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diff --git a/public/images/monaco_high_res.jpg b/public/images/monaco_high_res.jpg
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diff --git a/public/images/our_story.png b/public/images/our_story.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/public/images/panama.png b/public/images/panama.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/public/images/philosophy_image.png b/public/images/philosophy_image.png
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diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/[locale]/about/page.tsx b/src/app/(frontend)/[locale]/about/page.tsx
index 50cba1c..c6894f3 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/[locale]/about/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/[locale]/about/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import Image from 'next/image';
 import { setRequestLocale } from 'next-intl/server';
 import { Shield, PenTool, Users } from 'lucide-react';
 import ScrollReveal from '@/components/ui/ScrollReveal';
@@ -39,125 +40,6 @@ const PILLARS = [
 
 // ─── Sub-components ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-function StoryGeometry() {
-  return (
-    <div
-      className="absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl"
-      aria-hidden="true"
-    >
-      {/* Primary gradient circle — top right */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-full"
-        style={{
-          width: '70%',
-          height: '70%',
-          top: '-15%',
-          right: '-15%',
-          background:
-            'radial-gradient(circle, rgba(91,164,217,0.10) 0%, rgba(0,100,148,0.05) 55%, transparent 100%)',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Secondary circle — bottom left */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-full"
-        style={{
-          width: '55%',
-          height: '55%',
-          bottom: '-10%',
-          left: '-8%',
-          background:
-            'radial-gradient(circle, rgba(46,196,160,0.07) 0%, transparent 70%)',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Diagonal grid texture */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.025]"
-        style={{
-          backgroundImage:
-            'repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, var(--color-primary-dark) 0, var(--color-primary-dark) 1px, transparent 0, transparent 50%)',
-          backgroundSize: '28px 28px',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Tilted rectangle — left center */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-lg"
-        style={{
-          width: '24%',
-          height: '34%',
-          top: '18%',
-          left: '6%',
-          border: '1.5px solid rgba(91,164,217,0.12)',
-          transform: 'rotate(-6deg)',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Dot field — right center */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute"
-        style={{
-          width: '28%',
-          height: '28%',
-          top: '30%',
-          right: '8%',
-          backgroundImage:
-            'radial-gradient(circle, rgba(91,164,217,0.22) 1.5px, transparent 1.5px)',
-          backgroundSize: '10px 10px',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Dashed arc */}
-      <svg
-        className="absolute"
-        style={{ top: '15%', left: '28%', opacity: 0.07 }}
-        width="160"
-        height="160"
-        viewBox="0 0 160 160"
-        fill="none"
-        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-      >
-        <circle
-          cx="80"
-          cy="80"
-          r="68"
-          stroke="var(--color-primary-dark)"
-          strokeWidth="1"
-          strokeDasharray="7 5"
-        />
-      </svg>
-
-      {/* Small accent square */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-sm"
-        style={{
-          width: '5%',
-          height: '5%',
-          bottom: '26%',
-          right: '26%',
-          background: 'rgba(91,164,217,0.18)',
-          transform: 'rotate(14deg)',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Teal accent line — bottom */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute"
-        style={{
-          width: '30%',
-          height: '2px',
-          bottom: '14%',
-          left: '50%',
-          transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
-          background:
-            'linear-gradient(to right, transparent, rgba(46,196,160,0.35), transparent)',
-        }}
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 function PillarCard({
   Icon,
   title,
@@ -283,7 +165,13 @@ export default async function AboutPage({ params }: Props) {
                   className="relative bg-surface rounded-xl overflow-hidden"
                   style={{ minHeight: '460px' }}
                 >
-                  <StoryGeometry />
+                  <Image
+                    src="/images/our_story.png"
+                    alt="Our story"
+                    fill
+                    className="object-cover rounded-xl"
+                    sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 58vw"
+                  />
 
