wonderful colors, nice illustrations, messy lettering, and aesthetically-matching typography.
Just excellent.
Brighton-based wedding photographer Kim Williams captures inclusive, fun-loving celebrations with bold color, candid moments, and an unapologetic personality.
What stands out:
This site is a standout example of a wedding photography portfolio that’s joyful, authentic, and true to its values—perfect inspiration for creatives who want their website to reflect their brand’s heart and spirit.
Margaret is an interior photographer based in Barrington Hills, primarily working in the Greater Chicago area and Southern Wisconsin.
Her website is professionally made, and the designer/developer has done a superb job. Everything from chic typography and clean lines to scrolling animations and the beautiful green color is awesome. And the design complements her interior photoshoots that visitors can easily see as soon as they land on the website.
Meiwen is a professional designer and photographer that features travel, people, editorial, and interior photography. He is also a designer, combining his many artistic talents to help his clients with branding, art direction, and more. If you plan on selling other complimentary services alongside your photography business, see Meiwen’s website.
His site is minimalistic. On the homepage, he has gone with two main things: a short bio and his photography and design portfolio with a few featured items. The minimal navigation bar helps visitors find more of his portfolio items, the contact form, or the primary social media profiles (Behance, Instagram, and Pinterest).
Potential clients interested in his photography click on “photographer” from the site title or navigate through the navigation bar. And they find this gorgeous four-column portfolio:
Organic Headshots is a Chicago-based photography business that specializes in professional headshots.
This photography website design is clean, modern, and visually appealing. And it strongly focuses on showcasing professional headshots through a combination of high-quality images, videos, and concise text.
There’s a lot I like about this website, including:
Abbi and Callen are a married couple who love to do adventurous elopement photography. They thrive on the great outdoors, and their portfolio is fun to view, certainly well off the traditional wedding photography you’ve seen before.
They seem to have had their Squarespace photography website professionally redesigned, and it shows! Their previous design was basic, which is fine, as it still did a good job of showcasing the photography. It was somewhat of an 80/20 decision, wherein they probably got 80% of the benefits of having a photography website for 20% of the work.
The new design has better fonts, some animations, some curves, etc., that showcases their work even better. It’s a worthy investment that’ll easily pay itself off.
Andrew Heeley Photography caters to unconventional and alternative weddings. Yet, and smartly so, Andrew has kept the website’s look and feel conventional:
I specifically like two things on this Squarespace photography website:
All in all, Andrew’s wedding photography website is a solid inspiration for your business site.
Peter McKinnon is a photographer, videographer, and YouTuber from Toronto. His 5 million+ subscribers YouTube channel has some awesome tutorials that help others learn in a fun way. You can also purchase presets and buy gear from him.
His website is more of an influencer’s personal brand website where they sell their merchandise and less of a photography portfolio. You’ll notice how Peter is at the center of the website and not his work.
If you want to build a website for your personal brand and showing photography is secondary, then Peter’s website may be a good inspiration.
Jonathan has worked with big brands like Heinz, The Coca Cola Company, Amazon, and small businesses like Ginger & White London cafe (whom we featured in our cafe & coffee shops website examples collection) over his 20+ years of professional photography career. You can categorize Jonathan as a food photographer., though he also has other stunning work.
His website is an excellent example of a photography portfolio website keeping photos front and center. Though, it could use some whitespace.
This website can be a good inspiration for photographers with huge portfolios (like Jonathan’s). Jonathan showcases thumbnails of different projects at the top. People can click the thumbnails to see all the work of that particular project.
Marvin Lei practices photography in Long Island and NYC. You can contact him for all people-related photography. He also has a page for Lens Ball photography which is unlike anything we’ve seen! Check out his page on what gear he uses, and find the companies he works with for branding specifics.
Will is based in London and has stellar commercial and editorial photography. Take a look at his portfolio, and you’ll see all sorts of celebs in his lineup. He also offers classes and travels worldwide for his projects.
His website uses whitespace beautifully to showcase his colorful photos.
Mike Kelley is a photographer located in California. You can view his excellent work that is focused on architecture, as well as his love for airplanes. He loves the world of art and design and merging these into his projects.
The website is clean, with the homepage divided into two columns. The main section showcases his works, whereas the left column helps visitors navigate different parts of the website - his work portfolio in a particular sector, the ecommerce store where he sells portraits, the about page, the contact page, etc.
Pedro moved from Brazil to the USA when he was 22 years old to further his education. His portfolio is an impressive tribute to his imagery skills. He is unique in his images in that they are not just beautiful but soulful and emotional as well.
His portfolio with images in three columns looks like an Instagram profile, which is great because a) it looks beautiful, and b) Instagram would have tested a lot of options and found a three-column design is the best.
Jessica Chou is a photographer serving California. Her work has a documentary vibe to it, and she likes to take a raw approach to her practice. You can find images of some big names within her portrait portfolio.
The site uses a well-built Squarespace photography template that showcases her work in a two-column layout, making the photos pop and giving the website a minimal look.
Alex is living in Montreal and providing photography services, including headshots and editorial work.
The website uses a nice masonry gallery with ample whitespace as borders to display all gorgeous photos.
Mathieu Stern was born in Paris and is now a professional photographer and filmmaker. He loves to experiment with vintage and new-age lens. His lens museum page is an awesome exploration of a huge variety of lens options. You can also see where his work has been featured and view his blog.
Frank Gomez is a wedding photographer serving the San Fransico area. He’s got a classic style and has been working for 30 years with a hefty amount of experience. You can also check out his blog and learn new things that might benefit you in your search for a photographer.
This website has a slightly unusual navigation bar, but it’s still clear.
Deanie Chen is based in Los Angeles. She focuses on portraits, lifestyle, sports, and live music. You’ll find it all when browsing through her site. She currently attends college as well and is furthering her education in addition to her art skills.
I recommend you use either Squarespace or Format for photography portfolios. For an overall photography website that will have a blog, a store, etc., Squarespace is the best choice.
Must have: A typical photography portfolio includes the photographer's best work, an about section, and a contact form or contact details.
Can have: You can (and should) add other things like testimonials, social media feed, print store, etc.
You don't want to confuse the visitor or have them just scroll through your mesmerizing photos, so do not add more photos than necessary to showcase your skill. Remember: Less is more.
If you have a large portfolio, it's best to display your work in a funnel. First, show thumbnails of featured projects at the top and then show more photos of each project if the visitor clicks the thumbnail.
