Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as novel photocatalysts owing to their inherent structural characteristics of a large surface area and a well-ordered porous structure. In this article, we summarize various strategies carried out over MOFs via either modification of the organic linker/metal clusters or incorporation with metal/complex catalysts to enhance the light absorption, charge separation, reactant adsorption/activation of MOF-based photocatalysis towards the superior photocatalytic performance.