3 Photography Website Examples Built with Ghost
A photography website can begin with a sequence of pictures, offer stories to choose from, or introduce the person behind the camera. These three Ghost sites show those different starting points. The choice affects what visitors see before they open an individual post.
The examples come from the Aspire Themes showcase. The observations describe what visitors can see, rather than why each publisher chose the design. These are publishing layouts; client proofing, print sales and booking services need their own setup.
Ahmad Ajmi
Ahmad Ajmi, Aspire Themes’ founder, publishes a photography journal with posts about Hiroshima, Petra and other places. The homepage contains the post content, including photographs and captions, so a visitor can begin viewing a journey immediately. This approach gives each sequence room, while making the distance to the following post depend on how many pictures it contains.
Theme: Hakone.
LOVE n PHOTO
LOVE n PHOTO combines photographs and Korean-language writing in a post grid. Its prominent lead image gives one story more space, while nearby cards let the visitor choose another entry. The homepage also links to topic collections, including Gallery and Nature. A grid like this suits a publication whose visitors need to choose between stories before viewing a complete sequence; a post without a feature image can still appear as a text card.
Theme: Nubia.
Alex Roddie
Alex Roddie’s homepage introduces his outdoor writing and photography with a mountain image and a description of his work. Navigation leads to Photography, Books and a blog archive, giving a visitor routes beyond the introduction. The page also promotes Alpenglow Journal through Substack: that newsletter service and its embed are separate from the Ghost theme. This arrangement suits a photographer whose publication also needs to explain commissions, books or writing before presenting recent posts.
Theme: Ubud, with customer typography, navigation and content customizations.
Match the Homepage to the First Visit
Use a complete-post feed when viewing the photographs is the first task. Use cards when the first task is choosing a story or series. Use an introduction when visitors need context about the photographer and the kinds of work they publish.
Before choosing, test one representative photo post on a phone and a desktop. Check the sequence, captions and route to another series. A homepage screenshot can establish the layout; it cannot establish how well your own photographs will crop or how quickly a large collection will load.
Explore Hakone for a reading feed, Nubia for a visual grid or Ubud for an introduction followed by writing. The showcase provides more live publications to compare.
