Free Photographer Portfolio Template: Next.js + Tailwind Creative Portfolio Kit

A gallery-minimal one-page portfolio for photographers and visual creatives: near-white paper, black type, a huge editorial name and an asymmetric gallery that looks curated even before you add your own photos. Free to download; pay what you want if it helps you.

Who it's for

• Photographers, illustrators, designers, art directors, stylists
• Developers building a portfolio for a creative client

What's inside

• 12 ready sections: hero with your name set huge, selected work gallery with hover captions, accessible lightbox (Esc / arrow keys), featured project, statement, about, services & rates, process, client list, kind words, contact form, footer
• Next.js 16 + Tailwind CSS v4 + TypeScript, static export
• Fully responsive (checked at 390px and 1440px), keyboard accessible, reduced-motion friendly
• SEO ready: metadata, Open Graph, Person schema

Edit one file Every word, work, rate and client lives in src/content/site.ts. Add photos by setting an image path; until then, tasteful duotone placeholder art fills the gallery.

Tech No animation or UI libraries: React server components plus three small client components (header, gallery lightbox, contact form). Host free on Cloudflare Pages, Netlify or Vercel.

Not included

• Photos (placeholder art is shown until you add yours)
• A backend: connect the contact form to Formspree, Getform or your own API
• Figma file

Licence One website for you or one client. Reselling or redistributing the kit itself is not allowed.

FAQ

• Is it really free? Yes. Pay what you want if you'd like to support new kits.
• Do I need to know Next.js? Basic React/HTML is enough to edit site.ts.
• Can I add more works? Yes. Add items to work.items; the layout repeats.
• Does the form work out of the box? Paste a form endpoint URL; until then it clearly says it isn't connected.

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