Ulrich Lehner photography website – super-performant and SEO-optimized
A photography portfolio built for speed and search visibility. Fast loading across all devices, automated image minification, markdown-driven content.
Objective
Deliver a photography portfolio website optimized for speed on every device. Fast loading improves search engine friendliness and makes the actual viewing experience feel effortless.
Implementation
The site is built with Hugo, which makes content easy to manage as markdown-formatted text files. A modern DevOps pipeline based on GitHub Actions minifies every image automatically during the build, so new galleries go live without a manual optimization pass.
Key features
- Performance-first architecture
- SEO-optimized structure and metadata
- Responsive design across all devices
- Automated image optimization on every build
- Markdown-based content management
Notes
Running a Hugo site alongside client work has been a useful testbed — several ideas about build-time image pipelines and caching behavior on this project later surfaced in production systems for bigger clients.