v5.0 Introduce centralized homepage & portrait photo management

.env.example

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ SQLITE_CHECK_SAME_THREAD=false
 # --- filesystem paths ---
 UPLOAD_DIR=./data
 PROMPT_DIR=./prompts
-HOMEPAGE_DIR=./data/homepage
 DATABASE_BACKUP_DIR=./data/backups
 
 # --- worker reliability ---

docs/data_migration.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ uv run python tools/export_import_migration.py migrate --bundle-dir .migration-b
 
 ## What gets migrated
 
-- Tables (in dependency order): `document_type`, `person_role`, `document`, `person`, `document_person`, `job`, `source`, `job_source`, `execution_attempt`.
+- Tables (in dependency order): `document_type`, `person_role`, `tag`, `document`, `person`, `photo`, `document_person`, `document_tag`, `job`, `source`, `job_source`, `execution_attempt`.
 - Media tree under `UPLOAD_DIR`.
 
 The bundle contains:
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ The bundle contains:
 
 Path normalization during export/import:
 - `source.file_path` is normalized to `documents/...` (upload-root-relative POSIX).
-- `person.portrait_path` is normalized to `persons/...` (upload-root-relative POSIX).
+- `photo.path` is normalized to `photos/...` (upload-root-relative POSIX).
+
+Legacy V4.x portrait/homepage backfill in the export step:
+- If the source DB has no `photo` table, the exporter synthesizes `photo` rows from legacy `person.portrait_path` values and from legacy homepage image files under `UPLOAD_DIR/homepage`.
+- Legacy portrait and homepage image files are copied into the unified `UPLOAD_DIR/photos/{photo_id}{suffix}` layout in the migration bundle.
+- Legacy homepage markdown is relocated from `UPLOAD_DIR/homepage/homepage.md` to `UPLOAD_DIR/homepage.md`.
 
 ## Cutover
 

docs/roadmap_plan.md

@@ -114,28 +114,26 @@ Deferred out of this release:
 
 ## V5.0 — Unified Photos Table (major data-model change)
 
-Per your feedback, this replaces the earlier "Track B" idea with a single
+V5.0 standardizes homepage images and Person portraits into one shared `photo`
-shared model: a **`photos` table** holding an image reference plus a text
+table and one storage layout.
-`description` field, used by **both** the homepage gallery and Person
-portraits — rather than building two separate, one-off metadata layers.
 
-Rough shape (subject to the further discussion you flagged before any
+Finalized shape:
-implementation):
+- `photo`: `id`, nullable `person_id`, `path`, `description`, `is_primary`,
-- `photos`: id, image path/reference, description, and whatever
+  timestamps.
-  owner/context linkage is needed (e.g. a polymorphic or nullable
+- `person_id IS NULL` = homepage photos; non-null = Person photos.
-  `person_id` plus a `context`/`kind` discriminator such as `"homepage"` vs
+- `is_primary` is the featured/first photo for that owner (homepage or Person).
-  `"portrait"` — exact shape is an open design question, not decided here).
+- No separate context enum; ownership is derived from `person_id`.
-- Person gets **multiple portraits** instead of the current single
+- All image files are stored under `UPLOAD_DIR/photos/{photo_id}{suffix}`.
-  `portrait_path` string column — needs a migration to move existing
+- `Person.portrait_path` is removed.
-  single-portrait data into the new table.
+- `HOMEPAGE_DIR` is retired; homepage markdown remains file-backed at
-- Homepage images gain **descriptions**, using the same table instead of a
+  `UPLOAD_DIR/homepage.md`.
-  separate sidecar/caption mechanism.
+
-- Because this is a genuine shared-schema decision (one table, two
+Migration policy for legacy installs:
-  consumers, plus a migration of existing single-portrait data), this is
+- Export/import rebuild remains the migration mechanism.
-  correctly a 5.x "major change" rather than a small add-on — **flagged for
+- Legacy `person.portrait_path` values are backfilled into `photo` rows.
-  a follow-up design discussion before implementation starts**, specifically
+- Legacy homepage images under `UPLOAD_DIR/homepage` are backfilled into
-  on the exact `photos` table shape and how "which photos belong to which
+  homepage `photo` rows.
-  person/context" should be modeled.
+- Legacy homepage markdown is relocated to `UPLOAD_DIR/homepage.md`.
 
 ---
 

docs/schema.md

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ This document is the field-accurate Version 4 schema contract aligned to `src/tr
 
 - `src/transcription/db/models.py:60-78` (status and purpose enums)
 - `src/transcription/db/models.py:80-120` (`DocumentType`, `PersonRole`)
-- `src/transcription/db/models.py:122-148` (`Tag`, `Document`)
+- `src/transcription/db/models.py:122-172` (`Tag`, `Document`)
-- `src/transcription/db/models.py:149-255` (`Person`, `DocumentPerson`, `DocumentTag`)
+- `src/transcription/db/models.py:175-281` (`Person`, `Photo`, `DocumentPerson`, `DocumentTag`)
-- `src/transcription/db/models.py:256-303` (`Job`)
+- `src/transcription/db/models.py:285-347` (`Job`)
-- `src/transcription/db/models.py:304-417` (`Source`, `JobSource`)
+- `src/transcription/db/models.py:350-462` (`Source`, `JobSource`)
-- `src/transcription/db/models.py:418-476` (`ExecutionAttempt`)
+- `src/transcription/db/models.py:465-522` (`ExecutionAttempt`)
 
 ## Entity Relationship Overview
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ erDiagram
     Document ||--o{ DocumentPerson : links
     Document ||--o{ DocumentTag : tagged
     Person ||--o{ DocumentPerson : links
+    Person ||--o{ Photo : owns
     PersonRole ||--o{ DocumentPerson : labels
     Tag ||--o{ DocumentTag : labels
     Job ||--o{ JobSource : includes
@@ -119,12 +120,23 @@ erDiagram
 | `death_date_raw` | `str \| None` | optional |
 | `death_place` | `str \| None` | optional |
 | `biography` | `str \| None` | optional |
-| `portrait_path` | `str \| None` | optional upload-root-relative POSIX path (`persons/...`) |
 | `family_search_id` | `str \| None` | nullable unique |
 | `metadata_` | `dict[str, JsonValue] \| None` | stored as DB column `metadata` (`JSONBCompat`) |
 | `created_at` | `datetime` | default now |
 | `updated_at` | `datetime` | default now, onupdate |
 
+### `Photo`
+
+| Field | Type | Notes |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| `id` | `UUID` | PK |
+| `person_id` | `UUID \| None` | nullable FK -> `person.id`, indexed (`NULL` = homepage photo) |
+| `path` | `str` | required upload-root-relative POSIX path (`photos/...`) |
+| `description` | `str \| None` | optional |
+| `is_primary` | `bool` | default `False`; owner-level "featured/primary" marker |
+| `created_at` | `datetime` | default now |
+| `updated_at` | `datetime` | default now, onupdate |
+
 ### `DocumentPerson`
 
 | Field | Type | Notes |

docs/ui/pages/home.md

@@ -2,21 +2,22 @@
 
 ## Purpose
 
-Home provides a user-maintained landing page for the local archive. It combines one current image with Markdown text and lets the operator edit both without changing application source or prompt assets.
+Home provides a user-maintained landing page for the local archive. It combines a database-backed image gallery with Markdown text and lets the operator edit both without changing application source or prompt assets.
 
