diff --git a/api/pexels.php b/api/pexels.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4a7ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/pexels.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c04a85
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+++ b/includes/pexels.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?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 82c4dc1..bbf1012 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
@@ -47,17 +48,22 @@
     <!-- Gallery Section -->
     <section class="gallery-section bg-light py-5">
         <div class="container">
-            <h2 class="text-center mb-4">Gallery</h2>
+            <h2 class="text-center mb-4">Winter Gallery</h2>
             <div class="row">
-                <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>
+                <?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>
         </div>
     </section>
@@ -96,4 +102,4 @@
 
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
