Corner Caption Gallery
Original · freeA grid where a caption card slides in from a corner over the image on hover.
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npx shadcn@latest add https://webinnoventix.com/r/gallery-corner-caption.json"use client";
import { useRef } from "react";
import { motion, useInView, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
type Corner = "tl" | "tr" | "bl" | "br";
interface Shot {
src: string;
alt: string;
title: string;
place: string;
category: string;
year: string;
corner: Corner;
span: string;
ratio: string;
}
const SHOTS: Shot[] = [
{
src: "/img/gallery/g03.webp",
alt: "Fog settling over a ridge of pine at first light",
title: "Blue Hour, Cascade Ridge",
place: "Olympic Peninsula, WA",
category: "Landscape",
year: "2025",
corner: "bl",
span: "sm:col-span-2 sm:row-span-2",
ratio: "aspect-[4/5]",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g11.webp",
alt: "Neon signage reflected in wet pavement after rain",
title: "Rain Never Stops the Neon",
place: "Shinjuku, Tokyo",
category: "Street",
year: "2024",
corner: "tr",
span: "",
ratio: "aspect-square",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g18.webp",
alt: "Weathered fisherman mending nets at a harbour dock",
title: "The Net Mender",
place: "Nazaré, Portugal",
category: "Portrait",
year: "2025",
corner: "br",
span: "",
ratio: "aspect-square",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g24.webp",
alt: "Sunlight raking across the ribs of a desert dune",
title: "A Thousand Quiet Ridges",
place: "Erg Chebbi, Morocco",
category: "Landscape",
year: "2023",
corner: "tl",
span: "sm:col-span-2",
ratio: "aspect-[13/9]",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g07.webp",
alt: "Steam rising from a market stall at dawn",
title: "Six A.M. Broth",
place: "Hanoi, Vietnam",
category: "Street",
year: "2024",
corner: "bl",
span: "",
ratio: "aspect-square",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g29.webp",
alt: "Glacial meltwater carving pale blue channels through ice",
title: "Where the Ice Breathes",
place: "Vatnajökull, Iceland",
category: "Landscape",
year: "2025",
corner: "tr",
span: "sm:col-span-2",
ratio: "aspect-[13/9]",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g15.webp",
alt: "A dancer mid-turn, skirt caught in motion against a bare wall",
title: "Second Position, Held",
place: "Havana, Cuba",
category: "Portrait",
year: "2024",
corner: "br",
span: "sm:row-span-2",
ratio: "aspect-[4/5]",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g21.webp",
alt: "Aerial view of terraced rice fields curling around a hillside",
title: "Contours of Patience",
place: "Bali, Indonesia",
category: "Aerial",
year: "2023",
corner: "tl",
span: "",
ratio: "aspect-square",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g33.webp",
alt: "Warm interior of a bookshop lit by a single lamp at dusk",
title: "The Last Reader",
place: "Porto, Portugal",
category: "Interior",
year: "2025",
corner: "bl",
span: "",
ratio: "aspect-square",
},
];
const CORNER_ORIGIN: Record<Corner, string> = {
tl: "top-3 left-3 origin-top-left",
tr: "top-3 right-3 origin-top-right",
bl: "bottom-3 left-3 origin-bottom-left",
br: "bottom-3 right-3 origin-bottom-right",
};
const CORNER_HIDDEN: Record<Corner, string> = {
tl: "-translate-x-3 -translate-y-3",
tr: "translate-x-3 -translate-y-3",
bl: "-translate-x-3 translate-y-3",
br: "translate-x-3 translate-y-3",
};
function Tile({ shot, index }: { shot: Shot; index: number }) {
const ref = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
const inView = useInView(ref, { once: true, margin: "-40px" });
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
return (
<motion.article
ref={ref}
initial={reduce ? false : { opacity: 0, y: 26 }}
animate={reduce ? undefined : inView ? { opacity: 1, y: 0 } : undefined}
transition={
reduce
? undefined
: {
duration: 0.7,
delay: (index % 3) * 0.08,
ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1],
}
}
tabIndex={0}
aria-label={`${shot.title} — ${shot.place}, ${shot.category}, ${shot.year}`}
className={`gcc-tile group relative overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-neutral-200 ring-1 ring-neutral-900/5 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-indigo-500 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 dark:ring-white/10 dark:focus-visible:ring-indigo-400 dark:focus-visible:ring-offset-neutral-950 ${shot.span} ${shot.ratio}`}
>
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src={shot.src}
alt={shot.alt}
