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Interest in photography has exploded over the last 10 years, largely thanks to the developments in digital photography. Cameras and computers have become cheaper and more powerful, software more sophistocated and printers can now print photos that are as good (if not better) than anything produced in a chemical darkroom. Now, once you’ve acquired a digital setup, the economic restrictions of film and development costs have been removed and the cost of photography is virtually nil.

Along with these developments in photography has been the parallel development of the Web. Ten years ago websites were largely clumsy, HTML driven constructions. Today, contemporary photographers have powerful tools such as Flash, WordPress and DreamWeaverwith which to develop their websites. Photographers can also sell their work through companies such as PhotoShelter or ImageKind, and through photo libraries such as Alamy and iStockPhoto, opening up new revenue streams.

The result is that photographers are finding new and exciting ways to showcase their best work online. We took a look at some of the beautiful photography websites that we could find, analyzing the design trends and the reasons why these websites work.

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Beautiful Photography Websites

Bottle Bell Photography
The graphic design of this website perfectly complements the fantasy world of the photographer’s vision.

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Daniel Kennedy Photography
Top class professional photography presented in a simple to navigate, beautiful website.

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East Photographic
An unusual site because it belongs to an agency rather than a single photographer.

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Jason Bell
The website of world renown celebrity photographer Jason Bell. Yes, that’s Mickey Rourke on the front page.

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Jeffery Salter
Simple and effective design.

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Jill Greenberg
A beautiful website from a master photographer. The photos are big, bold and colourful.

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Jonathan Glynn Smith
A dramatic splash screen and beautifully minimalist design.

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Kim Mendoza
This website shows off the work of social photographer Kim Mendoza. The music is a nice touch, what visitor fail to be convinced of this photographer’s talent?

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

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

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

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

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Lara Jade
A beautifully designed flash based website.

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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.

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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.

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Gavin Gough
Gavin Gough is a travel photographer currently living in Thailand. His website is a brilliant example of self-promotion. The front page has a small flash movie at the top and a large photo underneath. Dig deeper into the website and there are photo galleries showing only his best work, a blog for personal anecdotes and tutorials, and a stock photo gallery hosted by PhotoShelter.

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Timothy Allen
Timothy Allen’s website is a WordPress powered blog, slightly corporate in nature as it’s put together in conjunction with the BBC. The design is very effective, there is a fast moving slideshow at the top of the front page, and below that, a moving strip of thumbnails that are links to the latest articles. The latest article is published underneath, and at the bottom five short columns display links to articles on Photography, Travel, Video, Tutorials and My Musings. The front page is designed to wow the visitor and provide easy to follow links to all the interesting content within the website.

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Mitchell Kanashkevich
A beautiful website, the reader is in no doubt that the website belongs to a travel photographer. Navigation is clear and simple and the photo galleries are stunning. The photographer has a small collection of his best photos. This is very important, because the quality of a portfolio is often judged by the weakest shot.

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Bruce Percy
A very simple design that leaves the viewer no doubt what he’s seeing. A quick glance is enough to see what the photographer does. Navigation again clear and simple. The black background works well with the minimalist design.

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Face On Images
Photographer Les Forrester’s website is a masterpiece of simple design. The colour scheme of dark grays and blacks, with typography in gray, white and red is very effective. A moving slide show shows off some of his best photos on the front page, along with a nice introduction and the latest news.

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Your Beautiful Photography
Once you get past the splash page the simplicity and beauty of this website becomes apparent. The photos dominate, presented against a simple white background.

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Pablo Corral Vega
Pablo Corral Vega is an established, well known photojournalist and his website reflects the quality of his work. Note the simplicity of the opening page design, a stunning photo at the top, the photographer’s name above, and more links below.

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Colin Prior
Simple design from Colin Prior, a British landscape photographer. A simple to navigate menu bar, an abstract photo that makes the perfect backdrop for some text, and below some inviting images that draw the visitor into the different parts of the website.

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Mark Velasquez
Mark Velasquez’s website features imaginative, colourful photography, presented in a series of easy to navigate photo galleries. One reason I like the photo gallery layout because it’s easy to navigate, the photos are relatively small and quick to load, and the photos are presented against a neutral gray background.

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Jeremy Cowart
Sometimes, a pro photographer just needs a fantastic looking website that displays photos and little else. SEO and speed aren’t priorities, because the url will be given to potential clients. The important thing is to wow the viewer. That’s what Jeremy Cowart’s website does.

