Lightbox Zoom Gallery
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npx shadcn@latest add https://webinnoventix.com/r/gallery-lightbox-zoom.json"use client";
import { useCallback, useEffect, useId, useRef, useState } from "react";
import {
AnimatePresence,
motion,
useInView,
type Variants,
} from "motion/react";
type Shape = "portrait" | "landscape" | "square";
interface Photo {
id: number;
src: string;
title: string;
category: string;
caption: string;
location: string;
shape: Shape;
}
const PHOTOS: Photo[] = [
{
id: 1,
src: "/img/gallery/g03.webp",
title: "Salt Flats at First Light",
category: "Landscape",
caption:
"Sunrise cracks across the mineral crust minutes before the wind picks up and erases every footprint.",
location: "Uyuni, Bolivia",
shape: "portrait",
},
{
id: 2,
src: "/img/gallery/g11.webp",
title: "The Fishmonger's Hands",
category: "Reportage",
caption:
"Forty years at the same stall. He can fillet a mackerel without looking down once.",
location: "Tsukiji, Tokyo",
shape: "landscape",
},
{
id: 3,
src: "/img/gallery/g21.webp",
title: "Concrete & Fog",
category: "Architecture",
caption:
"A brutalist stairwell dissolves into morning haze, its geometry softened for exactly one hour a day.",
location: "Barbican, London",
shape: "square",
},
{
id: 4,
src: "/img/gallery/g07.webp",
title: "Monsoon Commute",
category: "Street",
caption:
"Umbrellas bloom the instant the sky opens. The whole street changes color in seconds.",
location: "Kochi, India",
shape: "portrait",
},
{
id: 5,
src: "/img/gallery/g18.webp",
title: "Kelp Forest, Low Tide",
category: "Nature",
caption:
"Cold current, warmer than it looks. The kelp moves like slow breathing under the surface.",
location: "Big Sur, California",
shape: "landscape",
},
{
id: 6,
src: "/img/gallery/g25.webp",
title: "Neon After Rain",
category: "Street",
caption:
"Every puddle becomes a second city, brighter and upside down.",
location: "Mongkok, Hong Kong",
shape: "square",
},
{
id: 7,
src: "/img/gallery/g14.webp",
title: "The Weaver's Loom",
category: "Craft",
caption:
"Indigo thread, dyed in the same courtyard for six generations. The blue never quite repeats.",
location: "Sakai, Japan",
shape: "portrait",
},
{
id: 8,
src: "/img/gallery/g30.webp",
title: "Dune Ridge, Noon",
category: "Landscape",
caption:
"The line between light and shadow is razor sharp until a gust rewrites it.",
location: "Sossusvlei, Namibia",
shape: "landscape",
},
{
id: 9,
src: "/img/gallery/g09.webp",
title: "Greenhouse No. 4",
category: "Botanical",
caption:
"Condensation on old glass turns every leaf into a watercolor of itself.",
location: "Kew Gardens, London",
shape: "square",
},
{
id: 10,
src: "/img/gallery/g33.webp",
title: "Last Ferry",
category: "Reportage",
caption:
"The 11:40 crossing, half empty, engine warm against the harbor cold.",
location: "Wellington, NZ",
shape: "portrait",
},
];
const SPAN: Record<Shape, string> = {
portrait: "sm:row-span-2",
landscape: "sm:col-span-2",
square: "",
};
const gridVariants: Variants = {
hidden: {},
show: {
transition: { staggerChildren: 0.06, delayChildren: 0.05 },
},
};
const cardVariants: Variants = {
hidden: { opacity: 0, y: 28, filter: "blur(6px)" },
show: {
opacity: 1,
y: 0,
filter: "blur(0px)",
transition: { duration: 0.6, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] },
},
};
export default function GalleryLightboxZoom() {
const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState<number | null>(null);
const sectionRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
const inView = useInView(sectionRef, { once: true, margin: "-80px" });
const uid = useId().replace(/[:]/g, "");
const closeBtnRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
const open = activeIndex !== null;
const active = activeIndex !== null ? PHOTOS[activeIndex] : null;
const goTo = useCallback((idx: number) => {
setActiveIndex(((idx % PHOTOS.length) + PHOTOS.length) % PHOTOS.length);
}, []);
const next = useCallback(() => {
setActiveIndex((i) => (i === null ? i : (i + 1) % PHOTOS.length));
}, []);
const prev = useCallback(() => {
setActiveIndex((i) =>
i === null ? i : (i - 1 + PHOTOS.length) % PHOTOS.length
);
}, []);
useEffect(() => {
if (!open) return;
const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
if (e.key === "Escape") setActiveIndex(null);
else if (e.key === "ArrowRight") next();
else if (e.key === "ArrowLeft") prev();
};
window.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
const prevOverflow = document.body.style.overflow;
document.body.style.overflow = "hidden";
closeBtnRef.current?.focus();
return () => {
window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
document.body.style.overflow = prevOverflow;
};
}, [open, next, prev]);
return (
<section
ref={sectionRef}
aria-label="Photography gallery"
className="relative w-full overflow-hidden bg-neutral-50 px-5 py-20 text-neutral-900 sm:px-8 sm:py-28 dark:bg-neutral-950 dark:text-neutral-100"
>
<style>{`
@keyframes ${uid}-sheen {
0% { transform: translateX(-120%) skewX(-18deg); opacity: 0; }
18% { opacity: 0.7; }
60% { opacity: 0.7; }
