Is the Darkroom template free?

Yes. You can download Darkroom free (MIT licence) and host it yourself, or customise it in Fuccura and publish it free at a Fuccura address. Your own domain comes with Pro, from AED 35 a month.

Can I use Darkroom without coding?

Yes. In the Fuccura editor you click any text or photo on Darkroom to change it, import your CV or LinkedIn, and publish in a few minutes. No code is needed.

Does Darkroom work on phones?

Yes. Darkroom adapts to any screen size and was tested on phones, tablets and desktops, and with reduced motion.

Can I change the colours and fonts of Darkroom?

It comes with 3 colour schemes (Safelight, Selenium, Fibre print). Font pairings: Space Grotesk + Mono, Instrument Serif + Grotesk. You switch them in the editor's Design panel.

Can I switch from Darkroom to another template later?

Yes. Your content is kept separately from the design, so you can move to any other Fuccura template without retyping anything.

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Darkroom

Shown as a portfolio for videographers

Black walls, safelight red and frames numbered like a contact sheet. The photographs do the talking.

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The idea

Black walls, safelight red and frames numbered like a contact sheet. The photographs do the talking.

Inspired by

The photographic darkroom: safelight red, contact sheets and frame numbers.

What to notice

Frames are numbered like negatives, so the photographs lead and the interface recedes.

How it was made

Drawn and built by the Fuccura studio as a React component, then tested in the editor, on phones and with reduced motion. Every section reads from one shared content model, so the same words fill any design.

Who it’s for

Photographers, Photojournalists, Cinematographers.

Two ways to use it

Free · you edit the code

Download and set it up

Install Node.js (the LTS version) if you don’t have it.
Unzip the download and open the folder in a terminal.
Run npm install, then npm run dev. It opens in your browser.
Put your own words in src/content.json and your photos in public/. Colours and fonts are in the README.
Run npm run build and upload the dist folder to any static host (Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages).

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No code · free to start

Let Fuccura handle it

Click any text or photo to change it, no code at all
A free address, or your own domain with Pro
Hosting, speed and security looked after
A blog, and the Investigator to keep it up to date
Switch to another design any time, keeping your words

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Open Darkroom with sample content written for your job title.

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Questions about Darkroom

Is the Darkroom template free?: Yes. You can download Darkroom free (MIT licence) and host it yourself, or customise it in Fuccura and publish it free at a Fuccura address. Your own domain comes with Pro, from AED 35 a month.
Who is Darkroom for?: Photographers, Photojournalists, Cinematographers.
Can I use Darkroom without coding?: Yes. In the Fuccura editor you click any text or photo on Darkroom to change it, import your CV or LinkedIn, and publish in a few minutes. No code is needed.
Does Darkroom work on phones?: Yes. Darkroom adapts to any screen size and was tested on phones, tablets and desktops, and with reduced motion.
Can I change the colours and fonts of Darkroom?: It comes with 3 colour schemes (Safelight, Selenium, Fibre print). Font pairings: Space Grotesk + Mono, Instrument Serif + Grotesk. You switch them in the editor's Design panel.
Can I switch from Darkroom to another template later?: Yes. Your content is kept separately from the design, so you can move to any other Fuccura template without retyping anything.