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Paolo Boccardi
A big photo on the front page, easy to navigate links (I really like the little windows that pop up when you mouseover the links) and then horizontal photo galleries. Lovely!

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Anna Kuperberg Photography
A beautiful flash driven website. Excellent photography, a front page slideshow to show off the work, and a music soundtrack that seduces the viewer. A very professional design.

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Vincent Laforet
Open with a bang! Vincent Laforet’s website opens with his video Reverie, a video which created so much excitement amongst the photography world that it was downloaded over 1.5 million times the first 10 days it was online.

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Chase Jarvis
Chase Jarvis is famous amongst photographers for his blog, but his website is a masterpiece of web design. The viewer is greeted by a large, dramatic, slideshow on the front page, and an easy to navigate menu. The portfolio pages are spectacular, and the flash based design looks great.

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Stefan Soell
Another horizontal photo gallery, this one is interesting because the gallery is contained within a frame. Frames are a little outdated, but the advantage here is that the viewer can switch between portfolios without leaving the front page. The photographer sells fine art prints and books through the site, and the viewer is left in no doubt that he’s an expert in his craft.

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Amy Deputy Photography
Another flash based website, beautiful in its simplicity. The front page consists of four simple square images, link text and the photographer’s name and logo. The soft pastel colours of the photos on the front page complement each other. The website is also supported with a blog. Note the high quality of the portfolios. The website makes it clear that the photographer operates at the high end of the market.

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Jessica Hilltout
Fine art photographer Jessica Hilltout’s website has a very nicely designed front page, organising her work into three themes. Her name’s displayed along the top, and the categories along the bottom. A very simple, but effective website.

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Chris Phelps
A bold, graphic image on the front page, complemented by a simple navigation and design. A very effective portfolio presentation. All supported by a blog. Nice, very nice.

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Isabelle Ribeiro Photography
There’s a lot to like about this website; a strong, simple front page slideshow, beautifully presented photo galleries, and a blog!

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John Wright
Fashion photographer John Wright’s front page is a masterpiece of minimalist design. Not having a photo on the front page is a very bold move. Like many pro photographers, download speed is sacrificed for effect with a flash based website.
The moving thumbnails on the portfolio pages are a wonderful touch.

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Last Click

Andrew F Photography
Another masterpiece of Flash web design from a pro photographer. The opening photos are stunning, and I love the way they float up and down. The photo galleries are a joy to navigate and view.

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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.

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  1. 1
    Darfuria
    July 10th, 2009 4:52 am

    That was a great article, just for the photographs alone.

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    Matthias
    July 10th, 2009 4:57 am

    Great inspiration for both, photos and presentation! Thank you!

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    Tschai
    July 10th, 2009 5:01 am

    It’s rather easy actually to make beautiful photography sites, as long as you have beautiful photo’s that is…

    Some nice ones, indeed…

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    Hirvesh
    July 10th, 2009 5:14 am

    Amazing photos!

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    Chris McCorkle
    July 10th, 2009 5:17 am

    I think Attic Fire’s website beats out most of these…

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    stoimen
    July 10th, 2009 5:19 am

    Great designs!

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    andrea
    July 10th, 2009 5:30 am

    hope you like this: Marco Onofri Web site… http://www.marconofri.com

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    Markus
    July 10th, 2009 5:38 am

    I am definitely missing websites like http://emmanuelrouzic.com, http://bourgies.com or http://klausmellenthin.com … My favorite portfolio from the selection above might be http://timothy-hogan.com

    @Tschai: Word!

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    Adam
    July 10th, 2009 5:47 am

    Puttyfoot Photography take stunning live music photographs

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    John Stirzaker
    July 10th, 2009 5:47 am

    These websites are stunning but there’s some fundamentals here that seem to have been missed.

    You seem to have chosen photographers that are quite well established (photographing the stars) and this lets the designer onf each of these sites to let the images do the talking with very little insight in terms of readable content.

    There’s a layer of photographers underneath these guys that is a very saturated market and this market is what I cater for. It’s much more of a challenge to balance large, beautiful images with content that has to be search engine friendly in order for these photographers to be found. This market is more aimed it Wedding and Lifestyle photographers than the fashion/glamour end!

    I’m not saying these aren’t great sites because they’re but there’s a lot of other photography websites out there that contain a lot more search engine friendly content yet still have great visual appeal.

    We could all produce sites like this if the photographers are well established!

