30 Beautiful Web Designs That Use Photos as Backgrounds

30 Beautiful Web Designs That Use Photos as Backgrounds

Using large photographs as the background of a website’s layout can be a quick and easy way to make it unforgettable. In this web design showcase aimed to get your creative juices flowing, you’ll discover some gorgeous sites that use photos of people, landscapes, objects and more as their backgrounds.

1. The Papermill

Photo background example: The Papermill

2. SALT SURF

Photo background example: SALT SURF

3. FiftyThree

Photo background example: FiftyThree

4. Twenty8Twelve

Photo background example: Twenty8Twelve

5. The Kitchen Community

Photo background example: The Kitchen Community

6. Circles

Photo background example: Circles

7. Jason Miller Studio

Photo background example: Jason Miller Studio

8. Encandle

Photo background example: Encandle

9. A Book of Beards

Photo background example: A Book of Beards

10. Archikon

Photo background example: Archikon

11. Healing Histories

Photo background example: Healing Histories

12. The Old Barber Shop

Photo background example: The Old Barber Shop

13. Mathias Sterner

Photo background example: Mathias Sterner

14. Spring/Summer

Photo background example: Spring/Summer

15. Blind Barber

Photo background example: Blind Barber

16. Beg Bicycles

Photo background example: Beg Bicycles

17. Banger’s

Photo background example: Banger's

18. Epic Discovery

Photo background example: Epic Discovery

19. Hiut Denim

Photo background example: Hiut Denim

20. Whitmans

Photo background example: Whitmans

21. Onside Sports Agency

Photo background example: Onside Sports Agency

22. Locals Apparel

Photo background example: Locals Apparel

23. Minerva

Photo background example: Minerva

24. Friendly Gents

Photo background example: Friendly Gents

25. The NoMad Hotel

Photo background example: The NoMad Hotel

26. Fueld Films

Photo background example: Fueld Films

27. Pure Pleasure Design

Photo background example: Pure Pleasure Design

28. Royale

Photo background example: Royale

29. Whiteboard

Photo background example: Whiteboard

30. Cappellos

Photo background example: Cappellos

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Jacob Gube is the Founder and Chief Editor of Six Revisions. He’s also a web developer/designer who specializes in front-end development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and also a book author. If you’d like to connect with him, head on over to the contact page and follow him on Twitter: @sixrevisions.