diff --git a/api/pexels.php b/api/pexels.php
deleted file mode 100644
index a4a7ba2..0000000
--- a/api/pexels.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-header('Content-Type: application/json');
-require_once __DIR__.'/../includes/pexels.php';
-$qs = isset($_GET['queries']) ? explode(',', $_GET['queries']) : ['home','apple','pizza','mountains','cat'];
-$out = [];
-foreach ($qs as $q) {
-  $u = 'https://api.pexels.com/v1/search?query=' . urlencode(trim($q)) . '&orientation=square&per_page=1&page=1';
-  $d = pexels_get($u);
-  if ($d && !empty($d['photos'])) {
-    $p = $d['photos'][0];
-    $src = $p['src']['original'] ?? null;
-    $dest = __DIR__.'/../assets/images/pexels/'.$p['id'].'.jpg';
-    if ($src) download_to($src, $dest);
-    $out[] = [
-      'src' => 'assets/images/pexels/'.$p['id'].'.jpg',
-      'photographer' => $p['photographer'] ?? 'Unknown',
-      'photographer_url' => $p['photographer_url'] ?? '',
-    ];
-  } else {
-    // Fallback: Picsum
-    $out[] = [
-      'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/600',
-      'photographer' => 'Random Picsum',
-      'photographer_url' => 'https://picsum.photos/'
-    ];
-  }
-}
-echo json_encode($out);
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diff --git a/includes/pexels.php b/includes/pexels.php
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index 0c04a85..0000000
--- a/includes/pexels.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-function pexels_key() {
-  $k = getenv('PEXELS_KEY');
-  return $k && strlen($k) > 0 ? $k : 'Vc99rnmOhHhJAbgGQoKLZtsaIVfkeownoQNbTj78VemUjKh08ZYRbf18';
-}
-function pexels_get($url) {
-  $ch = curl_init();
-  curl_setopt_array($ch, [
-    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
-    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
-    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [ 'Authorization: '. pexels_key() ],
-    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 15,
-  ]);
-  $resp = curl_exec($ch);
-  $code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
-  curl_close($ch);
-  if ($code >= 200 && $code < 300 && $resp) return json_decode($resp, true);
-  return null;
-}
-function download_to($srcUrl, $destPath) {
-  $data = file_get_contents($srcUrl);
-  if ($data === false) return false;
-  if (!is_dir(dirname($destPath))) mkdir(dirname($destPath), 0775, true);
-  return file_put_contents($destPath, $data) !== false;
-}
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index bbf1012..82c4dc1 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
@@ -48,22 +47,17 @@
     <!-- Gallery Section -->
     <section class="gallery-section bg-light py-5">
         <div class="container">
-            <h2 class="text-center mb-4">Winter Gallery</h2>
+            <h2 class="text-center mb-4">Gallery</h2>
             <div class="row">
-                <?php
-                ob_start();
-                include 'api/pexels.php';
-                $images_json = ob_get_clean();
-                $images = json_decode($images_json, true);
-                if ($images) {
-                    foreach ($images as $image) {
-                        echo '<div class="col-md-4 mb-4">';
-                        echo '<img src="' . htmlspecialchars($image['src']) . '" class="img-fluid" alt="Winter Image">';
-                        echo '<div class="text-center mt-2">Photo by <a href="' . htmlspecialchars($image['photographer_url']) . '" target="_blank">' . htmlspecialchars($image['photographer']) . '</a> on Pexels</div>';
-                        echo '</div>';
-                    }
-                }
-                ?>
+                <div class="col-md-4 mb-4">
+                    <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/400" class="img-fluid" alt="Gallery Image">
+                </div>
+                <div class="col-md-4 mb-4">
+                    <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/400" class="img-fluid" alt="Gallery Image">
+                </div>
+                <div class="col-md-4 mb-4">
+                    <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/400" class="img-fluid" alt="Gallery Image">
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </section>
@@ -102,4 +96,4 @@
 
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
 </body>
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