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      Lisa
      November 27th, 2009 10:33 am

      I definitely have to agree, and was the first thing that came to mind. I am also a photographer and though big, bold pictures are great when you are already well known, and no longer need to build and explain why a client should choose you then filling a web site with larger photos is the way to go, however like you said these web sites are a small percentage that actually represent the overall picture of photographers. I am competing with the studio down the road or the next town/city over – or who is listed in the yellow pages. Not photographers to the stars and National Geographic. There are some great ideas but no one is necessarily the right one for everyone. Each web site needs to represent the style and personality of that individual photographer – whatever type of photography it may be.

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    agustin ruiz
    July 10th, 2009 5:57 am

    here’s another one ;)

    http://www.martinorozco.com.ar

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    spit or swallow
    July 10th, 2009 5:57 am

    Absolutely fab!

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    Jim Brusciano
    July 10th, 2009 5:58 am

    I like this site http://www.fotomaniac.it what do you think?

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    Kelly
    July 10th, 2009 5:59 am

    Mine didn’t make the list….www.kellyshipp.com

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    Bill Biwer
    July 10th, 2009 5:59 am

    I just launched this photog. site for a friend of mine. http://www.danielwoolfphotography.com

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    Bruce
    July 10th, 2009 6:00 am

    I really like this one too (simple design and awesome concept): http://www.deuxfoisrien.com

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    errejesseme
    July 10th, 2009 6:05 am

    this is the special one http://www.virgilioferreira.com/

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    shaymein
    July 10th, 2009 6:20 am

    Joey Lawrence – (Whoa!)
    http://www.joeyl.com/

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    Cosmi
    July 10th, 2009 6:24 am

    I really enjoy this list. Thank you so much!

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    markpea
    July 10th, 2009 6:32 am

    Terrible, will be selling my camera ASAP.
    I feel depressed after seeing those poor images.
    So cliched. Where has all the talent gone?

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    Dianne B.
    July 10th, 2009 6:45 am

    What has happened to photography? What’s with all the naked or near-naked women?

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    Sigy
    July 10th, 2009 6:48 am

    How about http://reen.cz ?

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    Aidan
    July 10th, 2009 6:53 am

    I think this site provide great weddings photos http://www.expressivelyjoho.com/blog/

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    qwe
    July 10th, 2009 7:06 am

    The same overprocessed photography everywhere. So sad…

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    Hector Garza
    July 10th, 2009 7:17 am

    Steve McCurry’s website is stunning… and he’s also my favorite photographer ever.

    Here’s another one: ;)

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    Ashlee
    July 10th, 2009 8:18 am

    Here is another favorite of mine
    http://www.bludomain.com

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    Mike
    July 10th, 2009 8:20 am

    Very nice sites. One of my faves is

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    Jessica Liu
    July 10th, 2009 8:41 am

    Great photography sites! This is a great photo site as well with real people and experiences: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/

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    PacoPil
    July 10th, 2009 9:27 am

    I found this photographer’s site awesome: Helena Torrent

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    Justin
    July 10th, 2009 9:29 am

    found two more that are pretty nice photography sites. http://www.charlesphotography.cn/ and http://www.michaelspainsmith.com/main.cfm

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    Juan Manuel Lemus
    July 10th, 2009 9:33 am

    I have a photoblog of photography and designs. If you want, you can visite in: Jaixm.com

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    Otto Rascon
    July 10th, 2009 9:33 am

    Thanks for a great set of inspiring sites, and inspiring photographers to boot. You guys are truly a great part of the creative world. Keep on Rockin’!

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    nick
    July 10th, 2009 9:41 am

    I see why you put Bottle Bell first.
    It’s simply amazing.

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    Scott Webster
    July 10th, 2009 9:47 am

    Loved looking at these – some of them I had visited many times before.

    I had a site designed by a great design team in Northern Ireland… Any feedback (by email – scott@scottwebsterphoto.com) would be amazing! Have a look :-) http://www.scottwebsterphoto.com

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    Mike Brisk
    July 10th, 2009 10:14 am

    One really unique and talented one I found – her blog is great too –

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    Hieu Vo
    July 10th, 2009 10:44 am

    hm, not as usual, many layouts in this article aren’t as beautiful as I expected.

