diff --git a/src/pages/travel/MasonryGrid.css b/src/pages/travel/MasonryGrid.css
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+/* ── MasonryGrid ── */
+
+.masonry-grid {
+  column-count: 4;
+  column-gap: 8px;
+}
+
+/* item */
+.masonry-item {
+  break-inside: avoid;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  position: relative;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  cursor: zoom-in;
+
+  /* scroll-reveal initial state */
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(20px);
+  transition: opacity 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s ease;
+}
+
+.masonry-item--revealed {
+  opacity: 1;
+  transform: translateY(0);
+}
+
+.masonry-item__img {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: auto;
+  transition: filter 0.25s ease;
+}
+
+.masonry-item:hover .masonry-item__img {
+  filter: brightness(1.08);
+}
+
+/* hover overlay */
+.masonry-item__overlay {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  background: linear-gradient(transparent 60%, rgba(15, 12, 9, 0.7));
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.masonry-item:hover .masonry-item__overlay {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.masonry-item__label {
+  font: 11px var(--tv-mono);
+  color: var(--tv-text);
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+}
+
+/* sentinel */
+.masonry-sentinel {
+  height: 1px;
+  column-span: all;
+}
+
+/* loading dots */
+.masonry-loading {
+  column-span: all;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  padding: 24px 0;
+}
+
+.masonry-dot {
+  width: 6px;
+  height: 6px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--tv-muted);
+  animation: masonry-pulse 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+.masonry-dot:nth-child(2) {
+  animation-delay: 0.15s;
+}
+
+.masonry-dot:nth-child(3) {
+  animation-delay: 0.3s;
+}
+
+@keyframes masonry-pulse {
+  0%, 80%, 100% { opacity: 0.25; transform: scale(0.8); }
+  40% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+}
+
+/* end message */
+.masonry-end {
+  column-span: all;
+  text-align: center;
+  font: 11px var(--tv-mono);
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  color: var(--tv-dim);
+  padding: 32px 0 16px;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* responsive */
+@media (max-width: 1024px) {
+  .masonry-grid {
+    column-count: 3;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .masonry-grid {
+    column-count: 2;
+  }
+}
+
+/* reduced motion */
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .masonry-item {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: none;
+    transition: none;
+  }
+
+  .masonry-item__img,
+  .masonry-item__overlay {
+    transition: none;
+  }
+
+  .masonry-dot {
+    animation: none;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/travel/MasonryGrid.jsx b/src/pages/travel/MasonryGrid.jsx
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+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+import './MasonryGrid.css';
+
+/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+   Utility
+───────────────────────────────────────────── */
+function getPhotoLabel(photo) {
+  if (photo.label) return photo.label;
+  if (photo.name) {
+    const base = photo.name.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '');
+    return base.replace(/[_-]/g, ' ');
+  }
+  return '';
+}
+
+/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+   MasonryGrid — CSS columns + infinite scroll
+───────────────────────────────────────────── */
+export default function MasonryGrid({
+  photos,
+  onSelectPhoto,
+  onLoadMore,
+  hasNext,
+  isLoadingMore,
+  regionAccent,
+}) {
+  const sentinelRef = useRef(null);
+  const itemRefs = useRef([]);
+
+  /* infinite scroll sentinel */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const sentinel = sentinelRef.current;
+    if (!sentinel || !hasNext) return;
+
+    const io = new IntersectionObserver(
+      ([entry]) => {
+        if (entry.isIntersecting && !isLoadingMore && onLoadMore) {
+          onLoadMore();
+        }
+      },
+      { rootMargin: '300px' },
+    );
+    io.observe(sentinel);
+    return () => io.disconnect();
+  }, [hasNext, isLoadingMore, onLoadMore]);
+
+  /* scroll-reveal */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const nodes = itemRefs.current.filter(Boolean);
+    if (!nodes.length) return;
+
+    const io = new IntersectionObserver(
+      (entries) => {
+        entries.forEach((entry) => {
+          if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+            entry.target.classList.add('masonry-item--revealed');
+            io.unobserve(entry.target);
+          }
+        });
+      },
+      { rootMargin: '120px', threshold: 0.05 },
+    );
+
+    nodes.forEach((n) => io.observe(n));
+    return () => io.disconnect();
+  }, [photos]);
+
+  const setItemRef = useCallback((el, idx) => {
+    itemRefs.current[idx] = el;
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="masonry-grid" style={{ '--region-accent': regionAccent }}>
+      {photos.map((photo, idx) => {
+        const label = getPhotoLabel(photo);
+        return (
+          <div
+            key={photo.id || photo.src || idx}
+            className="masonry-item"
+            ref={(el) => setItemRef(el, idx)}
+            onClick={() => onSelectPhoto && onSelectPhoto(photo, idx)}
+          >
+            <img
+              className="masonry-item__img"
+              src={photo.thumb || photo.src}
+              alt={label}
+              loading={idx < 8 ? 'eager' : 'lazy'}
+              draggable={false}
+            />
+            {label && (
+              <div className="masonry-item__overlay">
+                <span className="masonry-item__label">{label}</span>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        );
+      })}
+
+      {/* sentinel for infinite scroll */}
+      {hasNext && <div ref={sentinelRef} className="masonry-sentinel" />}
+
+      {/* loading indicator */}
+      {isLoadingMore && (
+        <div className="masonry-loading">
+          <span className="masonry-dot" />
+          <span className="masonry-dot" />
+          <span className="masonry-dot" />
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* end message */}
+      {!hasNext && photos.length > 0 && (
+        <p className="masonry-end">— {photos.length} frames developed —</p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}