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="gcc-img h-full w-full object-cover transition-[transform,filter] duration-[900ms] ease-[cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1)] will-change-transform group-hover:scale-[1.06] group-focus-visible:scale-[1.06]"
/>
{/* readability veil */}
<div
aria-hidden="true"
className={`pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-500 group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 ${
shot.corner === "tl" || shot.corner === "tr"
? "from-transparent via-transparent to-black/45"
: "from-black/55 via-black/5 to-transparent"
}`}
/>
{/* category chip — always visible, top opposite corner */}
<span className="pointer-events-none absolute right-3 top-3 rounded-full bg-white/85 px-2.5 py-1 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-neutral-700 shadow-sm backdrop-blur-md transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:opacity-0 group-focus-visible:opacity-0 dark:bg-neutral-950/70 dark:text-neutral-200">
{shot.category}
</span>
{/* corner caption card */}
<div
className={`gcc-card pointer-events-none absolute z-10 max-w-[82%] rounded-xl bg-white/90 p-3.5 opacity-0 shadow-xl shadow-black/20 ring-1 ring-black/5 backdrop-blur-xl transition-all duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1)] group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:bg-neutral-900/85 dark:ring-white/10 ${CORNER_ORIGIN[shot.corner]} ${CORNER_HIDDEN[shot.corner]} group-hover:translate-x-0 group-hover:translate-y-0 group-focus-visible:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible:translate-y-0`}
>
<div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
<span className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400">
{shot.category}
</span>
<span className="text-[10px] font-medium tabular-nums text-neutral-400 dark:text-neutral-500">
{shot.year}
</span>
</div>
<h3 className="mt-1.5 text-[15px] font-semibold leading-snug tracking-tight text-neutral-900 dark:text-white">
{shot.title}
</h3>
<p className="mt-0.5 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
<svg
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
aria-hidden="true"
className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 fill-none stroke-current"
strokeWidth={1.8}
>
<path d="M12 21s-6-5.2-6-9.6A6 6 0 0 1 18 11.4C18 15.8 12 21 12 21Z" />
<circle cx="12" cy="11" r="2" />
</svg>
{shot.place}
</p>
</div>
</motion.article>
);
}
export default function GalleryCornerCaption() {
return (
<section className="relative w-full overflow-hidden bg-neutral-50 px-5 py-20 sm:px-8 sm:py-28 dark:bg-neutral-950">
<style>{`
@keyframes gcc-rise {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
.gcc-head { animation: gcc-rise 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1) both; }
.gcc-head-2 { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.gcc-head, .gcc-head-2 { animation: none !important; }
.gcc-tile, .gcc-tile * { transition: none !important; }
.gcc-img { transform: none !important; }
}
`}</style>
{/* atmosphere */}
<div
aria-hidden="true"
className="pointer-events-none absolute -top-32 left-1/2 h-[38rem] w-[38rem] -translate-x-1/2 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-b from-indigo-200/40 via-violet-100/20 to-transparent blur-3xl dark:from-indigo-500/10 dark:via-violet-500/5"
/>
<div className="relative mx-auto max-w-6xl">
<header className="mb-12 flex flex-col gap-6 sm:mb-16 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between">
<div>
<p className="gcc-head flex items-center gap-2 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400">
<span className="h-px w-8 bg-indigo-500/60 dark:bg-indigo-400/60" />
Field Notes · 2023—2025
</p>
<h2 className="gcc-head gcc-head-2 mt-4 text-4xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 sm:text-5xl dark:text-white">
The Long Way Around
</h2>
</div>
<p className="gcc-head gcc-head-2 max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
Thirty-six months, nine frames worth keeping. Hover or focus any
plate to read where it was made.
</p>
</header>
<div className="grid auto-rows-[minmax(0,1fr)] grid-cols-2 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-4 sm:gap-4">
{SHOTS.map((shot, i) => (
<Tile key={shot.src} shot={shot} index={i} />
))}
</div>
<p className="mt-10 text-center text-xs text-neutral-400 dark:text-neutral-600">
Shot on 35mm and medium format · Prints available on request
</p>
</div>
</section>
);
}Dependencies
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