If you’re a professional photo editor or content creator, getting a proper monitor with accurate colors can help you perfect your craft. While there are dedicated professional displays with perfect color accuracy, those tend to cost a lot, so if you don’t have the funds, the next best option is to get a monitor that performs well enough even for serious photo editing. You can get the best performance by getting a monitor with accurate colors and a dedicated sRGB mode, which is important if you don’t want to pay more for calibration.
Besides the color accuracy, a high-resolution display lets you see images with a ton of detail. Getting a monitor with a USB hub and good ergonomics can also improve your workflow, especially if you need to connect different devices or often share your screen with someone else. Size is also another consideration, but that’s a personal preference.
We’ve bought and tested more than 310 monitors, and below are our picks for the best monitors for photography and photo editing. See our recommendations for the best 4k monitors, the best ultrawide monitors, and the best monitors for video editing. If you need more than just a monitor, check out the best laptops for photo editing and the best cameras for photography.
Note: We recently published our Test Bench 2.0, and we’re updating our reviews to this new test bench. As such, it may seem that two similar monitors have wildly different scores, but scores aren’t comparable between different test benches.
