diff --git a/web/src/components/photos/carousel.astro b/web/src/components/photos/carousel.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8ea55e
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+++ b/web/src/components/photos/carousel.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+---
+import { authPB } from "src/utils/pocketbase";
+import type { RecordModel } from 'pocketbase'
+
+// export const prerender = false
+
+const pb = await authPB()
+const photos = await pb.collection('photos').getFullList({
+    sort: '-created'
+})
+
+const getImageLink = async (record: any) => {
+    return pb.files.getURL(record, record.image)
+}
+---
+
+<script>
+    let pos = 0;
+    const dataElement = document.getElementById('carousel-data');
+    const photos = dataElement ? JSON.parse(dataElement.textContent || '[]') : [];
+    const cap = photos.length - 1;
+    const img = document.getElementById('carousel-img') as HTMLImageElement;
+    const titleEl = document.getElementById('photo-title');
+    const cameraEl = document.getElementById('photo-camera');
+    const locationEl = document.getElementById('photo-location');
+    
+    function updatePhoto() {
+        const currentPhoto = photos[pos];
+        
+        // Update image src
+        if (img && currentPhoto) {
+            const imageUrl = `/api/files/photos/${currentPhoto.id}/${currentPhoto.image}`;
+            img.src = imageUrl;
+        }
+        
+        // Update metadata
+        if (titleEl) {
+            titleEl.textContent = currentPhoto.title || "Untitled";
+        }
+        if (cameraEl) {
+            cameraEl.textContent = currentPhoto.camera || "";
+        }
+        if (locationEl) {
+            locationEl.textContent = currentPhoto.location || "";
+        }
+    }
+    
+    function inc() { 
+        pos = pos === cap ? 0 : pos + 1;
+        updatePhoto();
+    }
+    
+    function dec() { 
+        pos = pos === 0 ? cap : pos - 1;
+        updatePhoto();
+    }
+    
+    // make functions globally accessible
+    (window as any).inc = inc;
+    (window as any).dec = dec;
+</script>
+
+<div>
+    <!-- Hidden element to pass server data to client -->
+    <div class="hidden" id="carousel-data">{JSON.stringify(photos)}</div>
+    
+    <!-- <div class="flex flex-col w-7/8 self-center"> -->
+            <!-- <button id="dec-button" class="" onclick="dec()">&lt;</button>
+            <button id="inc-button" class="" onclick="inc()">&gt;</button> -->
+        <img id="carousel-img" class="rounded-lg w-full h-full object-cover" src={ pb.files.getURL(photos[0], photos[0].image) } />
+        <!-- <div class="flex flex-col">
+            
+            <p id="photo-title" class="bold text-2xl">{photos[0].title === "" ? "Untitled" : photos[0].title}</p>
+            {photos[0].camera && <p id="photo-camera" class="text-sm">{photos[0].camera}</p>}
+            {photos[0].location && <p id="photo-location" class="text-sm">{photos[0].location}</p>}
+        </div> -->
+    </div>
+</div>
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diff --git a/web/src/layout/Base.astro b/web/src/layout/Base.astro
index c6da82d..191609b 100644
--- a/web/src/layout/Base.astro
+++ b/web/src/layout/Base.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 import BaseHead from "./BaseHead.astro"
 import Sidebar from "@components/sidebar"
+import Navbar from "@components/index/navbar"
 import Footer from "@components/footer"
 ---
 
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@ import Footer from "@components/footer"
             <Sidebar>
                 <slot name="sidebar" />
             </Sidebar>
+
+            <!-- <a href="/" class="b1-no-underline text-4xl">breadone dot net</a>
+            <Navbar/>
+
+            <div class="text-start mt-8">
+                <slot name="sidebar" />
+            </div>  -->
             
             <Footer/>
         </div>
diff --git a/web/src/pages/photos/index.astro b/web/src/pages/photos/index.astro
index 9e5b148..9c044fc 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/photos/index.astro
+++ b/web/src/pages/photos/index.astro
@@ -1,48 +1,33 @@
 ---
 import Base from "src/layout/Base.astro"
+import Carousel from "@components/photos/carousel"
 import Sidebar from "src/components/sidebar.astro"
 import { authPB } from 'src/utils/pocketbase'
 import type { RecordModel } from 'pocketbase'
 
-export const prerender = false
 
 const pb = await authPB()
 const photos = await pb.collection('photos').getFullList({
     sort: '-created'
 })
-
-const getImageLink = async (record: RecordModel) => {
-    const link = await pb.files.getURL(record, record.image)
-    return link.substring(21)
-}
 ---
 
 <Base>
     <div slot="sidebar">
-        <p class="text-2xl">Photography :)</p>
-        Chuck me an email if you'd like a print of these, I'll see what I can do
+        <p id="photo-title" class="bold text-2xl">{photos[0].title === "" ? "Untitled" : photos[0].title}</p>
+        <p id="photo-camera" class="text-sm">📸 {photos[0].camera}</p>
+        <p id="photo-location" class="text-sm">📌 {photos[0].location}</p>
+
+        <button id="dec-button" class="" onclick="dec()">&lt;</button>
+        <button id="inc-button" class="" onclick="inc()">&gt;</button>
+
+
+        <!-- <p class="text-2xl">Photography :)</p>
+        <p class="text-left">Chuck me an email if you'd like a print of these, I'll see what I can do</p> -->
     </div>
     
     <div slot="content">
-        {
-            photos.map(photo => (
-            <div class="max-w-md  overflow-hidden md:max-w-2xl md:my-2">
-                <div class="md:flex">
-                    <div class="md:shrink-0">
-                        <img class="h-full w-full object-cover md:h-full md:w-96" src={ pb.files.getURL(photo, photo.image, {'thumb': '1080x0'}) } alt={photo.alt}>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="md:pl-4 md:mt-2 mb-8 mt-3">
-                        <div class="bold text-xl">{photo.title === "" ? "Untitled" : photo.title}</div>
-                        
-                        <div class="pt-2">
-                            <p>📌 {photo.location}</p>
-                            <p>📷 {photo.camera}</p>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            ))
-        }
+        <Carousel/>
     </div>
     
 </Base>
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