                   {/* Inset rim */}
                   <div
diff --git a/src/components/sections/Philosophy.tsx b/src/components/sections/Philosophy.tsx
index ec7017b..284b286 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/Philosophy.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/Philosophy.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
 
+import Image from 'next/image';
 import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
 import { useTranslations } from 'next-intl';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
@@ -124,191 +125,6 @@ function PhilosophyPillar({
   );
 }
 
-// ─── Abstract Geometric Decoration ───────────────────────────────────────────
-
-function AbstractGeometry() {
-  return (
-    <div
-      className="absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl"
-      aria-hidden="true"
-    >
-      {/* Primary large circle — filled radial glow */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-full"
-        style={{
-          width: '65%',
-          height: '65%',
-          top: '-8%',
-          right: '-12%',
-          background:
-            'radial-gradient(circle, rgba(91,164,217,0.12) 0%, rgba(0,100,148,0.06) 60%, transparent 100%)',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Large circle ring — border only, ~40% opacity */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-full"
-        style={{
-          width: '72%',
-          height: '72%',
-          top: '-18%',
-          right: '-20%',
-          border: '1px solid rgba(91,164,217,0.20)',
-          opacity: 0.4,
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Secondary circle, bottom-left */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-full"
-        style={{
-          width: '50%',
-          height: '50%',
-          bottom: '-10%',
-          left: '-6%',
-          background:
-            'radial-gradient(circle, rgba(0,100,148,0.08) 0%, transparent 70%)',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Second smaller ring — bottom-left */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-full"
-        style={{
-          width: '38%',
-          height: '38%',
-          bottom: '-4%',
-          left: '4%',
-          border: '1px solid rgba(0,100,148,0.18)',
-          opacity: 0.45,
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Diagonal grid */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.03]"
-        style={{
-          backgroundImage:
-            'repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, var(--color-primary-dark) 0, var(--color-primary-dark) 1px, transparent 0, transparent 50%)',
-          backgroundSize: '32px 32px',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Diagonal line crossing the composition */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute"
-        style={{
-          width: '130%',
-          height: '1px',
-          top: '42%',
-          left: '-15%',
-          background:
-            'linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, rgba(91,164,217,0.18) 30%, rgba(0,100,148,0.22) 60%, transparent 100%)',
-          transform: 'rotate(-12deg)',
-          transformOrigin: 'left center',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Accent rectangle top-left, rotated */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-md"
-        style={{
-          width: '22%',
-          height: '30%',
-          top: '10%',
-          left: '8%',
-          border: '1.5px solid rgba(91,164,217,0.15)',
-          transform: 'rotate(-8deg)',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Second rotated rectangle outline — center */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-sm"
-        style={{
-          width: '16%',
-          height: '22%',
-          top: '38%',
-          left: '28%',
-          border: '1px solid rgba(91,164,217,0.12)',
-          transform: 'rotate(14deg)',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Floating dot cluster center-right */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute"
-        style={{
-          width: '22%',
-          height: '22%',
-          top: '35%',
-          right: '10%',
-          backgroundImage:
-            'radial-gradient(circle, rgba(91,164,217,0.28) 1.5px, transparent 1.5px)',
-          backgroundSize: '10px 10px',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Small dot cluster upper-left */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute"
-        style={{
-          width: '14%',
-          height: '16%',
-          top: '12%',
-          right: '32%',
-          backgroundImage:
-            'radial-gradient(circle, rgba(0,100,148,0.20) 1.5px, transparent 1.5px)',
-          backgroundSize: '8px 8px',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Thin dashed arc */}
-      <svg
-        className="absolute"
-        style={{ top: '20%', left: '30%', opacity: 0.09 }}
-        width="140"
-        height="140"
-        viewBox="0 0 140 140"
-        fill="none"
-        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-      >
-        <circle
-          cx="70"
-          cy="70"
-          r="60"
-          stroke="var(--color-primary-dark)"
-          strokeWidth="1"
-          strokeDasharray="8 6"
-        />
-      </svg>
-
-      {/* Small solid accent square */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute rounded-sm"
-        style={{
-          width: '6%',
-          height: '6%',
-          bottom: '28%',
-          right: '28%',
-          background: 'rgba(91,164,217,0.22)',
-          transform: 'rotate(12deg)',
-        }}
-      />
-
-      {/* Navy bottom overlay that fades upward — gives depth to pull-quote */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 rounded-b-xl"
-        style={{
-          height: '45%',
-          background:
-            'linear-gradient(to top, rgba(28,43,58,0.55) 0%, rgba(28,43,58,0.18) 55%, transparent 100%)',
-        }}
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 // ─── Main Component ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export default function Philosophy() {
@@ -374,7 +190,13 @@ export default function Philosophy() {
                 'overflow-visible',
               )}
             >
-              <AbstractGeometry />
+              <Image
+                src="/images/philosophy_image.png"
+                alt="Craftsmanship and precision"
+                fill
+                className="object-cover rounded-xl"
+                sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 58vw"
+              />
 
