<ul class="gallery">
  <li class="gallery-card" tabindex="0">
    <img class="gallery-card__img" alt="" src="https://picsum.photos/400" />
    <p class="gallery-card__caption">Candy canes ice cream
    </p>
  </li>
  <li class="gallery-card" tabindex="0">
    <img class="gallery-card__img" alt="" src="https://picsum.photos/600" />
    <p class="gallery-card__caption">Ice cream
      biscuit
    </p>
  </li>
  <li class="gallery-card" tabindex="0">
    <img class="gallery-card__img" alt="" src="https://picsum.photos/650" />
    <p class="gallery-card__caption">Cream
      biscuit marzipan
    </p>
  </li>
</ul>
// Learn how this was created:
// @link https://moderncss.dev/animated-image-gallery-captions-with-bonus-ken-burns-effect/

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: "Baloo 2", sans-serif;
  background-color: #221d23;
  padding: 2rem 0.5rem;
}

.gallery {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-gap: 2rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(20ch, 1fr));
  width: 100%;
  max-width: calc(40ch * 3 + 6rem);
}

.gallery-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-areas: card;
  place-items: end;
  // position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 40vh;
  border: 1px solid #c9c9c9;
  border-radius: 7px;
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  background-color: #000;

  &:focus {
    outline: none;
  }

  // Vignette effect
  &:after {
    content: "";
    grid-area: card;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 2rem 1rem rgba(black, 0.5);
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .gallery-card__img,
  .gallery-card__caption {
    grid-area: card;
  }

  &:hover,
  &:focus {
    .gallery-card__img {
      transform: scale(1.3) translate(-8%, -3%);
    }

    .gallery-card__caption {
      transform: translateY(0);
    }
  }
}

.gallery-card__img {
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
  height: 40vh;
  display: block;
  transform: scale(1.2) translate(-5%, 0);
  transition: transform 1200ms ease-in;
  will-change: transform;
}

.gallery-card__caption {
  transform: translateY(100%);
  transition: 400ms transform 800ms ease-in;
  will-change: transform;
  text-align: right;
  display: inline;
  padding: 0.25em 0.5em;
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: 4px 0 0 0;
  background-color: rgba(#fff, 0.87);
  z-index: 2;
}
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