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    Patrick Kwinten
    July 10th, 2009 10:58 am

    Check also this great website: http://www.phototrolley.com/

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    Patrick Kwinten
    July 10th, 2009 10:59 am

    check also this site:
    Phototrolley

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    SS
    July 10th, 2009 11:06 am

    I removed my comments, since I wrongly posted here! sorry

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    PhotoPhanatic
    July 10th, 2009 11:27 am

    holy moly!!! After reading this, I googled photographers in my area. I came across this and had to pass it along…. http://www.vuephotographyonline.net

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    jack
    July 10th, 2009 12:07 pm

    I think simplicity in design is key. here’s one that I like… http://www.annietaoblog.com/

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    Premium Theme Info
    July 10th, 2009 12:17 pm

    Nice site design. You can also come to and pick some.

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    Cathedral Graphic Design
    July 10th, 2009 1:08 pm

    @ Dianne B.: Good point, but you should be asking, “what has happened to the world?” Everything these days is based off of sex… nobody can think about anything else… ( [/editorial comment] heh)

    Some nice layouts, but they all look very similar. I think John Wright’s site stands out because of the typographic splash and minimalist design – it’s advertising the photographer rather than the photograph, if you know what I mean. Of course, I am a very visual person and tend to communicate in imagery rather than text, and photographs are very powerful, but I think that something different really makes one site stand out from all the rest that are marketing the same thing.

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    Josh
    July 10th, 2009 3:12 pm

    Chris Phelps
    um, that apple looks badly photoshopped. why would i hire that guy?!

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    Alex Wilson
    July 10th, 2009 5:01 pm

    Great list, thanks. I’ve always been interested in presenting a Flash-like site using HTML/CSS/JavaScript for my own work (I won’t link-whore, but search for my name plus “photography” and you’ll find me). I’ll find lots of good inspiration from this list, a definite keeper for my next web-makeover.

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    Christopher Anderton
    July 10th, 2009 5:47 pm

    What’s up with all the FLASH based sites? One photographer i talked to said that it was to “protect the images easier”. I told him that making a screenshot selection on my Mac is taking faster than actually right click and save an image.

    The problems with the flash based sites most photographers use is:

    - Slow loading
    - Heavy on the CPU even on newer computers
    - Most of them just shows a tiny presentation of the photo, with no option to enlarge the picture
    - Very often they are hard to navigate
    - If it’s just a presentation of the photographers work given out to clients, and there are no considirations of SEO, ease of use and other things often described as “Web 2.0″ features. Why the hell not just upload images on a FTP directory, or just save them as a Photoshop Flash (uhh) web gallery? Why even bother to hire a designer?

    Maybe kind of harsh, but you get the picture.

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    daniel
    July 10th, 2009 6:22 pm

    these are great. another killer one is http://www.nickbrewerphoto.com

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    gem tom
    July 10th, 2009 9:13 pm

    yes, that is so cool
    thanks
    hope you sitll like it []

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    Truffle Apps
    July 10th, 2009 9:15 pm

    Awesome

    Thanks
    Truffle Apps

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    Niilo Tippler
    July 10th, 2009 10:16 pm

    Superb collection of amazing works. Thanks!

    Earlier commenter mentioned showcasing more “grass roots” wedding and portrait photogs. I know some very talented photographers whose work is quite stunning:
    http://www.stellerphoto.com/
    http://www.eclecticphoto.com/
    http://www.dalehogan.ca/

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    mdhilwan
    July 11th, 2009 12:11 am

    I partly agree with Christopher Anderton’s points with regards to usage of Flash. But with many advancement made, most of his points have remedies or techniques to overcome such disadvantages.

    Slow loading, heavy on cpu?
    Its all in the optimization. The basic of all is to optimize your assets (images) in photoshop. Modularize your Flash file, so that not all sections are loaded at the same time. Optimize you Actionscript code too! And it will really help in the long run. And convert to AS3.0

    Very often they are hard to navigate, tiny presentation of the photo?
    That is where an Interactive Media Designer comes in and plan out the storyboard and figure out the flow of content. Web Designer got to work hand in hand with the Web Developer guys (Interactive developer, Programmer or whatever we are called by).

    SEO?
    Yeaaaaap… this i got to agree with you. Flash got a bit of prob with SEO. It is possible to overcome. IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE. It IS possible. Furthurmore, if you read Google’s blog, they posted an interesting article on 30th Jun 2008 that reads, “Google learns to crawl Flash”.

    Tracking, Google Analytics?
    If you read Google’s Analytics blog, they posted an article that reads, “Want to track Adobe Flash? Now you can!” dated 17th Nov 2008. Even before Nov 2008, developers have been developing their own techniques of tracking without GA’s official tracking code for Flash.

