Where would people recommend creating a linux friendly website?

Hi there, I want to finally create my own website for photographs and I'm looking for some recommendations for companies to buy a domain name from and if anyone has experience editing their website in linux, that would be great. I don't plan on buying or selling anything, just basic stuff like Galleries, Contact, News etc. I know there are free alternatives out there but I don't want ads so I don't mind paying for it every year. Any help would be greatly appreciated. - thanks