# Curved gallery 01

> A centred heading and line over a row of team photos; the middle one is framed, and the side ones bleed off the edges inside large curves.

URL: https://apogee.avaui.dev/docs/hero-sections/curved-gallery-01
Last updated: 2026-10-20

A centred heading and line over a row of team photos; the middle one is framed, and the side ones bleed off the edges inside large curves.

Last updated October 20, 2026

Live example: https://apogee.avaui.dev/examples/hero/curved-gallery-01

```astro
---
/**
 * Curved gallery 01: A centred heading and line over a row of team photos; the middle one is framed, and the side ones bleed off the edges inside large curves.
 *
 * @block hero
 * @order 75
 */
import Section from '@/components/apogee/Section/Section.astro'
import Heading from '@/components/apogee/Heading/Heading.astro'
import { plain, srcUrl, type HeroContent, type Media } from '@/components/apogee/sections/_shared/spine.ts'

/** @composable */
interface Props extends HeroContent {
  /** Four photos: start side, centre, end side top, end side bottom. @category content */
  images?: Media[]
}

const {
  heading = 'How we got here',
  description = 'A group of curious people spread across the world, building the future of product research together.',
  images = [
    { src: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1005/600/700', alt: '' },
    { src: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1062/1600/900', alt: '' },
    { src: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1011/600/500', alt: '' },
    { src: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1012/600/700', alt: '' },
  ],
} = Astro.props
const [start, centre, endTop, endBottom] = images
---

<Section spacing="none" container={false} class="overflow-hidden">
  <div class="mx-auto flex max-w-2xl flex-col items-center gap-6 px-gutter pt-(--spacing-section-lg) text-center">
    <Heading as="h1" size="display" class="text-balance">{plain(heading)}</Heading>
    {description && <p class="text-lg md:text-xl text-neutral-faded">{description}</p>}
  </div>

  <div class="relative mt-12 grid grid-cols-[1fr_minmax(0,3fr)_1fr] items-end gap-3 md:mt-16 md:gap-4" aria-hidden="true">
    <!-- Side photos: a big curve on the inner top corner, cut off by the page edge. -->
    {start && <img src={srcUrl(start.src)} alt={start.alt} class="aspect-5/6 w-full rounded-se-[100%_60%] object-cover" />}
    {centre && <img src={srcUrl(centre.src)} alt={centre.alt} class="aspect-16/9 w-full object-cover" />}
    <div class="flex flex-col gap-3 md:gap-4">
      {endTop && <img src={srcUrl(endTop.src)} alt={endTop.alt} class="aspect-6/5 w-full rounded-es-[100%_70%] object-cover" />}
      {endBottom && <img src={srcUrl(endBottom.src)} alt={endBottom.alt} class="aspect-5/6 w-full rounded-ss-[100%_60%] object-cover" />}
    </div>
  </div>
</Section>
```

## Add

```sh
npx @ava-ui/apogee add hero/curved-gallery-01
```

Every piece of copy is a prop, with the sample copy as its default. Pass yours, or `null` to hide a part; see [copy is props](https://apogee.avaui.dev/docs/hero-sections#copy-is-props).