 ## Routes
 
 | Route | Browser path | Purpose |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| `/homepage` | `/ui/homepage` | View current homepage image and Markdown. |
+| `/homepage` | `/ui/homepage` | View homepage gallery and Markdown. |
-| `/homepage/edit` | `/ui/homepage/edit` | Upload an image and edit Markdown. |
+| `/homepage/edit` | `/ui/homepage/edit` | Upload images, manage image metadata, and edit Markdown. |
 
 The application root and `/ui` redirect to `/ui/homepage`.
 
 ## View Behavior
 
 - The visible page heading is **Home**; the browser tab title is **VibeScribe Home**.
-- The latest homepage image appears in the shared dark-room viewer.
+- The featured homepage image (`photo.is_primary`) is shown first; remaining images are shown in random order.
+- The current image appears in the shared dark-room viewer with its description.
 - Saved Markdown is rendered in the **Home Text** card.
 - Missing text displays `No homepage text saved yet.`
 - Missing image displays the viewer's empty state.
@@ -25,26 +26,26 @@ The application root and `/ui` redirect to `/ui/homepage`.
 
 ## Edit Behavior
 
-- The image upload accepts JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, BMP, and TIFF files.
+- The image upload accepts JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, BMP, and TIFF files and supports multi-file uploads.
-- A successful upload immediately stores the file, updates the preview to that image, and displays a positive notification.
+- A successful upload immediately stores files in the shared `photo` table/media layout and displays a positive notification.
+- The editor supports per-image description edits, setting a featured image, and deleting the current image.
 - The Markdown textarea is initialized from the currently stored homepage text.
 - **Save** writes the textarea content, displays `Homepage saved`, and returns to Home.
 - **Cancel** returns to Home without saving textarea changes. An image already uploaded during the edit session remains stored.
 
 ## Storage Contract
 
-- Homepage content is mutable application data under `data/homepage`.
+- Homepage markdown text is mutable application data at `UPLOAD_DIR/homepage.md`.
-- Markdown is stored in `homepage.md`.
+- Homepage images are stored as `photo` rows (`person_id = NULL`) with files under `UPLOAD_DIR/photos/`.
-- Uploaded images keep a sanitized basename.
+- Uploaded images are renamed to `{photo_id}{suffix}`.
-- The view selects the supported image with the most recent modification time.
+- Homepage images are database records; markdown remains file-backed.
-- Homepage files are not transcription prompts and are not database records.
 
 ## Acceptance Checklist
 
 - `/`, `/ui`, and the application brand reach Home.
 - Home renders with or without stored Markdown and image content.
 - Edit loads existing Markdown.
-- A supported image upload updates the preview and becomes the latest homepage image.
+- Supported image upload stores one or more images and makes the first image featured when no featured image exists yet.
 - Save persists Markdown and returns to Home.
 - Cancel does not save changed Markdown.
 
@@ -59,6 +60,5 @@ The application root and `/ui` redirect to `/ui/homepage`.
 
 ## Known Limitations
 
-- Homepage storage location is configured by application settings and must remain writable in the active runtime environment.
+- Homepage markdown storage location is `UPLOAD_DIR/homepage.md` and must remain writable in the active runtime environment.
 - Uploading an image is immediate and is not rolled back by Cancel.
-- The editor does not currently delete or select among previously uploaded images.

docs/ui/pages/people.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Purpose
 
-People manages reusable historical-person records. A Person may appear in many Documents under different relationship roles and may optionally carry a portrait and FamilySearch identifier.
+People manages reusable historical-person records. A Person may appear in many Documents under different relationship roles and may optionally carry one or more photos plus a FamilySearch identifier.
 
 ## Routes
 
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ Optional:
 - Exact and approximate birth/death dates.
 - Birth/death places.
 - Biography.
-- Portrait path or uploaded portrait.
 - FamilySearch ID.
 
 Rules:
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ Rules:
 - Missing Full name blocks save with a warning.
 - Exact date inputs are native browser date inputs.
 - FamilySearch IDs are normalized and validated by `PeopleService`.
-- Portrait uploads are stored under the configured upload root in a Person-specific directory and update Portrait path.
+- Photos are managed on Person Detail (not in create/edit form fields).
 - Metadata JSON remains hidden.
 - Save success returns to Person Detail.
 
@@ -54,7 +53,8 @@ Rules:
 
 - The header provides **New Document**, **Edit Person**, and **Delete**.
 - **New Document** opens Document creation with this Person requested for author preselection.
-- The portrait viewer resolves supported relative upload paths and absolute HTTP/data URLs.
+- Person Detail includes a photo gallery card with multi-file upload, per-photo description edits, set-primary, and delete.
+- Primary photo is shown first and labeled as the primary portrait.
 - Biographical Record shows names, compact birth/death dates, and places.
 - Birth and death place values are clickable links to Google Maps when present.
 - FamilySearch ID is shown as a metadata value and is clickable to the FamilySearch person details route when present.
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Rules:
 ## Delete Behavior
 
 - The page warns when linked Document relationships exist.
+- Delete is blocked when related Photos exist.
 - Confirmed deletion removes the Person and its relationship links; it does not delete Documents.
 - Success returns to the People list.
 - Missing or already-deleted records return to a safe list state.
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ Rules:
 - List fields, alignment, date fallback, search, sorting, and navigation match this contract.
 - Full name is enforced on create and edit.
 - FamilySearch ID validation and link generation use the fixed supported identifier format.
-- Portrait upload and rendering remain constrained to supported media paths.
+- Photo upload and rendering remain constrained to supported media paths.
 - New Document carries the Person context.
 - Linked Documents show the correct role and target.
 - Delete wording distinguishes removal of relationship links from deletion of Documents.

src/transcription/config.py

@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # --- filesystem paths ---
     upload_dir: Path = Path("./data")
     prompt_dir: Path = Path("./prompts")
-    homepage_dir: Path = Path("./data/homepage")
     database_backup_dir: Path = Path("./data/backups")
 
