Photohawk uses three core components to organise and present your photos: Pages, Galleries, and Collections. Understanding how each one works will help you structure your events and client work in the most effective way.
Pages
Pages sit at the very top of your Photos area (listed above your galleries). Think of pages as the top-level structure for organising your galleries.
What pages are for
Pages can contain one or multiple galleries
Ideal for separating events, years, clients, locations, or projects
Help you design branded landing pages with background images and custom themes
Provide an organised, professional experience for customers when browsing your work
Default page
If you do not create any Pages, all galleries will automatically appear under a single automatically-generated “Default page” and this will be your landing page for your customers. .
Galleries
Galleries are where your customers go to find, browse, and purchase their photos.
Each gallery contains:
Your event photos
Optional watermarking
Pricing for downloads or prints
Search options (face, bib number, or browsing)
Theme customisation
Sales, free downloads, or mixed options
Photos are uploaded into a gallery, not into pages or collections. This is the main customer-facing area where they add items to their cart and check out.
Collections
Collections are an optional way to organise photos inside a gallery. They do not affect sales or photo delivery - they simply make navigation easier for customers.
When to use collections
Triathlons: Split into Swim, Bike, Run
Marathons: Separate into Start Line, Mid-course, Finish
School photos: Break down by Class or Year Group
Team sports: Divide into Team A, Team B, Group Photos
Collections are perfect when a gallery contains a large number of images and you want customers to jump to specific sections easily.
Summary
Feature | What It Does | Best For |
Pages | Top-level landing areas that hold galleries | Branding, organising events, client groupings |
Galleries | Main customer-facing area to view/search/buy photos | Events, sessions, full photo sets |
Collections | Optional sub-folders inside galleries | Breaking large galleries into logical sections |