Top 12 HTML Templates
for the Photography Category

Outdoor is a photography and portfolio template with six homepage style variants — slider, slideshow, horizontal carousel, multi-slideshow, static image, and video — plus four portfolio page styles and nine single project page layouts. That's more portfolio presentation variety than most photography templates, and the video background option is useful for photographers who also shoot video. Font Awesome 4.4 is an old icon set version, which hints at the underlying code's vintage.

There's a reason Storm - Full Screen Background Template keeps surfacing whenever a serious build is on the table — it just delivers. Backed by more than 1000 buyers and more than 4.5 stars, that pairing is what separates a templates-marketplace gamble from a confident pick. For its $17 licence you get well documented, packaged as code you can hand any competent developer and have them productive in an afternoon. Storm comes from ThemeCatcher, an Envato Elite-grade author whose backlog reads like a who's-who of long-running marketplace winners.

Locus is a zero-jQuery Bootstrap 5 one-page photography and portfolio template with dark and light modes, SCSS files, and Gulp build tooling. The jQuery-free architecture is the main differentiator — a cleaner bundle, no jQuery version dependency, and better compatibility with modern development workflows. Updated March 2023 with 2,791 sales at $17.

Photographer is a minimalist photography template with a "Live Photowall" homepage, zoomable image viewing, two blog layouts, a complete blog system with multiple post formats, and YouTube/Vimeo embed support in various aspect ratios. The emphasis on "distraction-free design" and "optimal image viewing" suggests this was designed with the photography portfolio experience specifically in mind rather than adapted from a generic template.

Ashade is a dark-mode photography portfolio template with 18 gallery and slider layouts, before/after photo comparison widget, Ken Burns Effect on the homepage, three homepage types (video, static image, gallery), and creative page transitions with an interactive mouse cursor. That's a lot of visual craft for a portfolio template — the before/after widget in particular is a feature that photography clients actually use to show retouching work, not just a UI flourish.

Sepia is a photography portfolio template positioned explicitly as a lightweight alternative to CMS-based solutions — the description makes a point of the static HTML security and performance advantages, which is an unusually considered pitch for a template listing. No database, no plugin vulnerabilities, near-instant loading are framed as deliberate choices rather than limitations. Updated September 2024 with 747 sales at $24.

Soho is the HTML version of what the author describes as a "top selling photography WordPress theme," with 51 HTML files, fullscreen layout, and a focus on photo and video presentation. The cross-sell to WordPress products and an SEO marketing theme at the top of the listing is prominent — two upsell links before any template description. That's aggressive but the underlying template appears to have real substance: 51 files, fullscreen optimization, and custom landing page support.

If you've spent any time browsing ThemeForest, Brailie – Photography is probably already on your shortlist. Backed by more than 1000 buyers and more than 4.5 stars, that pairing is what separates a templates-marketplace gamble from a confident pick. For its $17 licence you get multipurpose and one page, packaged as code you can hand any competent developer and have them productive in an afternoon. Brailie comes from elemis, an Envato Elite-grade author whose backlog reads like a who's-who of long-running marketplace winners.

Lenze is a photography and creative portfolio template with three homepage styles (fullscreen, fullwidth, box), a responsive media grid, LayerSlider premium plugin included, YouTube/Vimeo/local video support, and audio support. The LayerSlider inclusion is notable — it's a premium slider that typically requires separate purchase, and including it saves buyers meaningful money. Last updated June 2021 with 1,436 sales at $17.

Uno is a photography portfolio template focused entirely on layout variety: 16 portfolio layouts and 15 gallery layouts across a clean HTML5 design. No premium plugins, no slider dependencies, just a straightforward portfolio with two blog layouts, two page layouts, and a contact page. The description is honest about what's included — everything in the demo is available in the purchase, which is clearer than most template listings.

Kubb is a photography and magazine template built on Bootstrap 3, with 34 HTML5 pages, nine color options, four blog layouts, eight portfolio post layouts, a unique one-page portfolio option, and Revolution Slider included. The magazine framing alongside photography is an interesting dual use — photographers who also publish editorial content get both portfolio and publication layouts in one template.

Missio is a large photography template built on Bootstrap 4, with 40+ demos, 16 color schemes, seven font options, five premium plugins bundled (stated value $128), and layouts specifically designed for wedding, food, event, fashion, still-life, nature, and commercial photography niches. The niche-specific demo coverage is the main differentiator — most photography templates show one generic portfolio; Missio shows what a food photographer's site looks like versus a wedding photographer's, which is genuinely useful for choosing.