     # --- worker reliability ---

src/transcription/db/migration.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 from uuid import UUID
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 from sqlalchemy import URL
 from sqlalchemy import MetaData
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ EXPORT_TABLE_ORDER = (
     "tag",
     "document",
     "person",
+    "photo",
     "document_person",
     "document_tag",
     "job",
@@ -65,9 +67,12 @@ def export_bundle(*, source_db_url: str, source_upload_dir: Path, bundle_dir: Pa
     }
 
     engine = create_engine(source_db_url)
+    legacy_portrait_rows: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    source_has_photo_table = False
     try:
         inspector = sqlalchemy_inspect(engine)
         source_tables = set(inspector.get_table_names())
+        source_has_photo_table = "photo" in source_tables
         metadata = MetaData()
         metadata.reflect(bind=engine)
         current_metadata = SQLModel.metadata
@@ -83,6 +88,12 @@ def export_bundle(*, source_db_url: str, source_upload_dir: Path, bundle_dir: Pa
                 export_columns = [
                     column.name for column in target_table.columns if column.name in source_table.columns
                 ]
+                if table_name == "person" and "portrait_path" in source_table.columns:
+                    legacy_portrait_rows = connection.execute(
+                        select(source_table.c["id"], source_table.c["portrait_path"]).where(
+                            source_table.c["portrait_path"].is_not(None)
+                        )
+                    ).mappings().all()
                 rows = connection.execute(select(*(source_table.c[name] for name in export_columns))).mappings().all()
                 payload["tables"][table_name] = [
                     _serialize_row(row, table_name=table_name, source_upload_dir=source_upload_dir) for row in rows
@@ -90,8 +101,6 @@ def export_bundle(*, source_db_url: str, source_upload_dir: Path, bundle_dir: Pa
     finally:
         engine.dispose()
 
-    export_json.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
-
     if uploads_bundle_dir.exists():
         shutil.rmtree(uploads_bundle_dir)
     if source_upload_dir.exists():
@@ -99,6 +108,16 @@ def export_bundle(*, source_db_url: str, source_upload_dir: Path, bundle_dir: Pa
     else:
         uploads_bundle_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
+    _prepare_photo_payload_and_uploads(
+        payload=payload,
+        uploads_bundle_dir=uploads_bundle_dir,
+        source_has_photo_table=source_has_photo_table,
+        legacy_portrait_rows=legacy_portrait_rows,
+    )
+    _relocate_homepage_markdown(uploads_bundle_dir=uploads_bundle_dir)
+
+    export_json.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
+
 
 def import_bundle(*, target_db_url: str, target_upload_dir: Path, bundle_dir: Path) -> None:
     export_json = bundle_dir / "database.json"
@@ -162,11 +181,11 @@ def _serialize_row(row: dict[str, Any], *, table_name: str, source_upload_dir: P
                 preferred_prefix="documents/",
             )
             continue
-        if table_name == "person" and key == "portrait_path" and isinstance(serialized_value, str):
+        if table_name == "photo" and key == "path" and isinstance(serialized_value, str):
             serialized[key] = _canonical_media_relative_path(
                 serialized_value,
                 source_upload_dir=source_upload_dir,
-                preferred_prefix="persons/",
+                preferred_prefix="photos/",
             )
             continue
         serialized[key] = serialized_value
@@ -237,7 +256,7 @@ def _canonical_media_relative_path(value: str, *, source_upload_dir: Path, prefe
         normalized = "persons/" + normalized[len("portraits/") :]
         lowered = normalized.casefold()
 
-    for prefix in ("documents/", "persons/"):
+    for prefix in ("documents/", "photos/", "persons/"):
         marker = f"/{prefix}"
         index = lowered.find(marker)
         if index >= 0:
@@ -248,3 +267,92 @@ def _canonical_media_relative_path(value: str, *, source_upload_dir: Path, prefe
     if not lowered.startswith(preferred_prefix):
         return normalized
     return Path(normalized).as_posix()
+
+
+def _prepare_photo_payload_and_uploads(
+    *,
+    payload: dict[str, Any],
+    uploads_bundle_dir: Path,
+    source_has_photo_table: bool,
+    legacy_portrait_rows: list[dict[str, Any]],
+) -> None:
+    photo_rows = payload.setdefault("tables", {}).setdefault("photo", [])
+    photos_dir = uploads_bundle_dir / "photos"
+    photos_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    if source_has_photo_table:
+        return
+
+    now_iso = datetime.now().isoformat()
+    for row in legacy_portrait_rows:
+        portrait_path = row.get("portrait_path")
+        person_id = row.get("id")
+        if not isinstance(portrait_path, str) or not portrait_path.strip():
+            continue
+        if person_id is None:
+            continue
+        canonical = _canonical_media_relative_path(
+            portrait_path,
+            source_upload_dir=uploads_bundle_dir,
+            preferred_prefix="persons/",
+        )
+        source_file = uploads_bundle_dir / canonical
+        suffix = Path(canonical).suffix.lower() or ".jpg"
+        photo_id = str(uuid4())
+        relative_path = f"photos/{photo_id}{suffix}"
+        if source_file.exists():
+            target_file = uploads_bundle_dir / relative_path
+            target_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            shutil.copy2(source_file, target_file)
+        else:
+            relative_path = canonical
+        photo_rows.append(
+            {
+                "id": photo_id,
+                "person_id": str(person_id),
+                "path": relative_path,
+                "description": None,
+                "is_primary": True,
+                "created_at": now_iso,
+                "updated_at": now_iso,
+            }
+        )
+
+    legacy_homepage_dir = uploads_bundle_dir / "homepage"
+    if not legacy_homepage_dir.exists():
+        return
+
+    homepage_images = sorted(
+        [
+            path
+            for path in legacy_homepage_dir.iterdir()
+            if path.is_file() and path.suffix.lower() in {".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif", ".webp", ".bmp", ".tif", ".tiff"}
+        ],
+        key=lambda path: (path.stat().st_mtime, path.name),
+    )
+    for index, image_path in enumerate(homepage_images):
+        photo_id = str(uuid4())
+        relative_path = f"photos/{photo_id}{image_path.suffix.lower()}"
+        target_file = uploads_bundle_dir / relative_path
+        target_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        shutil.copy2(image_path, target_file)
+        photo_rows.append(
+            {
+                "id": photo_id,
+                "person_id": None,
+                "path": relative_path,
+                "description": None,
+                "is_primary": index == 0,
+                "created_at": now_iso,
+                "updated_at": now_iso,
+            }
+        )
+
+
+def _relocate_homepage_markdown(*, uploads_bundle_dir: Path) -> None:
+    legacy_markdown = uploads_bundle_dir / "homepage" / "homepage.md"
+    target_markdown = uploads_bundle_dir / "homepage.md"
+    if not legacy_markdown.exists() or target_markdown.exists():
+        return
+    target_markdown.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    shutil.copy2(legacy_markdown, target_markdown)

