/* Container for the entire gallery */
    body {
      background-color: #fafafa;
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 2rem;
      min-height: 100vh;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .gallery {
      max-width: 1200px;
      width: 100%;
      column-width: 240px; /* Fixed width of each image column */
      column-gap: 16px;
    }

    /* Each image wrapper ensures margin below images */
    .gallery-item {
      break-inside: avoid;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
      cursor: pointer;
      position: relative;
      border-radius: 12px;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.05);
      background-color: white;
    }
    .gallery-item:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.15);
    }

    .gallery-item img {
      width: 100%; /* Fixed width */
      height: auto; /* Maintain original image aspect ratio */
      display: block;
      user-select: none;
      -webkit-user-drag: none;
    }

    /* Modal backdrop */
    #modalBackdrop {
      position: fixed;
      inset: 0;
      background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 1rem;
      z-index: 1000;
      opacity: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    }

    #modalBackdrop.show {
      opacity: 1;
      pointer-events: auto;
    }

    /* Modal content with scroll if large image */
    #modalContent {
  max-width: 95vw;
  max-height: 95vh;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
  background-color: #000;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden; /* <-- changed */
    }

    #modalContent img {
       display: block;
  max-width: 95vw;  /* prevent horizontal scroll */
  max-height: 95vh; /* prevent vertical scroll */
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain; /* keeps the aspect ratio */
    }

    /* Close button on top-right corner */
    #modalCloseBtn {
      position: absolute;
      top: 12px;
      right: 12px;
      background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
      border: none;
      border-radius: 50%;
      color: white;
      font-size: 24px;
      width: 36px;
      height: 36px;
      cursor: pointer;
      line-height: 0;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
    }
    #modalCloseBtn:hover {
      background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.85);
    }

    
/* Force 2 columns on small screens (phones) */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .gallery {
    column-count: 2;   /* exactly 2 columns */
    column-width: auto; /* reset so it doesn’t conflict */
    column-gap: 8px;
  }

    .gallery-item {
    margin-bottom: 8px;  /* smaller gap between rows */
  }
}