Photo Wall Gallery
Original · freeA dense wall of photos with slight random rotation that straighten and lift on hover.
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npx shadcn@latest add https://webinnoventix.com/r/gallery-photo-wall.json"use client";
import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
import { AnimatePresence, motion, useInView } from "motion/react";
type Photo = {
src: string;
title: string;
category: string;
caption: string;
span: "portrait" | "landscape" | "square";
};
const PHOTOS: Photo[] = [
{
src: "/img/gallery/g03.webp",
title: "First light over the ridge",
category: "Landscape",
caption: "Shot at 5:42am from the eastern trailhead — the fog burned off within minutes.",
span: "landscape",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g07.webp",
title: "Studio portrait, natural window",
category: "Portrait",
caption: "One softbox, one reflector, and the afternoon light doing most of the work.",
span: "portrait",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g12.webp",
title: "Corner cafe, 8am rush",
category: "Street",
caption: "Waited eleven minutes for the steam and the stranger to line up just right.",
span: "square",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g18.webp",
title: "Concrete and citrus",
category: "Still Life",
caption: "A brutalist ledge, three oranges, and one very patient assistant.",
span: "portrait",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g21.webp",
title: "Tide going out at Praia Norte",
category: "Landscape",
caption: "Long exposure, 30 seconds, ND1000 filter — the water turns to smoke.",
span: "landscape",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g05.webp",
title: "Market vendor, hands at work",
category: "Documentary",
caption: "She folds a thousand of these a day and never once looks down.",
span: "square",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g27.webp",
title: "Rooftop, blue hour",
category: "Architecture",
caption: "The city exhales for about twenty minutes before the lights fully take over.",
span: "portrait",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g14.webp",
title: "Rain on the platform",
category: "Street",
caption: "Umbrellas, reflections, and a train that was mercifully four minutes late.",
span: "landscape",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g31.webp",
title: "Ceramics before the kiln",
category: "Still Life",
caption: "Raw clay under a north-facing skylight — the texture disappears once it's fired.",
span: "square",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g09.webp",
title: "Portrait in the greenhouse",
category: "Portrait",
caption: "Backlit through fogged glass, no strobes, just a lot of patience with focus.",
span: "portrait",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g23.webp",
title: "Switchbacks above the treeline",
category: "Landscape",
caption: "Two hours up for a frame that only exists when the clouds break.",
span: "landscape",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g16.webp",
title: "Neon and the late diner",
category: "Street",
caption: "Handheld at 1/15, ISO 3200 — grain is a feature, not a bug, at this hour.",
span: "square",
},
];
// Deterministic pseudo-random tilt per index so SSR and client match.
function tiltFor(index: number): number {
const seed = Math.sin(index * 12.9898) * 43758.5453;
const frac = seed - Math.floor(seed);
return (frac - 0.5) * 7; // roughly -3.5deg .. +3.5deg
}
function offsetFor(index: number): number {
const seed = Math.sin(index * 78.233) * 12543.653;
const frac = seed - Math.floor(seed);
return (frac - 0.5) * 10; // small vertical stagger in px
}
const SPAN_CLASS: Record<Photo["span"], string> = {
portrait: "aspect-[4/5]",
landscape: "aspect-[13/9]",
square: "aspect-square",
};
export default function GalleryPhotoWall() {
const sectionRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
const inView = useInView(sectionRef, { once: true, margin: "-80px" });
const [active, setActive] = useState<number | null>(null);
const closeRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
const close = useCallback(() => setActive(null), []);
const step = useCallback(
(dir: 1 | -1) => {
setActive((cur) => {
if (cur === null) return cur;
return (cur + dir + PHOTOS.length) % PHOTOS.length;
});
},
[]
);
useEffect(() => {
if (active === null) return;
const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
if (e.key === "Escape") close();
else if (e.key === "ArrowRight") step(1);
else if (e.key === "ArrowLeft") step(-1);
};
window.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
const prev = document.body.style.overflow;
document.body.style.overflow = "hidden";
closeRef.current?.focus();
return () => {
window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
document.body.style.overflow = prev;
};
}, [active, close, step]);
const activePhoto = active === null ? null : PHOTOS[active];
return (
<section
ref={sectionRef}
aria-label="Photo wall gallery"
className="relative w-full overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-b from-neutral-50 via-white to-neutral-100 px-5 py-20 sm:px-8 sm:py-28 dark:from-neutral-950 dark:via-neutral-950 dark:to-black"
>
<style>{`
@keyframes gpw-fade-up {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
@keyframes gpw-sheen {
0% { transform: translateX(-120%) skewX(-12deg); }
100% { transform: translateX(220%) skewX(-12deg); }
}
.gpw-head { animation: gpw-fade-up 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1) both; }
.gpw-card:hover .gpw-sheen { animation: gpw-sheen 0.9s ease-out; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.gpw-head { animation: none; }
.gpw-card { transition: none !important; }
.gpw-card:hover .gpw-sheen { animation: none; }
}
`}</style>
{/* ambient glow */}
<div
aria-hidden
className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-0 -z-0 h-72 bg-[radial-gradient(60%_100%_at_50%_0%,rgba(99,102,241,0.14),transparent)] dark:bg-[radial-gradient(60%_100%_at_50%_0%,rgba(129,140,248,0.18),transparent)]"
/>
<div className="relative mx-auto max-w-6xl">
<header className="gpw-head mb-14 max-w-2xl">
<span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-indigo-200/70 bg-indigo-50/80 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-widest text-indigo-700 dark:border-indigo-400/20 dark:bg-indigo-400/10 dark:text-indigo-300">
<span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-500 dark:bg-indigo-400" />
Field notes
</span>
<h2 className="mt-5 text-4xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 sm:text-5xl dark:text-neutral-50">
The Photo Wall
</h2>
<p className="mt-4 text-base leading-relaxed text-neutral-600 sm:text-lg dark:text-neutral-400">
A pinned-up collection from three years of wandering with a camera.
