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+'use client'
+
+import { useEmDashContent } from "@/hooks/useEmDashContent"
+import Image from "next/image"
+import { useState } from "react"
+
+export default function VendaVisionsGallerySection() {
+  const { items, loading } = useEmDashContent("gallery")
+  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState<number | null>(null)
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex justify-center py-16">
+        <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-[#16a34a] border-t-transparent animate-spin" />
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section
+      id="gallery"
+      data-vula-section="vendavisionsgallery"
+      data-vula-cms="gallery"
+      className="py-20 bg-white"
+    >
+      <div className="container mx-auto px-4 max-w-7xl">
+        <h2 className="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-heading text-[#0d2114] mb-4">
+          Visual stories from the lodge
+        </h2>
+        <p className="text-lg text-[#8b5a3c] mb-12 max-w-2xl">
+          A gallery that moves from architecture to landscape to craft — every image a glimpse into life at vaVenda.
+        </p>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
+          {items.map((item, idx) => {
+            const d = item.data as { title?: string; description?: string; image?: string }
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={item.id}
+                className="relative aspect-square overflow-hidden rounded-xl cursor-pointer group"
+                onClick={() => setSelectedIndex(idx)}
+              >
+                {d.image && (
+                  <Image
+                    src={d.image}
+                    alt={d.title || "Gallery image"}
+                    fill
+                    sizes="(max-width: 768px) 50vw, 33vw"
+                    className="object-cover group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-500 ease-out"
+                  />
+                )}
+                <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/0 group-hover:bg-black/20 transition-colors duration-300 flex items-end p-4">
+                  <p className="text-white font-heading text-sm opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-300">
+                    {d.title}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+        {selectedIndex !== null && (
+          <div
+            className="fixed inset-0 bg-black/80 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4"
+            onClick={() => setSelectedIndex(null)}
+          >
+            <div className="relative max-w-4xl w-full aspect-video">
+              {items[selectedIndex] && (
+                <Image
+                  src={(items[selectedIndex].data as { image?: string }).image || ""}
+                  alt={(items[selectedIndex].data as { title?: string }).title || "Gallery"}
+                  fill
+                  sizes="100vw"
+                  className="object-contain"
+                />
+              )}
+            </div>
+            <button
+              className="absolute top-4 right-4 text-white text-2xl"
+              onClick={() => setSelectedIndex(null)}
+              aria-label="Close lightbox"
+            >
+              &times;
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}