100% { transform: translateX(220%) skewX(-18deg); opacity: 0; }
}
@keyframes ${uid}-float {
0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0,0,0); }
50% { transform: translate3d(0,-14px,0); }
}
@keyframes ${uid}-ring {
0% { transform: scale(0.6); opacity: 0.55; }
100% { transform: scale(1.9); opacity: 0; }
}
.${uid}-sheen::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent 20%, rgba(255,255,255,0.55) 50%, transparent 80%);
transform: translateX(-120%) skewX(-18deg);
pointer-events: none;
}
.${uid}-card:hover .${uid}-sheen::after {
animation: ${uid}-sheen 1.1s ease-in-out;
}
.${uid}-orb { animation: ${uid}-float 11s ease-in-out infinite; }
.${uid}-orb-2 { animation: ${uid}-float 14s ease-in-out infinite reverse; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.${uid}-card:hover .${uid}-sheen::after { animation: none; }
.${uid}-orb, .${uid}-orb-2 { animation: none; }
}
`}</style>
{/* Atmosphere */}
<div aria-hidden className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -z-10">
<div
className={`${uid}-orb absolute -left-24 top-10 h-72 w-72 rounded-full bg-indigo-300/30 blur-3xl dark:bg-indigo-600/20`}
/>
<div
className={`${uid}-orb-2 absolute -right-20 bottom-0 h-80 w-80 rounded-full bg-violet-300/25 blur-3xl dark:bg-violet-700/20`}
/>
<div className="absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_1px_1px,rgba(0,0,0,0.05)_1px,transparent_0)] [background-size:22px_22px] dark:bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_1px_1px,rgba(255,255,255,0.05)_1px,transparent_0)]" />
</div>
<div className="mx-auto max-w-6xl">
{/* Header */}
<div className="mb-12 flex flex-col gap-6 sm:mb-16 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between">
<div>
<span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-neutral-300/70 bg-white/60 px-3 py-1 text-[0.7rem] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-neutral-600 backdrop-blur dark:border-neutral-700/70 dark:bg-neutral-900/60 dark:text-neutral-400">
<span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-500 dark:bg-indigo-400" />
Field Archive · Vol. 07
</span>
<h2 className="mt-5 text-4xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 sm:text-5xl dark:text-neutral-50">
Frames from the{" "}
<span className="bg-gradient-to-r from-indigo-500 via-violet-500 to-rose-500 bg-clip-text text-transparent">
road
</span>
</h2>
</div>
<p className="max-w-sm text-sm leading-relaxed text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400">
Ten photographs from eighteen months across four continents. Tap any
frame to enlarge, then use the arrow keys to move through the set.
</p>
</div>
{/* Grid */}
<motion.ul
variants={gridVariants}
initial="hidden"
animate={inView ? "show" : "hidden"}
className="grid auto-rows-[180px] grid-cols-2 gap-3 sm:auto-rows-[200px] sm:grid-cols-3 sm:gap-4 lg:grid-cols-4"
>
{PHOTOS.map((photo, i) => (
<motion.li
key={photo.id}
variants={cardVariants}
className={`relative ${SPAN[photo.shape]}`}
>
<motion.button
type="button"
onClick={() => goTo(i)}
aria-label={`Open “${photo.title}” — ${photo.location}`}
whileHover={{ y: -4 }}
whileTap={{ scale: 0.98 }}
transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 320, damping: 26 }}
className={`${uid}-card group relative h-full w-full overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-neutral-900/5 bg-neutral-200 text-left shadow-sm outline-none ring-indigo-500/60 transition-shadow duration-300 hover:shadow-xl focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-neutral-50 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-neutral-800 dark:ring-indigo-400/60 dark:shadow-black/40 dark:focus-visible:ring-offset-neutral-950`}
>
<motion.div
layoutId={`${uid}-frame-${photo.id}`}
className="absolute inset-0"
transition={{
type: "spring",
stiffness: 260,
damping: 30,
}}
>
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src={photo.src}
alt={`${photo.title}. ${photo.caption}`}
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="h-full w-full object-cover transition-transform duration-[900ms] ease-out will-change-transform group-hover:scale-[1.06]"
/>
</motion.div>
<span
aria-hidden
className={`${uid}-sheen absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden rounded-2xl`}
/>
<span
aria-hidden
className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/70 via-black/10 to-transparent opacity-80"
/>
<span className="pointer-events-none absolute left-3 top-3 rounded-full bg-white/85 px-2.5 py-1 text-[0.62rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-neutral-700 backdrop-blur-sm dark:bg-neutral-900/80 dark:text-neutral-200">
{photo.category}
</span>
<span className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-3 bottom-3 translate-y-1 transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-y-0">
<span className="block text-sm font-semibold leading-tight text-white drop-shadow">
{photo.title}
</span>
<span className="mt-0.5 block text-[0.7rem] font-medium text-white/70">
{photo.location}
</span>
</span>
</motion.button>
</motion.li>
))}
</motion.ul>
</div>
{/* Lightbox */}
<AnimatePresence>
{open && active && (
<motion.div
