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diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index b0d0250..e4bd7e0 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function HeroCard({ article }: { article: Article }) {
     <Link href={`/article/${article.slug}`}>
       <div className="relative group cursor-pointer rounded-lg overflow-hidden h-full" data-testid={`card-hero-${article.id}`}>
         <div className="relative h-full min-h-[300px]">
-          <img src={article.coverImage || "/images/article-1.png"} alt={article.title} className="w-full h-full object-cover absolute inset-0 transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105" style={{ objectPosition: "center 30%" }} loading="lazy" />
+          <img src={article.coverImage || "/images/article-1.png"} alt={article.title} className="w-full h-full object-cover absolute inset-0 transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105 object-center" loading="lazy" />
           {isVideo && (
             <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center z-10">
               <div className="w-14 h-14 rounded-full bg-primary/90 flex items-center justify-center group-hover:bg-primary transition-colors shadow-lg">
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function GalleryHeroCard({ images }: { images: GalleryImage[] }) {
     <Link href="/gallery">
       <div className="relative group cursor-pointer rounded-lg overflow-hidden h-full" data-testid="card-hero-gallery">
         <div className="relative h-full min-h-[300px]">
-          <img src={images[idx].large || images[idx].thumb} alt={images[idx].fileName} className="w-full h-full object-cover absolute inset-0 transition-opacity duration-1000" style={{ objectPosition: "center 30%" }} loading="lazy" />
+          <img src={images[idx].large || images[idx].thumb} alt={images[idx].fileName} className="w-full h-full object-cover object-center absolute inset-0 transition-opacity duration-1000" loading="lazy" />
           <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/90 via-black/30 to-transparent" />
           <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 p-5">
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function MediumCard({ article }: { article: Article }) {
       <div className="relative group cursor-pointer rounded-lg overflow-hidden h-full bg-card border border-card-border flex flex-col" data-testid={`card-medium-${article.id}`}>
         <div className="relative flex-shrink-0">
           <div className="overflow-hidden">
-            <img src={thumbUrl(article.coverImage)} alt={article.title} className="w-full aspect-video object-cover transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-105" style={{ objectPosition: "center 30%" }} loading="lazy" />
+            <img src={thumbUrl(article.coverImage)} alt={article.title} className="w-full aspect-video object-cover object-center transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-105" loading="lazy" />
           </div>
           {isVideo && (
             <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function SideCard({ article }: { article: Article }) {
       <div className="relative group cursor-pointer rounded-lg overflow-hidden bg-card border border-card-border h-full flex flex-col" data-testid={`card-side-${article.id}`}>
         <div className="relative flex-shrink-0">
           <div className="overflow-hidden">
-            <img src={thumbUrl(article.coverImage)} alt={article.title} className="w-full aspect-video object-cover transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-105" style={{ objectPosition: "center 30%" }} loading="lazy" />
+            <img src={thumbUrl(article.coverImage)} alt={article.title} className="w-full aspect-video object-cover object-center transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-105" loading="lazy" />
           </div>
           {isVideo && (
             <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">