               {/* Subtle inner shadow rim */}
               <div
diff --git a/src/components/sections/SelectedWorks.tsx b/src/components/sections/SelectedWorks.tsx
index dd639ff..04eb7dc 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/SelectedWorks.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/SelectedWorks.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   fadeVariants,
   viewportOnce,
 } from '@/lib/animations';
+import Image from 'next/image';
 import { Link } from '@/i18n/navigation';
 import { Lock, Clock, ArrowRight } from 'lucide-react';
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ interface Project {
   /** number of tags to resolve from the translation array */
   tagCount: number;
   featured?: boolean;
+  image: string;
 }
 
 interface ComingSoonItem {
@@ -37,16 +39,19 @@ const PROJECTS: Project[] = [
     slug: 'monaco-ocean',
     tagCount: 2,
     featured: true,
+    image: '/images/monaco_high_res.jpg',
   },
   {
     i18nKey: 'portNimara',
     slug: 'port-nimara',
     tagCount: 2,
+    image: '/images/anguilla.png',
   },
   {
     i18nKey: 'portAmador',
     slug: 'port-amador',
     tagCount: 2,
+    image: '/images/panama.png',
   },
 ];
 
@@ -86,274 +91,6 @@ const comingSoonVariants = {
   },
 };
 
-// ─── Geometric Placeholder ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-function GeometricPlaceholder({
-  variant = 'featured',
-  cardVariant = 'default',
-  className,
-}: {
-  variant?: 'featured' | 'small';
-  cardVariant?: 'default' | 'nimara' | 'amador';
-  className?: string;
-}) {
-  const isFeatured = variant === 'featured';
-
-  // Different gradient bases per card so secondary cards look distinct
-  const gradientMap = {
-    default: 'from-primary-dark/90 to-primary/70',
-    nimara: 'from-navy/95 to-primary-dark/75',
-    amador: 'from-[#1a3a4a]/95 to-primary/60',
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <div
-      className={cn(
-        'relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br',
-        gradientMap[cardVariant],
-        className,
-      )}
-      aria-hidden="true"
-    >
-      <div className="absolute inset-0">
-
-        {isFeatured ? (
-          /* ── Featured (Monaco): blueprint feel ── */
-          <>
-            {/* Large filled circle top-right */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute rounded-full bg-white/[0.06]"
-              style={{ width: '55%', height: '55%', top: '-15%', right: '-10%' }}
-            />
-            {/* Large circle ring — blueprint layer */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute rounded-full"
-              style={{
-                width: '45%',
-                height: '45%',
-                top: '10%',
-                left: '5%',
-                border: '1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12)',
-                opacity: 0.4,
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Medium circle bottom-left */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute rounded-full bg-white/[0.08]"
-              style={{ width: '40%', height: '40%', bottom: '-20%', left: '-5%' }}
-            />
-            {/* Subtle grid overlay (blueprint feel) */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.035]"
-              style={{
-                backgroundImage:
-                  'linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,1) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,1) 1px, transparent 1px)',
-                backgroundSize: '32px 32px',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Diagonal stripes very subtle */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.025]"
-              style={{
-                backgroundImage:
-                  'repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, #fff 0, #fff 1px, transparent 0, transparent 50%)',
-                backgroundSize: '28px 28px',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Small dot cluster */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute opacity-[0.12]"
-              style={{
-                width: '20%',
-                height: '20%',
-                top: '55%',
-                right: '18%',
-                backgroundImage: 'radial-gradient(circle, #fff 1.5px, transparent 1.5px)',
-                backgroundSize: '8px 8px',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Blueprint horizontal line — wide, white/20 */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/[0.22] rounded-full"
-              style={{ width: '60%', height: '1px', top: '50%', left: '5%' }}
-            />
-            {/* Second thinner line below */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/[0.10] rounded-full"
-              style={{ width: '40%', height: '1px', top: 'calc(50% + 10px)', left: '5%' }}
-            />
-            {/* Accent rotated rectangle */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/[0.10] rounded-sm"
-              style={{
-                width: '18%',
-                height: '28%',
-                bottom: '18%',
-                right: '15%',
-                transform: 'rotate(-6deg)',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Small diagonal accent line */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/[0.15]"
-              style={{
-                width: '25%',
-                height: '1px',
-                top: '28%',
-                right: '8%',
-                transform: 'rotate(-30deg)',
-                transformOrigin: 'left center',
-              }}
-            />
-          </>
-        ) : cardVariant === 'nimara' ? (
-          /* ── Port Nimara: horizontal bands + arc ── */
-          <>
-            {/* Large arc ring top-left */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute rounded-full"
-              style={{
-                width: '80%',
-                height: '80%',