key="lightbox"
role="dialog"
aria-modal="true"
aria-label={`${active.title}, ${active.location}`}
className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4 sm:p-8"
initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
transition={{ duration: 0.25 }}
>
{/* Backdrop */}
<motion.button
type="button"
aria-label="Close gallery"
onClick={() => setActiveIndex(null)}
className="absolute inset-0 cursor-zoom-out bg-neutral-950/80 backdrop-blur-md"
initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
/>
{/* Stage */}
<div className="relative z-10 flex w-full max-w-5xl flex-col items-center">
<motion.div
layoutId={`${uid}-frame-${active.id}`}
className="relative w-full overflow-hidden rounded-3xl bg-neutral-900 shadow-2xl shadow-black/60 ring-1 ring-white/10"
transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 260, damping: 30 }}
>
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src={active.src}
alt={`${active.title}. ${active.caption}`}
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="mx-auto max-h-[72vh] w-auto max-w-full object-contain"
/>
{/* Caption bar */}
<motion.div
initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 16 }}
animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
exit={{ opacity: 0, y: 16 }}
transition={{ delay: 0.12, duration: 0.35 }}
className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 flex flex-wrap items-end justify-between gap-3 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/85 via-black/45 to-transparent p-5 sm:p-7"
>
<div className="max-w-lg">
<span className="text-[0.62rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-indigo-300">
{active.category} · {active.location}
</span>
<h3 className="mt-1 text-xl font-semibold text-white sm:text-2xl">
{active.title}
</h3>
<p className="mt-1.5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-white/75">
{active.caption}
</p>
</div>
<span className="rounded-full bg-white/10 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-white/70 ring-1 ring-white/15">
{(activeIndex ?? 0) + 1} / {PHOTOS.length}
</span>
</motion.div>
</motion.div>
{/* Thumbnail strip */}
<div className="mt-5 flex max-w-full items-center gap-2 overflow-x-auto px-1 pb-1">
{PHOTOS.map((p, i) => (
<button
key={p.id}
type="button"
onClick={() => goTo(i)}
aria-label={`View ${p.title}`}
aria-current={i === activeIndex}
className={`relative h-12 w-12 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-lg outline-none ring-offset-2 ring-offset-neutral-950 transition focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-indigo-400 ${
i === activeIndex
? "opacity-100 ring-2 ring-indigo-400"
: "opacity-45 hover:opacity-90"
}`}
>
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src={p.src}
alt={p.title}
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="h-full w-full object-cover"
/>
</button>
))}
</div>
</div>
{/* Controls */}
<button
ref={closeBtnRef}
type="button"
onClick={() => setActiveIndex(null)}
aria-label="Close gallery"
className="absolute right-4 top-4 z-20 flex h-11 w-11 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-white/10 text-white outline-none ring-1 ring-white/20 backdrop-blur transition hover:bg-white/20 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-indigo-400 sm:right-6 sm:top-6"
>
<svg
width="18"
height="18"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
fill="none"
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth="2"
strokeLinecap="round"
aria-hidden
>
<path d="M6 6l12 12M18 6L6 18" />
</svg>
</button>
<button
type="button"
onClick={prev}
aria-label="Previous photo"
className="group absolute left-3 top-1/2 z-20 flex h-12 w-12 -translate-y-1/2 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-white/10 text-white outline-none ring-1 ring-white/20 backdrop-blur transition hover:bg-white/20 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-indigo-400 sm:left-6"
>
<span
aria-hidden
className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full ring-2 ring-indigo-400/50 opacity-0 group-active:opacity-100"
style={{ animation: `${uid}-ring 0.5s ease-out` }}
/>
<svg
width="20"
height="20"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
fill="none"
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth="2"
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
aria-hidden
>
<path d="M15 5l-7 7 7 7" />
</svg>
</button>
<button
type="button"
onClick={next}
aria-label="Next photo"
className="group absolute right-3 top-1/2 z-20 flex h-12 w-12 -translate-y-1/2 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-white/10 text-white outline-none ring-1 ring-white/20 backdrop-blur transition hover:bg-white/20 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-indigo-400 sm:right-6"
>
<svg
width="20"
height="20"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
fill="none"
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth="2"
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
aria-hidden
>
<path d="M9 5l7 7-7 7" />
</svg>
</button>
</motion.div>
)}
</AnimatePresence>
</section>
);
}Dependencies
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