Summary
Showcasing clean and impressive personal portfolio websites, this collection highlights minimalist designs that put creators’ work front and center.
What makes personal websites stand out?
- Clean and minimalist design
- Simple and intuitive navigation
- Immediate clarity on the person’s profession
- No unnecessary design elements—just the work on displayk
1. Fabiana Mertová – Portrait Photographer
Fabiana specializes in portrait photography for actors. Her work decides, if somebody gets a role or not and she needs to show that on her website. With her work visible right from the start and very well organized content, you can see it’s a great example of personal photography website.
2. Oliver McGillick – Event producer
Oliver’s portfolio balances his roles as an event producer and voice actor seamlessly. By organizing content into simple columns, his site makes it easy to learn about him and dive deeper if desired—an excellent example of well-structured personal portfolio.
3. Eliška Cílková – Filmmaker, Composer
Eliška is a multi-talented creator, making awarded documentary movies and composing modern classical music. Her project Pripyat Piano, documenting sounds and images from the city next to Chernobyl is truly mesmerizing. Her personal website starts with big video background and then showcases her work in simple project
4. Vincent Maurer – VFX artist
Vincent’s personal website showcases his work on major Hollywood films. His website is a brilliant example of how a professional portfolio should feel—clean and focused, with a simple video gallery displaying his impressive projects.
5. Heimir Bjarnason – Director
Heimir’s personal website is a great example of film director portfolio. Just his name, his role and the posters of the movies he made. It’s all you need to get the message across: “I make cool films”.
6. Michael Kowalczyk – Photographer
Michael’s photography speaks volumes, and his website is designed to let his images shine. With large photos on the homepage, neatly organized series, a travel blog, and a straightforward about page, his site offers a perfect balance of space and content.
How were these personal websites built?
All of these websites were created using the Minimalio WordPress theme. Minimalio is perfect for building minimalist personal portfolios, offering essential tools to present image and video work without unnecessary features.
Minimalio theme has a free version, and for people that would like a bit more, there is the Premium Plugin, that enhances the theme into a proper Portfolio solution.
For Image Creators:
- Multiple project gallery styles
- Lightbox support
- Customizable Gutenberg gallery block
For Video Creators:
- Full-screen video background block
- Simple Vimeo and YouTube integration
- Video gallery with Lightbox support
With Minimalio’s free version and a Premium Plugin that adds advanced features, it offers a complete solution for personal websites that keep the focus where it belongs—on the work itself.