src/transcription/db/models.py

@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ class Person(SQLModel, table=True):
     death_date_raw: str | None = None
     death_place: str | None = None
     biography: str | None = None
-    portrait_path: str | None = None
     family_search_id: str | None = Field(default=None, unique=True)
     metadata_: dict[str, JsonValue] | None = Field(
         default=None,
@@ -201,6 +200,32 @@ class Person(SQLModel, table=True):
     document_people: list["DocumentPerson"] = Relationship(
         back_populates="person", sa_relationship_kwargs={"lazy": "raise"}
     )
+    photos: list["Photo"] = Relationship(
+        back_populates="person",
+        sa_relationship_kwargs={"lazy": "raise"},
+    )
+
+
+class Photo(SQLModel, table=True):
+    """A reusable image record for Person and homepage galleries."""
+
+    __tablename__ = "photo"
+
+    id: UUID = Field(default_factory=uuid4, primary_key=True)
+    person_id: UUID | None = Field(default=None, foreign_key="person.id", index=True)
+    path: str
+    description: str | None = None
+    is_primary: bool = False
+    created_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(UTC))
+    updated_at: datetime = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(UTC),
+        sa_column_kwargs={"onupdate": lambda: datetime.now(UTC)},
+    )
+
+    person: Optional["Person"] = Relationship(
+        back_populates="photos",
+        sa_relationship_kwargs={"lazy": "raise"},
+    )
 
 
 class DocumentPerson(SQLModel, table=True):

src/transcription/db/operations.py

@@ -93,18 +93,16 @@ async def reconcile_canonical_media_paths(*, engine: AsyncEngine | None = None)
                 )
                 rows_changed += 1
 
-        if "person" in table_names:
+        if "photo" in table_names:
-            rows = sync_connection.execute(
+            rows = sync_connection.execute(text('select id, path from "photo" where path is not null')).mappings().all()
-                text('select id, portrait_path from "person" where portrait_path is not null')
-            ).mappings().all()
             for row in rows:
-                original = str(row["portrait_path"])
+                original = str(row["path"])
-                normalized = _canonical_relative_path(original, preferred_prefix="persons/")
+                normalized = _canonical_relative_path(original, preferred_prefix="photos/")
                 if normalized is None or normalized == original:
                     continue
                 sync_connection.execute(
-                    text('update "person" set portrait_path = :portrait_path where id = :id'),
+                    text('update "photo" set path = :path where id = :id'),
-                    {"id": row["id"], "portrait_path": normalized},
+                    {"id": row["id"], "path": normalized},
                 )
                 rows_changed += 1
         return rows_changed
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ def _canonical_relative_path(value: str, *, preferred_prefix: str) -> str | None
         normalized = normalized[len("data/") :]
         lowered = normalized.casefold()
 
-    for prefix in ("documents/", "persons/", "portraits/"):
+    for prefix in ("documents/", "photos/", "persons/", "portraits/"):
         marker = f"/{prefix}"
         index = lowered.find(marker)
         if index >= 0:

src/transcription/services/__init__.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from .documents import DocumentService
 from .evidence import EvidenceService
 from .jobs import JobService
 from .people import PeopleService
+from .photos import PhotosService
 from .prompts import PromptStore
 from .sources import SourceService
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "EvidenceService",
     "JobService",
     "PeopleService",
+    "PhotosService",
     "PromptStore",
     "ServiceBundle",
     "SourceService",
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ class ServiceBundle:
     sources: SourceService = field(default_factory=SourceService)
     jobs: JobService = field(default_factory=JobService)
     people: PeopleService = field(default_factory=PeopleService)
+    photos: PhotosService = field(default_factory=PhotosService)
     evidence: EvidenceService = field(default_factory=EvidenceService)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ class ServiceBundle:
             sources=SourceService(session_factory=session_factory, settings=settings),
             jobs=JobService(session_factory=session_factory, settings=settings),
             people=PeopleService(session_factory=session_factory, settings=settings),
+            photos=PhotosService(session_factory=session_factory, settings=settings),
             evidence=EvidenceService(session_factory=session_factory, settings=settings),
         )
 

src/transcription/services/people.py

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import logging
 import re
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 from uuid import UUID
 
@@ -18,23 +17,21 @@ from sqlmodel import select
 from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
 from ..config import Settings
-from ..config import get_settings
 from ..db.loading import orm_attribute
 from ..db.loading import selectinload
 from ..db.models import Document
 from ..db.models import DocumentPerson
+from ..db.models import Photo
 from ..db.models import Person
 from ..db.models import PersonRole
 from ..errors import AppError
 from ..errors import ErrorCategory
 from .base import ServiceBase
-from .media_storage import persist_named_media
 from .registry import RegistryService
 from .registry import RegistrySummary
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-PORTRAIT_EXTENSIONS = frozenset({".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif", ".webp", ".bmp", ".tif", ".tiff"})
 FAMILY_SEARCH_ID_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^[A-Z0-9]{4}-[A-Z0-9]{3}$")
 
 
@@ -42,10 +39,6 @@ class PeopleError(AppError):
     """Raised when a Person or document-person relationship operation fails."""
 
 
-class PersonMediaError(PeopleError):
-    """Raised when Person portrait media cannot be validated or persisted."""
-
-
 class PersonRoleError(PeopleError):
     """Raised when Person Role maintenance fails."""
 
@@ -137,10 +130,16 @@ class PeopleService(ServiceBase):
             existing = await _session.get(
                 Person,
                 person.id,
-                options=(selectinload(Person.document_people),),
+                options=(selectinload(Person.document_people), selectinload(Person.photos)),
             )
             if existing is None:
                 raise self._not_found(f"Person with id {person.id} not found")
+            if existing.photos:
+                raise PeopleError(
+                    "Person delete blocked by related records: Photos",
+                    category=ErrorCategory.VALIDATION,
+                    suggestion="Delete or reassign Person photos before deleting this record.",
+                )
             for link in list(existing.document_people):
                 await _session.delete(link)
             await _session.delete(existing)
@@ -206,6 +205,7 @@ class PeopleService(ServiceBase):
                     .selectinload(orm_attribute(DocumentPerson.document))
                     .selectinload(orm_attribute(Document.sources)),
                     selectinload(Person.document_people).selectinload(orm_attribute(DocumentPerson.role_ref)),
+                    selectinload(Person.photos),
                 )
                 .where(Person.id == person_id)
                 .execution_options(populate_existing=True)
@@ -513,38 +513,3 @@ class PeopleService(ServiceBase):
             category=ErrorCategory.NOT_FOUND,
             suggestion="Verify the requested Person or relationship id and retry.",
         )
-
-
-async def store_person_portrait(
-    *,
-    person_id: UUID,
-    filename: str,
-    file_bytes: bytes,
-    settings: Settings | None = None,
-) -> Path:
-    """Persist Person portrait media under persons/<person_id>."""
-    if not file_bytes:
-        raise PersonMediaError(
-            "Person portrait content is empty",
-            category=ErrorCategory.VALIDATION,
-            suggestion="Select a non-empty portrait file and retry.",
-        )
-    suffix = Path(filename).suffix.lower()
-    if suffix not in PORTRAIT_EXTENSIONS:
-        raise PersonMediaError(
-            f"Unsupported portrait format: {suffix or '<none>'}",
-            category=ErrorCategory.USER_INPUT,
-            suggestion="Use JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, BMP, or TIFF portrait media.",
-        )
-
-    runtime_settings = settings or get_settings()
-    return await persist_named_media(
-        root=runtime_settings.upload_dir,
-        namespace=Path("persons") / str(person_id),
-        filename=filename,
-        file_bytes=file_bytes,
-        error=PersonMediaError,
-        failure_message="Failed to persist Person portrait media",
-        failure_suggestion="Check media directory permissions and available disk space, then retry.",
-        log_label="Person portrait media",
-    )