    I know this is not a HTML vs Flash article. But hey what-the-hell.. Just my two cents worth I would like to share :)

    Anyway thanks Christopher Anderton for the points that he mentioned. To some extent they are still valid. Especially abt SEO.. Flash is still a pain in the butt when it comes to SEO :)

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    Stephen Fry
    July 11th, 2009 12:23 am

    Personally I’d recommend Darrell Wynne, fantastic pictures http://www.darrellwynne.com/

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    Sam
    July 11th, 2009 1:01 am

    You missed this fantastic one too:

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    Tejendra Shandilya
    July 11th, 2009 2:25 am

    AWESOME

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    Timonthy De Brander
    July 11th, 2009 2:37 am

    Photography in full screen, but what if it become video of high quality! , Well this site is cooler I think : http://moopa.be/ !!! What do you think? :p

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    The Nonsense Society
    July 11th, 2009 3:36 am

    Very unique work. Chris Phelps is incredible.

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    rupam
    July 11th, 2009 5:59 am

    another great collection nice Photogrphy

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    Steve
    July 11th, 2009 6:39 am

    Check this one by a local Omaha guy….

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    Rabi Dey
    July 11th, 2009 10:09 am

    so informative , really too good .

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    eAi
    July 11th, 2009 12:36 pm

    yes that nice , thank you Smashing Magazine , you rock design web sites really you the best web site in the whole world in design and cool minds

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    Taylor
    July 11th, 2009 12:58 pm

    Bubble and Squeak Photography in Orlando, FL is incredible! anyone in the area with babies and children MUST check out Jeannine’s work.

    http://www.bubbleandsqueakphotography.com

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    Christopher Prins
    July 11th, 2009 5:36 pm

    Absolutely sensational work, most of them. Thank you for sharing with us.
    Kind Regards,
    Christopher.

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    James Goldsworthy
    July 11th, 2009 9:51 pm

    Some lovely work here. Although I agree with the many people above who suggest flash sites are great for well known photographers but less so for new/unknown artists. For people who aren’t already at that level SEO friendly sites are a must. With this in mind I recently put http://www.jamesgoldsworthy.com together.

    Great post. Thanks

    J.

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    Mihkel Riis
    July 12th, 2009 12:31 am

    I’d like to recommend a link to a photographer whose site is in my opinion one of the best portfoilio sites on the whole web. Its simple and intuitive. Its in flash but very quick even on my rather old machine. http://www.vincentmunier.com/

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    BossBanks
    July 12th, 2009 4:33 am

    These are awesome! You should check out ksangphotography.com I think it deserves to be on your list.

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    BossBanks
    July 12th, 2009 4:35 am

    You should check out , I think it deserves to be on your list.

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    Adi
    July 13th, 2009 12:20 am

    Another one with html/css/js:
    http://www.ziyahgafic.ba

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    josik
    July 13th, 2009 8:21 am

    Great list, but check out http://www.ArsFotografika.net

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    Ian
    July 13th, 2009 11:30 am

    How about this cool adventure photography site.

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    andrewF
    July 13th, 2009 11:50 am

    I was marveling at some of the amazing sites then got to the bottom and there was mine (in the last-click saloon) – I am very honoured and privileged to be here, so many thanks for that.

    Andrew

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    Fred
    July 13th, 2009 11:49 pm

    I designed a flash site for a photographer some time back, I think it has a different feel from those listed here. Worth a look. :) Ozzie Photo Studio

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    Crystal Rose
    July 14th, 2009 10:11 am

    These are beautiful. Also check out the amazing images from Thierry Bearzatto http://www.bearzattophoto.com

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    Marco
    July 15th, 2009 7:14 am

    Great roundup. Check out the first site though. It says: “Gallery optimized for Internet Explorer”. Ouch!

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    Arno
    July 16th, 2009 2:31 am

    Great list! Very usefull for inspiration, also the mostly great pictures shown at these sites. But, missing this one (my own): http://www.arnohoogwerf.nl/

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    Lily
    July 16th, 2009 10:32 am

    Here’s one I like:

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    amy Hinden
    July 16th, 2009 4:27 pm

    So much good stuff!

