Answer: unzip it in the Files app
Download a gallery ZIP on your iPhone
Tap Download all photos on the shoots.page gallery, open the Files app, tap the ZIP to unzip it into a folder, then save the photos to your Photos library. You need no account or app; the ZIP holds the original files, or 2000 px JPEG previews if you picked that format.
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The whole job in four steps
Open your gallery link
Tap the link your photographer sent you. It opens in Safari or your default browser, with no account, app or sign-up. If the gallery is password-protected, enter the password your photographer gave you.
Tap Download all photos
If the gallery offers more than one format, pick one in the menu next to the button: Original files for full resolution, JPEG previews for smaller 2000 px copies, or RAW files if your photographer included them. Then tap Download all photos. In Safari, tap the Downloads button next to the search field to check its status.
Unzip it in Files
Open the Files app and find the ZIP in the Downloads folder, in iCloud Drive or on your iPhone. Tap the ZIP file once and a folder is created containing the photos.
Save the photos to Photos
Open the new folder, tap a photo, tap the Share button, then tap Save Image. It now lives in your Photos app.
At a glance
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Button | Download all photos; a format menu may offer Original files, JPEG previews or RAW files |
| File name | The gallery title plus -originals.zip, -jpegs.zip or -raw.zip |
| What is inside | Every photo in the gallery, numbered in gallery order (0001_, 0002_ and so on) |
| Where it lands | The Downloads folder in iCloud Drive or on your iPhone, as set in Settings > Apps > Safari > Downloads |
| Unzipping | Tap the ZIP in the Files app; a folder is created containing the photos |
| Account | None. A password only if your photographer set one |
Getting the photos into Photos
To save many photos at once, open the unzipped folder, tap the More button, tap Select and select the photos, then tap Share and choose to save the images. The photos also stay in the folder, where you can view and share them straight from Files.
Common questions
Where did my download go?
Open the Files app and check the Downloads folder in iCloud Drive first, then the one on your iPhone. You can see or change where Safari saves files in Settings > Apps > Safari > Downloads. The file is named after the gallery and ends in -originals.zip, -jpegs.zip or -raw.zip.
I don't see a Download all photos button. Why?
Your photographer chooses which downloads each gallery offers: original files, JPEG previews, RAW files or none. Single photos and the ZIP follow the same choice, so no Download all photos button means downloads are off for this gallery. Ask your photographer to turn them on.
Do I need an account or app to download?
No. You never need an account, an app, or a shoots.page profile to view or download your photos. If your photographer protected the link with a gallery password, you only need that password.
The download is slow or fails. What helps?
A ZIP of hundreds of full-resolution photos is large. Connect to Wi-Fi and keep Safari open while it downloads. If it stops, go back to the gallery link and tap Download all photos again. For a handful of photos, the download button on each photo is quicker.
On Android instead? See downloading a gallery ZIP on Android. Reading this as a photographer? You can deliver your own sets the same way with shoots.page photo delivery.