src/transcription/services/photos.py

@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+"""Photo service for Person and homepage image records."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import random
+from pathlib import Path
+from uuid import UUID
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import async_sessionmaker
+from sqlmodel import select
+from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
+
+from ..config import Settings
+from ..db.models import Photo
+from ..errors import AppError
+from ..errors import ErrorCategory
+from .base import ServiceBase
+from .media_storage import persist_named_media
+
+PHOTO_EXTENSIONS = frozenset({".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif", ".webp", ".bmp", ".tif", ".tiff"})
+
+
+class PhotoError(AppError):
+    """Raised when photo operations fail."""
+
+
+class PhotosService(ServiceBase):
+    """Manage homepage and Person photos."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        session_factory: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession] | None = None,
+        settings: Settings | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(session_factory, settings)
+
+    async def create_photo(
+        self,
+        *,
+        filename: str,
+        file_bytes: bytes,
+        person_id: UUID | None,
+        description: str | None = None,
+        is_primary: bool | None = None,
+        session: AsyncSession | None = None,
+    ) -> Photo:
+        if not file_bytes:
+            raise PhotoError(
+                "Photo content is empty",
+                category=ErrorCategory.VALIDATION,
+                suggestion="Select a non-empty image file and retry.",
+            )
+
+        suffix = Path(filename).suffix.lower()
+        if suffix not in PHOTO_EXTENSIONS:
+            raise PhotoError(
+                f"Unsupported photo format: {suffix or '<none>'}",
+                category=ErrorCategory.USER_INPUT,
+                suggestion="Use JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, BMP, or TIFF image files.",
+            )
+
+        photo_id = uuid4()
+        async with self._session_scope(session) as _session:
+            existing = await self._list_owner_photos(session=_session, person_id=person_id)
+            should_be_primary = bool(is_primary) if is_primary is not None else len(existing) == 0
+            if should_be_primary:
+                await self._clear_owner_primary(session=_session, person_id=person_id)
+
+            stored_path = await persist_named_media(
+                root=self.settings.upload_dir,
+                namespace=Path("photos"),
+                filename=filename,
+                filename_stem=str(photo_id),
+                file_bytes=file_bytes,
+                error=PhotoError,
+                failure_message="Failed to persist photo media",
+                failure_suggestion="Check media directory permissions and available disk space, then retry.",
+                log_label="photo media",
+            )
+            relative_path = self._relative_upload_path(stored_path)
+
+            photo = Photo(
+                id=photo_id,
+                person_id=person_id,
+                path=relative_path,
+                description=(description or "").strip() or None,
+                is_primary=should_be_primary,
+            )
+            _session.add(photo)
+            await self._finalize(session=_session, caller_session=session, refresh=(photo,))
+            return photo
+
+    async def list_photos(
+        self,
+        *,
+        person_id: UUID | None,
+        session: AsyncSession | None = None,
+    ) -> list[Photo]:
+        async with self._session_scope(session) as _session:
+            photos = await self._list_owner_photos(session=_session, person_id=person_id)
+
+        primary = [photo for photo in photos if photo.is_primary]
+        non_primary = [photo for photo in photos if not photo.is_primary]
+        random.shuffle(non_primary)
+        return [*primary[:1], *non_primary]
+
+    async def set_primary(
+        self,
+        *,
+        photo_id: UUID,
+        session: AsyncSession | None = None,
+    ) -> Photo:
+        async with self._session_scope(session) as _session:
+            photo = await self._get_or_raise(
+                Photo,
+                photo_id,
+                session=_session,
+                error=PhotoError,
+                noun="Photo",
+                suggestion="Refresh and retry with a valid photo record.",
+            )
+            await self._clear_owner_primary(session=_session, person_id=photo.person_id)
+            photo.is_primary = True
+            await self._finalize(session=_session, caller_session=session, refresh=(photo,))
+            return photo
+
+    async def update_description(
+        self,
+        *,
+        photo_id: UUID,
+        description: str | None,
+        session: AsyncSession | None = None,
+    ) -> Photo:
+        async with self._session_scope(session) as _session:
+            photo = await self._get_or_raise(
+                Photo,
+                photo_id,
+                session=_session,
+                error=PhotoError,
+                noun="Photo",
+                suggestion="Refresh and retry with a valid photo record.",
+            )
+            photo.description = (description or "").strip() or None
+            await self._finalize(session=_session, caller_session=session, refresh=(photo,))
+            return photo
+
+    async def delete_photo(
+        self,
+        *,
+        photo_id: UUID,
+        session: AsyncSession | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        async with self._session_scope(session) as _session:
+            photo = await self._get_or_raise(
+                Photo,
+                photo_id,
+                session=_session,
+                error=PhotoError,
+                noun="Photo",
+                suggestion="Refresh and retry with a valid photo record.",
+            )
+            owner_person_id = photo.person_id
+            deleted_primary = photo.is_primary
+            media_path = self.settings.upload_dir / Path(photo.path)
+            await _session.delete(photo)
+
+            if deleted_primary:
+                replacement = await self._owner_oldest_photo(session=_session, person_id=owner_person_id)
+                if replacement is not None:
+                    replacement.is_primary = True
+
+            await self._finalize(session=_session, caller_session=session)
+
+        await asyncio.to_thread(media_path.unlink, missing_ok=True)
+
+    async def _list_owner_photos(self, *, session: AsyncSession, person_id: UUID | None) -> list[Photo]:
+        query = select(Photo)
+        if person_id is None:
+            query = query.where(Photo.person_id.is_(None))
+        else:
+            query = query.where(Photo.person_id == person_id)
+        query = query.order_by(Photo.created_at.asc(), Photo.id.asc())
+        return list((await session.exec(query)).all())
+
+    async def _owner_oldest_photo(self, *, session: AsyncSession, person_id: UUID | None) -> Photo | None:
+        query = select(Photo)
+        if person_id is None:
+            query = query.where(Photo.person_id.is_(None))
+        else:
+            query = query.where(Photo.person_id == person_id)
+        query = query.order_by(Photo.created_at.asc(), Photo.id.asc()).limit(1)
+        return (await session.exec(query)).first()
+
+    async def _clear_owner_primary(self, *, session: AsyncSession, person_id: UUID | None) -> None:
+        query = select(Photo).where(Photo.is_primary.is_(True))
+        if person_id is None:
+            query = query.where(Photo.person_id.is_(None))
+        else:
+            query = query.where(Photo.person_id == person_id)
+        for current in (await session.exec(query)).all():
+            current.is_primary = False
+
+    def _relative_upload_path(self, absolute_path: Path) -> str:
+        try:
+            return absolute_path.resolve().relative_to(self.settings.upload_dir.resolve()).as_posix()
+        except ValueError:
+            return absolute_path.name