-                top: '-30%',
-                left: '-20%',
-                border: '1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10)',
-                opacity: 0.5,
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Smaller ring center */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute rounded-full"
-              style={{
-                width: '45%',
-                height: '70%',
-                bottom: '-15%',
-                right: '-10%',
-                border: '1px solid rgba(91,164,217,0.25)',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Horizontal rule band */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/[0.06]"
-              style={{ height: '28%', bottom: 0, left: 0, right: 0 }}
-            />
-            {/* Fine horizontal lines */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/20 rounded-full"
-              style={{ width: '50%', height: '1px', top: '35%', right: '8%' }}
-            />
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/10 rounded-full"
-              style={{ width: '30%', height: '1px', top: '45%', right: '8%' }}
-            />
-            {/* Dot cluster top-right */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute opacity-[0.14]"
-              style={{
-                width: '25%',
-                height: '30%',
-                top: '5%',
-                right: '5%',
-                backgroundImage: 'radial-gradient(circle, #fff 1.5px, transparent 1.5px)',
-                backgroundSize: '8px 8px',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Diagonal line */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/[0.12]"
-              style={{
-                width: '40%',
-                height: '1px',
-                top: '60%',
-                left: '5%',
-                transform: 'rotate(-20deg)',
-                transformOrigin: 'left center',
-              }}
-            />
-          </>
-        ) : (
-          /* ── Port Amador: triangular/radial composition ── */
-          <>
-            {/* Central radial glow */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute"
-              style={{
-                width: '70%',
-                height: '70%',
-                top: '-10%',
-                right: '-15%',
-                background:
-                  'radial-gradient(circle, rgba(91,164,217,0.18) 0%, transparent 70%)',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Diamond/rotated square accent */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute"
-              style={{
-                width: '30%',
-                height: '50%',
-                bottom: '-10%',
-                left: '10%',
-                border: '1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12)',
-                transform: 'rotate(45deg)',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Diagonal stripes (different angle) */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.03]"
-              style={{
-                backgroundImage:
-                  'repeating-linear-gradient(30deg, #fff 0, #fff 1px, transparent 0, transparent 50%)',
-                backgroundSize: '20px 20px',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Top horizontal line */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/20 rounded-full"
-              style={{ width: '40%', height: '1px', top: '22%', left: '8%' }}
-            />
-            {/* Small filled rectangle */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute bg-white/[0.12] rounded-sm"
-              style={{
-                width: '20%',
-                height: '32%',
-                top: '15%',
-                right: '12%',
-                transform: 'rotate(8deg)',
-              }}
-            />
-            {/* Dot accent bottom-right */}
-            <div
-              className="absolute opacity-[0.16]"
-              style={{
-                width: '22%',
-                height: '22%',
-                bottom: '8%',
-                right: '8%',
-                backgroundImage: 'radial-gradient(circle, #fff 1.5px, transparent 1.5px)',
-                backgroundSize: '7px 7px',
-              }}
-            />
-          </>
-        )}
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Bottom gradient fade — card bg color bleed for text readability */}
-      <div
-        className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 h-2/5"
-        style={{
-          background: isFeatured
-            ? 'linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,100,148,0.55) 0%, transparent 100%)'
-            : cardVariant === 'nimara'
-              ? 'linear-gradient(to top, rgba(28,43,58,0.60) 0%, transparent 100%)'
-              : 'linear-gradient(to top, rgba(26,58,74,0.55) 0%, transparent 100%)',
-        }}
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 // ─── Tag Chip ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function TagChip({ label, showDot = false }: { label: string; showDot?: boolean }) {
@@ -383,12 +120,15 @@ function FeaturedCard({ project, readLabel, t }: { project: Project; readLabel:
         'transition-shadow duration-300 hover:shadow-[0_24px_48px_rgba(25,28,29,0.10)]',
       )}
     >
-      {/* Geometric image placeholder */}
-      <GeometricPlaceholder
-        variant="featured"
-        cardVariant="default"
-        className="w-full aspect-[16/9] md:aspect-[2/1]"
-      />
+      <div className="relative w-full aspect-[16/9] md:aspect-[2/1] overflow-hidden">
+        <Image
+          src={project.image}
+          alt={t(`work.projects.${project.i18nKey}.title`)}
+          fill
+          className="object-cover transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-[1.03]"
+          sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 66vw"
+        />
+      </div>
 