Everything sits a little crooked, the way it does on a real wall —
until you lean in.
</p>
</header>
<div className="columns-2 gap-4 sm:columns-3 sm:gap-6 lg:columns-4">
{PHOTOS.map((photo, i) => {
const tilt = tiltFor(i);
const dy = offsetFor(i);
return (
<motion.div
key={photo.src}
initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 30, rotate: tilt * 1.6 }}
animate={
inView
? { opacity: 1, y: dy, rotate: tilt }
: { opacity: 0, y: 30, rotate: tilt * 1.6 }
}
transition={{
duration: 0.6,
delay: 0.05 * i,
ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1],
}}
whileHover={{
rotate: 0,
y: dy - 12,
scale: 1.035,
zIndex: 20,
transition: { type: "spring", stiffness: 320, damping: 22 },
}}
className="mb-4 break-inside-avoid sm:mb-6"
style={{ transformOrigin: "center bottom" }}
>
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => setActive(i)}
aria-label={`Open ${photo.title} — ${photo.category}`}
className="gpw-card group relative block w-full overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-white/70 bg-white p-2 shadow-[0_10px_30px_-12px_rgba(15,23,42,0.35)] outline-none ring-indigo-500 transition-shadow duration-300 hover:shadow-[0_28px_55px_-18px_rgba(15,23,42,0.55)] focus-visible:ring-2 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-neutral-900 dark:shadow-[0_10px_30px_-12px_rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] dark:ring-indigo-400"
>
<div
className={`relative w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-neutral-200 dark:bg-neutral-800 ${SPAN_CLASS[photo.span]}`}
>
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src={photo.src}
alt={`${photo.title} — ${photo.category} photograph`}
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover transition-transform duration-[900ms] ease-out group-hover:scale-105"
/>
{/* hover sheen */}
<span
aria-hidden
className="gpw-sheen pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 -left-1/3 w-1/3 bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent via-white/40 to-transparent"
/>
{/* gradient caption veil */}
<span
aria-hidden
className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 h-2/3 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/75 via-black/20 to-transparent opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:opacity-100"
/>
<div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 translate-y-2 p-3 text-left opacity-0 transition-all duration-300 group-hover:translate-y-0 group-hover:opacity-100">
<span className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-indigo-200">
{photo.category}
</span>
<p className="mt-0.5 text-sm font-medium leading-snug text-white">
{photo.title}
</p>
</div>
</div>
{/* tape */}
<span
aria-hidden
className="absolute -top-2 left-1/2 h-5 w-16 -translate-x-1/2 -rotate-2 rounded-[2px] bg-amber-200/70 shadow-sm ring-1 ring-amber-300/40 backdrop-blur-sm dark:bg-amber-100/20 dark:ring-amber-200/20"
/>
</button>
</motion.div>
);
})}
</div>
</div>
{/* Lightbox */}
<AnimatePresence>
{activePhoto && (
<motion.div
role="dialog"
aria-modal="true"
aria-label={`${activePhoto.title}, enlarged`}
initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
transition={{ duration: 0.25 }}
className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-neutral-950/85 p-4 backdrop-blur-md sm:p-8"
onClick={close}
>
<div
className="relative flex w-full max-w-4xl flex-col items-center"
onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
>
<motion.div
key={activePhoto.src}
initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.94, y: 16 }}
animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1, y: 0 }}
exit={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.96 }}
transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 240, damping: 26 }}
className="w-full overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-white p-2 shadow-2xl dark:bg-neutral-900"
>
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src={activePhoto.src}
alt={`${activePhoto.title} — ${activePhoto.category} photograph`}
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="max-h-[70vh] w-full rounded-lg object-contain"
/>
<div className="flex items-end justify-between gap-4 px-3 py-4">
<div>
<span className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400">
{activePhoto.category}
</span>
<h3 className="mt-1 text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-50">
{activePhoto.title}
</h3>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-md text-sm leading-relaxed text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400">
{activePhoto.caption}
</p>
</div>
<span className="shrink-0 text-xs tabular-nums text-neutral-400 dark:text-neutral-500">
{(active ?? 0) + 1} / {PHOTOS.length}
</span>
</div>
</motion.div>
{/* controls */}
<div className="mt-5 flex items-center gap-3">
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => step(-1)}
aria-label="Previous photo"
className="flex h-11 w-11 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-white/20 bg-white/10 text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-white/20 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-indigo-400"
>
<svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden>
<path d="M15 18l-6-6 6-6" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
</svg>
</button>
<button
ref={closeRef}
type="button"
onClick={close}
className="rounded-full border border-white/20 bg-white/10 px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-white/20 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-indigo-400"
>
Close
</button>
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => step(1)}
aria-label="Next photo"
className="flex h-11 w-11 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-white/20 bg-white/10 text-white outline-none transition hover:bg-white/20 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-indigo-400"
>
<svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden>
<path d="M9 6l6 6-6 6" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
</svg>
</button>
</div>
</div>
</motion.div>
)}
</AnimatePresence>
</section>
);
}Dependencies
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