src/transcription/ui/components/media_urls.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from urllib.parse import quote
 
 _ABSOLUTE_SCHEMES = ("http://", "https://", "data:")
 _UPLOAD_ROUTE_PREFIX = "/uploads/"
-_CANONICAL_PREFIXES = ("documents/", "persons/")
+_CANONICAL_PREFIXES = ("documents/", "persons/", "photos/")
 
 
 def absolute_upload_url(path: str, *, base_url: str) -> str:

src/transcription/ui/homepage_store.py

@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-"""File-backed storage helpers for the homepage content.
+"""File-backed storage helpers for homepage markdown content."""
-
-The homepage storage root is a configured setting (``homepage_dir``) like every
-other storage root, rather than a path derived from this module's location. The
-previous ``Path(__file__).parents[3]`` form was both unconfigurable and wrong
-outside a source checkout, since an installed distribution would resolve it into
-the package directory.
-"""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -13,38 +6,20 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from transcription.config import Settings
 from transcription.config import get_settings
-from transcription.errors import AppError
-from transcription.services.media_storage import persist_named_media
 
 HOME_PAGE_MARKDOWN_NAME = "homepage.md"
-SUPPORTED_IMAGE_SUFFIXES = {".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif", ".webp", ".bmp", ".tif", ".tiff"}
-
-
-class HomepageStorageError(AppError):
-    """Raised when homepage media cannot be persisted."""
-
-
-def homepage_dir(settings: Settings | None = None) -> Path:
-    """Return the configured homepage storage directory."""
-    return (settings or get_settings()).homepage_dir
 
 
 def homepage_markdown_path(settings: Settings | None = None) -> Path:
-    """Return the configured homepage markdown file path."""
+    """Return the homepage markdown file path under upload storage."""
-    return homepage_dir(settings) / HOME_PAGE_MARKDOWN_NAME
+    runtime_settings = settings or get_settings()
-
+    return runtime_settings.upload_dir / HOME_PAGE_MARKDOWN_NAME
-
-def ensure_homepage_storage(settings: Settings | None = None) -> Path:
-    """Create the homepage storage directory when needed and return it."""
-    directory = homepage_dir(settings)
-    directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    return directory
 
 
 def read_homepage_markdown(settings: Settings | None = None) -> str:
     """Read the saved homepage markdown text."""
-    ensure_homepage_storage(settings)
     path = homepage_markdown_path(settings)
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     if not path.exists():
         return ""
     return path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
@@ -52,47 +27,6 @@ def read_homepage_markdown(settings: Settings | None = None) -> str:
 
 def save_homepage_markdown(markdown_text: str, settings: Settings | None = None) -> None:
     """Persist the homepage markdown text."""
-    ensure_homepage_storage(settings)
+    path = homepage_markdown_path(settings)
-    homepage_markdown_path(settings).write_text(markdown_text, encoding="utf-8")
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
+    path.write_text(markdown_text, encoding="utf-8")
-
-async def store_homepage_image(
-    *,
-    filename: str,
-    file_bytes: bytes,
-    settings: Settings | None = None,
-) -> Path:
-    """Persist an uploaded homepage image in the shared homepage folder."""
-    safe_name = Path(filename).name
-    if not safe_name:
-        msg = "Homepage image filename is required"
-        raise ValueError(msg)
-
-    return await persist_named_media(
-        root=homepage_dir(settings),
-        filename=safe_name,
-        preserve_original_name=True,
-        file_bytes=file_bytes,
-        error=HomepageStorageError,
-        failure_message="Failed to persist homepage image",
-        failure_suggestion="Check homepage directory permissions and available disk space, then retry.",
-        log_label="homepage image",
-    )
-
-
-def list_homepage_images(settings: Settings | None = None) -> list[Path]:
-    """List stored homepage images in the order they were last updated."""
-    directory = ensure_homepage_storage(settings)
-
-    image_paths = [
-        path for path in directory.iterdir() if path.is_file() and path.suffix.lower() in SUPPORTED_IMAGE_SUFFIXES
-    ]
-    return sorted(image_paths, key=lambda path: (path.stat().st_mtime, path.name))
-
-
-def latest_homepage_image(settings: Settings | None = None) -> Path | None:
-    """Return the most recently updated homepage image, if one exists."""
-    image_paths = list_homepage_images(settings)
-    if not image_paths:
-        return None
-    return image_paths[-1]

src/transcription/ui/pages/home_page.py

@@ -3,54 +3,71 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
-from pathlib import Path
 
+from fastapi import Request
 from nicegui import events
 from nicegui import ui
 
+from transcription.config import Settings
+from transcription.db.models import Photo
+from transcription.services.photos import PhotoError
+from transcription.services.photos import PhotosService
 from transcription.ui.components.app_shell import render_navigation_header
 from transcription.ui.components.cards import archival_card
+from transcription.ui.components.media_urls import resolve_media_url
 from transcription.ui.components.primitives import render_empty_state
 from transcription.ui.components.primitives import section_header_row
 from transcription.ui.components.upload_panel import IMAGE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS
 from transcription.ui.components.upload_panel import render_upload_picker
 from transcription.ui.components.viewers import dark_room_viewer
-from transcription.ui.homepage_store import list_homepage_images
 from transcription.ui.homepage_store import read_homepage_markdown
 from transcription.ui.homepage_store import save_homepage_markdown
-from transcription.ui.homepage_store import store_homepage_image
+from transcription.ui.runtime import resolve_runtime_settings
 from transcription.ui.theme import page_header
 