       {/* Content */}
       <div className="flex flex-col flex-1 p-7 gap-4">
@@ -432,13 +172,7 @@ function FeaturedCard({ project, readLabel, t }: { project: Project; readLabel:
 
 // ─── Small Card ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-const SLUG_TO_VARIANT: Record<string, 'nimara' | 'amador'> = {
-  'port-nimara': 'nimara',
-  'port-amador': 'amador',
-};
-
 function SmallCard({ project, readLabel, t }: { project: Project; readLabel: string; t: (key: string) => string }) {
-  const cardVariant = SLUG_TO_VARIANT[project.slug] ?? 'nimara';
   const tags = Array.from({ length: project.tagCount }, (_, i) =>
     t(`work.projects.${project.i18nKey}.tags.${i}`),
   );
@@ -453,7 +187,6 @@ function SmallCard({ project, readLabel, t }: { project: Project; readLabel: str
         'hover:shadow-subtle',
       )}
     >
-      {/* Geometric placeholder — grayscale to color on hover */}
       <div className="relative overflow-hidden">
         <div
           className={cn(
@@ -462,11 +195,15 @@ function SmallCard({ project, readLabel, t }: { project: Project; readLabel: str
             'opacity-80 group-hover:opacity-100',
           )}
         >
-          <GeometricPlaceholder
-            variant="small"
-            cardVariant={cardVariant}
-            className="w-full aspect-[16/7]"
-          />
+          <div className="relative w-full aspect-[16/7]">
+            <Image
+              src={project.image}
+              alt={t(`work.projects.${project.i18nKey}.title`)}
+              fill
+              className="object-cover"
+              sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 33vw"
+            />
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>