diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/photo.html b/layouts/shortcodes/photo.html
index f5e0937..cb3bd6f 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/photo.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/photo.html
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {{- with $photoPage := $.Page.GetPage (printf "photos/%s" (.Get 0)) -}}
-    {{- $thumbnail := partial "images/photo_thumbnail.html" (dict "Page" . "Width" 1280 "Height" 1280) -}}
-    <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" title="{{ .Title }}">
-        <img src="{{ $thumbnail.RelPermalink }}" {{/*{{ with $altText }}alt="{{ . }}"{{ end }}*/}}>
-    </a>
+  {{- $thumbnail := partial "images/photo_thumbnail.html" (dict "Page" . "Width" 1280 "Height" 1280) -}}
+  {{- $altText := $thumbnail.Params.alt | default .Title -}}
+  <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" title="{{ .Title }}">
+    <img src="{{ $thumbnail.RelPermalink }}"{{ with $altText }} alt="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>
+  </a>
 {{- else -}}
-    {{- errorf "No page matching '%s'" (.Get 0) -}}
+  {{- errorf "No page matching '%s'" (.Get 0) -}}
 {{- end -}}