+from ...db.session import SessionFactoryDep
 
-def _shift_gallery_index(*, image_paths: list[Path], active_index: list[int], step: int) -> None:
+
-    if len(image_paths) < 2:
+def _shift_gallery_index(*, photos: list[Photo], active_index: list[int], step: int) -> None:
+    if len(photos) < 2:
         active_index[0] = 0
         return
-    active_index[0] = (active_index[0] + step) % len(image_paths)
+    active_index[0] = (active_index[0] + step) % len(photos)
 
 
 def _render_homepage_gallery(
     *,
-    image_paths: list[Path],
+    photos: list[Photo],
     active_index: list[int],
+    settings: Settings,
+    base_url: str,
     enable_rotation: bool = False,
     rotate_enabled: list[bool] | None = None,
     on_change: Callable[[], None] | None = None,
 ) -> None:
-    if not image_paths:
+    if not photos:
         render_empty_state("No homepage image uploaded yet.")
         return
 
-    if active_index[0] >= len(image_paths):
+    if active_index[0] >= len(photos):
-        active_index[0] = len(image_paths) - 1
+        active_index[0] = len(photos) - 1
     if active_index[0] < 0:
         active_index[0] = 0
 
-    current_path = image_paths[active_index[0]]
+    current_photo = photos[active_index[0]]
-    dark_room_viewer(str(current_path), count_label="Homepage Image")
+    dark_room_viewer(
+        resolve_media_url(current_photo.path, upload_dir=settings.upload_dir, base_url=base_url),
+        count_label="Homepage Image",
+    )
+    if current_photo.description:
+        ui.label(current_photo.description).classes("text-xs")
+    else:
+        ui.label("No description").classes("text-xs ui-text-muted")
+    if current_photo.is_primary:
+        ui.label("Featured image").classes("text-[11px] font-semibold ui-text-primary")
 
     def move(step: int) -> None:
-        _shift_gallery_index(image_paths=image_paths, active_index=active_index, step=step)
+        _shift_gallery_index(photos=photos, active_index=active_index, step=step)
         if on_change is not None:
             on_change()
 
@@ -65,10 +82,10 @@ def _render_homepage_gallery(
             on_click=lambda: move(1),
             icon="chevron_right",
         ).props("flat dense icon-right")
-        if len(image_paths) < 2:
+        if len(photos) < 2:
             previous.props("disable")
             following.props("disable")
-        ui.label(f"{active_index[0] + 1} of {len(image_paths)}").classes("text-xs ui-text-muted")
+        ui.label(f"{active_index[0] + 1} of {len(photos)}").classes("text-xs ui-text-muted")
 
     if enable_rotation and rotate_enabled is not None:
         def set_rotation(enabled: bool) -> None:
@@ -124,17 +141,21 @@ def register_page() -> None:
     """Register the homepage routes."""
 
     @ui.page("/homepage", title="VibeScribe Home")
-    def homepage_page() -> None:
+    async def homepage_page(request: Request, session_factory: SessionFactoryDep) -> None:
+        photos_service = PhotosService(session_factory=session_factory)
+        settings = resolve_runtime_settings(request)
         render_navigation_header(current_path="/homepage")
-        image_paths = list_homepage_images()
+        photos = await photos_service.list_photos(person_id=None)
-        active_index = [len(image_paths) - 1 if image_paths else 0]
+        active_index = [0]
 
         @ui.refreshable
         def render_image_panel() -> None:
             with archival_card(title="Homepage Images"):
                 _render_homepage_gallery(
-                    image_paths=image_paths,
+                    photos=photos,
                     active_index=active_index,
+                    settings=settings,
+                    base_url=str(request.base_url),
                     on_change=render_image_panel.refresh,
                 )
 
@@ -152,11 +173,13 @@ def register_page() -> None:
             )
 
     @ui.page("/homepage/edit", title="Edit Homepage")
-    def homepage_edit_page() -> None:
+    async def homepage_edit_page(request: Request, session_factory: SessionFactoryDep) -> None:
+        photos_service = PhotosService(session_factory=session_factory)
+        settings = resolve_runtime_settings(request)
         render_navigation_header(current_path="/homepage")
 
-        preview_images = [*list_homepage_images()]
+        photos = await photos_service.list_photos(person_id=None)
-        active_index = [len(preview_images) - 1 if preview_images else 0]
+        active_index = [0]
         rotate_enabled = [False]
         markdown_input = [None]
 
@@ -164,28 +187,76 @@ def register_page() -> None:
         def render_image_panel() -> None:
             with archival_card(title="Homepage Images"):
                 _render_homepage_gallery(
-                    image_paths=preview_images,
+                    photos=photos,
                     active_index=active_index,
+                    settings=settings,
+                    base_url=str(request.base_url),
                     enable_rotation=True,
                     rotate_enabled=rotate_enabled,
                     on_change=render_image_panel.refresh,
                 )
 
+                if photos:
+                    current_photo = photos[active_index[0]]
+                    description_input = ui.input(
+                        label="Image description",
+                        value=current_photo.description or "",
+                    ).props("outlined dense").classes("w-full")
+
+                    async def save_description() -> None:
+                        try:
+                            await photos_service.update_description(
+                                photo_id=current_photo.id,
+                                description=(description_input.value or "").strip() or None,
+                            )
+                        except PhotoError as exc:
+                            ui.notify(str(exc), type="negative")
+                            return
+                        ui.navigate.to("/homepage/edit")
+
+                    async def set_featured() -> None:
+                        try:
+                            await photos_service.set_primary(photo_id=current_photo.id)
+                        except PhotoError as exc:
+                            ui.notify(str(exc), type="negative")
+                            return
+                        ui.navigate.to("/homepage/edit")
+
+                    async def delete_photo() -> None:
+                        try:
+                            await photos_service.delete_photo(photo_id=current_photo.id)
+                        except PhotoError as exc:
+                            ui.notify(str(exc), type="negative")
+                            return
+                        ui.navigate.to("/homepage/edit")
+
+                    with ui.row().classes("w-full items-center gap-2"):
+                        ui.button("Save description", on_click=save_description, icon="save").props("flat")
+                        if not current_photo.is_primary:
+                            ui.button("Set featured", on_click=set_featured, icon="star").props("flat")
+                        ui.button("Delete image", on_click=delete_photo, icon="delete").props("flat color=negative")
+
         def rotate_gallery() -> None:
             if not rotate_enabled[0]:
                 return
-            _shift_gallery_index(image_paths=preview_images, active_index=active_index, step=1)
+            _shift_gallery_index(photos=photos, active_index=active_index, step=1)
             render_image_panel.refresh()
 
         ui.timer(interval=600, callback=rotate_gallery)
 
