<div class="grid">
  <div class="item">
    <a href="#0" aria-labelledby="person1"></a>
    <img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1590424744257-fdb03ed78ae0?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&fm=jpg&crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&w=400&fit=max&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjE0NTg5fQ' alt=''>
    <div class="item__overlay">
      <h3 id="person1" aria-hidden="true">Person Name 1</h3>
      <div class="item__body">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="item">
    <a href="#0" aria-labelledby="person2"></a>
    <img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1590424744257-fdb03ed78ae0?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&fm=jpg&crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&w=400&fit=max&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjE0NTg5fQ' alt=''>
    <div class="item__overlay">
      <h3 id="person2" aria-hidden="true">Person Name 2</h3>
      <div class="item__body">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="item">
    <a href="#0" aria-labelledby="person3"></a>
    <img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1590424744257-fdb03ed78ae0?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&fm=jpg&crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&w=400&fit=max&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjE0NTg5fQ' alt=''>
    <div class="item__overlay">
      <h3 id="person3" aria-hidden="true">Person with a really long name</h3>
      <div class="item__body">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="item">
    <a href="#0" aria-labelledby="person4"></a>
    <img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1590424744257-fdb03ed78ae0?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&fm=jpg&crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&w=400&fit=max&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjE0NTg5fQ' alt=''>
    <div class="item__overlay">
      <h3 id="person4" aria-hidden="true">Person with an even longer name that wraps onto multiple lines</h3>
      <div class="item__body">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:400,700");

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 3rem;
}

.grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, 17rem);
  gap: 2rem;
}

.item {
  position: relative;
  height: 19rem;
  background-color: lightGrey;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0.1rem 0.1rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  
  h3 {
    margin: 0;
    display: block;
    background-color: deeppink;
    padding: 1rem;
    transform: translate3d(0, -100%, 0);
    transition: transform 300ms;
  }
  
  a {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 1;
    
    &:hover,
    &:focus {
      ~ .item__overlay {
        transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
        
        h3 {
          transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
        }
        
        .item__body {
          opacity: 1;
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.item__overlay {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  top: 0;
  transition: transform 300ms;
  background-color: lighten(deeppink, 15%);
  transform: translate3d(0, 100%, 0);
}

.item__body {
  flex-grow: 1;
  padding: 1rem;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 500ms 100ms;
  
  p {
    margin: 0;
  }
}
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