There are thousands of premium wordpress photography themes available on the internet but not all of them are worth your money. That’s why we have compiled the following list. All the themes given below are very affordable, high quality and compatible with the latest version of WordPress. Enjoy!

1. Gallerific

Gallerific combines an eye-popping layout with clean code and search engine optimized pages. The designer fully understands the difficulties that pro photographers face while managing their online portfolios and that’s why he has kept every thing simple. With Gallerific you can receive tons of organic traffic without taking help from SEO experts.

Features:

• Two different color schemes (Dark and Light)
• Optimized for Google and other search engines
• Easy logo customization
• Awesome homepage gallery
• Special dashboard widget to keep you updated
• Works perfectly with all major browsers

2. PicTree

PicTree comes with a clean design, powerful control panel and dozens of shortcodes. You can customize everything from the color scheme to social media icons. The theme also has a custom page template for photos.

Features:

• Two different color schemes (Dark and Light)
• Seperate template for your Flikr stream
• Design supports both high and low resolution pictures
• Built-in contact form
• Ability to disable right click on your pages
• Photo preview

3. KIN

KIN has originally been designed for photography sites but you can also use it for creating a portfolio or online magazine. The theme is very professional and light-weight. However, the thing which makes it exceptionally good is the customer support. You can get any problem solved within a few hours.

Features:

• Black and white skin included in the download package
• Built-in contact form
• Automatic thumbnail generation (TimThumb)
• Image zoom capability
• Different styles for blog posts
• Compatible with all popular browsers

4. Photolux

This theme has tons of unique jQuery effects that can increase the effectiveness of your portfolio. For instance you can display your images in an artistic black and white color scheme. No need to use Photoshop or any other tool. The built-in scripts take care of everything automatically.

Features:

• Powerful Pexeto control panel
• 3 skins – Dark, light and transparent
• You change easily colors and background images
• Full screen slideshows
• Font customization using Google API and Cufon

5. Slash WP

If you want to stand out from the crowd and showcase your work in a unique and artistic manner then Slash WP has been created just for you. In addition to photography sites it can also be used to build a portfolio of videos. Also, it is fully supported by iPad, iPhone and other mobile devices.

Features:

• 3 homepage styles: slideshow, static gallery, video
• Simple color picker for customization
• Cufon support
• Awesome effects for your galleries
• Light and dark color schemes
• 8 custom widgets

6. Panorama

Panorama is a full screen wordpress photography theme for digital artists, photographers and graphic designers. It is easy to manage yet powerful enough to display all your works in a visually appealing manner.

Features:

• Supports all the latest WordPress features including menus
• Full screen slideshows and videos
• Powerful contact form
• Integrates with Google Analytics and social media sites

7. Core

Core and KIN have been designed by the same person. The two themes are quite similar to each other. Core, however, has a prettier homepage slider and a horizontal navigation menu instead of a vertical one. If you want a light weight theme with great features then both Core and KIN are perfect for you.

Features:

• Eight custom widgets
• Very useful font manager
• Full-screen slideshow
• Short codes for every important thing
• Control panel for managing galleries
• Compatible with all popular browsers

8. Mattis

Another great WordPress photography theme with over 28 slider effects and various different styles. Also, it is the cheapest theme on this list. But don’t let the price fool you, this theme is one of the most beautiful ones available in the market.

Features:

• Smooth JQuery slider
• Three column widgetized footer
• Special support forum for after-sale queries
• Special multilevel dropdown menu
• Different styles for blog posts

9. PhotoPurePress

Photo Pure Press is a stunning premium wordpress photography theme. With this theme you get to enjoy top-notch design and features at at an unbelievable price. It is also very well documented so you can set up every thing very easily.

Features:

• Ability to password-protect photo galleries!
• Automatic thumbnail generation with Tim Thumb
• Three different color schemes (Dark, Light & Brown)
• 15 beautiful backgrounds
• Shortcode generator

10. Peano

Peano is a very colorful photography theme, quite different from others on this list. It requires php 5+ for proper functioning so make sure you choose a host that fulfills this requirement.

Features:

• Light-weight and fast
• Unlimited color combinations
• Detailed documentation
• 14 beautiful fonts
• 45 shortcodes for easy customization
• Social icons