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    Anatoly
    July 20th, 2009 2:46 pm

    Its my photo portfolio http://www.ustinenko.com

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    Mathias
    July 25th, 2009 2:42 pm

    Amazing Photographs… Thx

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    Ralph Siegler
    July 27th, 2009 12:56 pm

    How about this website? A professional page created with flash.
    I think it’s a photographer from Switzerland. The page is only in German but still good…
    http://www.zaberer.ch

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    marco
    July 28th, 2009 4:41 am

    new pics in website ! Marco Onofri Web site… Link [www.marconofri.com]

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    Erick @ Photocrati
    August 5th, 2009 8:26 am

    This is a great selection of sites. I agree with the sentiment of your introduction. The simultaneous explosion of digital photography and the world wide web is fundamentally changing the way photographers display their work. Websites are just so important now as the end-all-be-all portfolio for a photographer. I think we’ll see a continued rapid increase in the sophistication of photography websites. Even in the last year or two, I’ve just seen so many incredible new sites.

    Anyways, thanks for the post.

    Erick
    Photocrati Photography Blog

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    Tom Gurney
    August 11th, 2009 1:49 am

    Some great sites here for reference. Most are just showcases of existing photography, i try to help amateur photographers too – http://art150.com – i particularly love black and white photography.

    Great to see photography alive and well!!

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    Mauricio Jordan
    August 14th, 2009 7:08 am

    Thanks for posting some of the most talented photography website designers. It is a great inspiration to look at this group of elite photographers
    who share their artistic talents with the world.
    I have my own humble,but practicalCelebrity Portraiture website to share with all of you.

    Best Wishes to all.

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    marco
    August 17th, 2009 2:45 pm

    thanks a lot, amazing website!

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    trista
    August 22nd, 2009 11:09 am

    Thank you for sharing with us. They are all strikingly beautful.

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    Theo
    August 24th, 2009 1:50 am

    Wow I’ve just spent a whole hour going through those photography websites – great collection! Have you seen http://www.fotoviva.co.uk ?

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    Jens
    August 29th, 2009 8:33 am

    Daniel Kennedy is great

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    Vedat
    August 30th, 2009 1:13 pm

    goog web sites thanks

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    Courant
    August 31st, 2009 3:46 am

    Great photographs.
    Maybe you’ll be interested on a new free application on Iphone for photograph artists.
    IFOLIO is designed to display portfolios of Photographers, Painters and Illustrators.

    if you are an artist and wish to show your work through iFolio, please come and join us!

    If you are an iFolio artist, you can tell your customers and prospects that you are showing part of your work in the iFolio application, and they will easily be able to find you by searching your name.

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    Miki Lekic
    September 21st, 2009 6:20 pm

    Have you seen Rutherford Photography

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    Daniel
    September 22nd, 2009 9:27 am

    I really like http://www.jameskeltner.com very clean and nice if you looking for some awesome product photography

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    Chantal
    October 5th, 2009 5:21 pm

    I spent a few days looking at all these sites. I LOVE pictures and some of these are absolutely outstanding. My favorite is McCurry! So I went looking for others and found this one, NOT a flash site, but easily manageable. Real talent here! http://www.marilynmorningstar.com

    Would love to see this one included next year!
    Thanks for putting this together!
    Chantal

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    Megan
    October 14th, 2009 5:42 am

    This website is amazing loved it! :)

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    Kathryn
    October 16th, 2009 7:05 am

    I love the photography in this listing. This site is definitely bookmarked because I’m currently building my photography website and I’m having a tough time coming up with a layout both pleasing to the eye and easy to browse… These professional sites are beautiful and I enjoyed looking at them! truly artistic!!
    Check out http://www.libertiphotography.com this is my brother’s site… he does lots of artistic, dreamscape type photography!

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    sharkie
    October 29th, 2009 5:16 am

    Don’t forget to look at this one: http://www.libertiphotography.com.
    A german photgrapher who partly works with older techniques, e.g. pinhole cameras.
    Clean, simple, straight…
    sharkie

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    ReadyPhotoSite
    October 30th, 2009 6:07 am

    Love this collection! I enjoy preparing such website showcases on my own, you can check my blog at http://www.readyphotosite.com/blog/

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    sharkie
    November 3rd, 2009 9:15 am

    Oops, liberti-photo was already posted. I’ve meant this one:
    http://www.just-a-photo.de
    He is a german photgrapher who partly works with older techniques, e.g. pinhole cameras.
    Clean, simple, straight…
    sharkie

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    Jonix
    November 28th, 2009 9:52 am

    Here’s a good one… http://eyepop.ph
    Enjoy!

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    Can Berkol
    November 30th, 2009 3:48 am

    I need to add this to this list :) http://photographyforsoul.com

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