Using big photographs in a web design, either as the background or part of the content, is a great way to easily set the overall mood of a site. However, when doing this, you run the risk of creating a site that it visually too busy. That’s why most site’s that you see making use of big images have an overall minimal style when it comes to the other design elements. For today’s inspiration, we’ve gathered a collection of sites that are excellent examples of how to use big photography in a web design.

Thoughtbot

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Curt’s Special Recipe

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Marianne Restaurant

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

AS3D

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Florentina

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Karma

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

adaptable

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Martina Sperl

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Il-Ho Jung

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Rokivo

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Tiny Footprint Coffee

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

USM

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Oxydo

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

The Design Files Open House

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Michaelis Boyd

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

Mammoth Media

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos

a_collective

17 Web Designs with Beautiful Photos