         async def on_upload(event: events.UploadEventArguments) -> None:
             payload = await event.file.read()
-            stored = await store_homepage_image(filename=event.file.name, file_bytes=payload)
+            try:
-            preview_images.append(stored)
+                await photos_service.create_photo(
-            active_index[0] = len(preview_images) - 1
+                    person_id=None,
+                    filename=event.file.name,
+                    file_bytes=payload,
+                )
+            except PhotoError as exc:
+                ui.notify(str(exc), type="negative")
+                return
             ui.notify(f"Uploaded {event.file.name}", type="positive")
-            render_image_panel.refresh()
+            ui.navigate.to("/homepage/edit")
 
         async def save_homepage() -> None:
             save_homepage_markdown((markdown_input[0].value if markdown_input[0] is not None else "") or "")

src/transcription/ui/pages/people_page.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from uuid import UUID
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from fastapi import Request
-from nicegui import events
 from nicegui import ui
 
 from transcription.config import Settings
@@ -15,8 +14,8 @@ from transcription.db.models import Person
 from transcription.errors import ErrorCategory
 from transcription.services.people import PeopleError
 from transcription.services.people import PeopleService
-from transcription.services.people import PersonMediaError
+from transcription.services.photos import PhotoError
-from transcription.services.people import store_person_portrait
+from transcription.services.photos import PhotosService
 from transcription.ui.components.app_shell import render_navigation_header
 from transcription.ui.components.cards import archival_card
 from transcription.ui.components.confirm_delete import render_delete_actions
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ class PersonFormFields:
     death_date_raw: ui.input
     death_place: ui.input
     biography: ui.textarea
-    portrait_path: ui.input
     family_search_id: ui.input
 
 
@@ -117,8 +115,6 @@ def register_page() -> None:  # noqa: PLR0915
             page_header("Create Person Record", subtitle="Full name is required.")
 
             form = _render_person_form_fields(
-                request=request,
-                person_id=draft_person_id,
             )
 
             async def submit_create() -> None:
@@ -142,7 +138,6 @@ def register_page() -> None:  # noqa: PLR0915
                     death_date_raw=(form.death_date_raw.value or "").strip() or None,
                     death_place=(form.death_place.value or "").strip() or None,
                     biography=(form.biography.value or "").strip() or None,
-                    portrait_path=(form.portrait_path.value or "").strip() or None,
                     family_search_id=(form.family_search_id.value or "").strip() or None,
                 )
 
@@ -165,6 +160,7 @@ def register_page() -> None:  # noqa: PLR0915
     @ui.page("/people/{person_id}")
     async def person_detail_page(person_id: str, request: Request, session_factory: SessionFactoryDep) -> None:
         people_service = PeopleService(session_factory=session_factory)
+        photos_service = PhotosService(session_factory=session_factory)
         render_navigation_header(current_path="/people")
 
         parsed_person_id = parsed_record_id(person_id, noun="Person")
@@ -203,8 +199,9 @@ def register_page() -> None:  # noqa: PLR0915
                     )
 
             with ui.grid().classes("w-full grid-cols-12 gap-4"):
-                _render_person_portrait_zone(
+                await _render_person_photo_zone(
                     person,
+                    photos_service=photos_service,
                     settings=resolve_runtime_settings(request),
                     request=request,
                 )
@@ -233,9 +230,7 @@ def register_page() -> None:  # noqa: PLR0915
             page_header("Edit Person Record", subtitle="Full name is required.")
 
             form = _render_person_form_fields(
-                request=request,
                 person=person,
-                person_id=person.id,
             )
 
             async def submit_edit() -> None:
@@ -259,7 +254,6 @@ def register_page() -> None:  # noqa: PLR0915
                     death_date_raw=(form.death_date_raw.value or "").strip() or None,
                     death_place=(form.death_place.value or "").strip() or None,
                     biography=(form.biography.value or "").strip() or None,
-                    portrait_path=(form.portrait_path.value or "").strip() or None,
                     family_search_id=(form.family_search_id.value or "").strip() or None,
                     metadata_=person.metadata_,
                     created_at=person.created_at,
@@ -345,9 +339,7 @@ def register_page() -> None:  # noqa: PLR0915
 
 def _render_person_form_fields(
     *,
-    request: Request,
     person: Person | None = None,
-    person_id: UUID,
 ) -> PersonFormFields:
     with archival_card(extra_classes="gap-3"):
         with ui.row().classes("w-full gap-3 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3"):
@@ -418,11 +410,6 @@ def _render_person_form_fields(
             .props("outlined autogrow")
             .classes("w-full ui-form-surface")
         )
-        portrait_path_input = (
-            ui.input(label="Portrait path", value=person.portrait_path if person and person.portrait_path else "")
-            .props("outlined")
-            .classes("w-full ui-form-surface")
-        )
         family_search_id_input = (
             ui.input(
                 label="FamilySearch ID",
@@ -433,12 +420,6 @@ def _render_person_form_fields(
             .classes("w-full ui-form-surface")
         )
 
-        _bind_portrait_file_picker(
-            portrait_path_input,
-            settings=resolve_runtime_settings(request),
-            person_id=person_id,
-        )
-
     return PersonFormFields(
         full_name=full_name_input,
         display_name=display_name_input,
@@ -450,19 +431,96 @@ def _render_person_form_fields(
         death_date_raw=death_date_raw_input,
         death_place=death_place_input,
         biography=biography_input,
-        portrait_path=portrait_path_input,
         family_search_id=family_search_id_input,
     )
 
 
-def _render_person_portrait_zone(person: Person, *, settings: Settings, request: Request) -> None:
+async def _render_person_photo_zone(
-    portrait_src = resolve_media_url(
+    person: Person,
-        person.portrait_path,
+    *,
+    photos_service: PhotosService,
+    settings: Settings,
+    request: Request,
+) -> None:
+    photos = await photos_service.list_photos(person_id=person.id)
+
+    with ui.column().classes("col-span-12 lg:col-span-4"):
+        with archival_card(title="Photos", extra_classes="gap-3"):
+            async def on_photo_selected(event) -> None:
+                payload = await event.file.read()
+                try:
+                    await photos_service.create_photo(
+                        person_id=person.id,
+                        filename=event.file.name,
+                        file_bytes=payload,
+                    )
+                except PhotoError as exc:
+                    ui.notify(str(exc), type="negative")
+                    return
+                ui.notify("Photo uploaded.", type="positive")
+                ui.navigate.to(f"/people/{person.id}")
+
+            render_upload_picker(
+                on_upload=on_photo_selected,
+                label="Upload photo(s)",
+                extensions=IMAGE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS,
+                multiple=True,
+            )
+
+            if not photos:
+                render_empty_state("No portrait photo uploaded yet.")
+                return
+
+            for photo in photos:
+                dark_room_viewer(
+                    resolve_media_url(
+                        photo.path,
                         upload_dir=settings.upload_dir,
                         base_url=str(request.base_url),
+                    ),
+                    count_label="Primary Portrait" if photo.is_primary else "Portrait Media",
                 )
-    with ui.column().classes("col-span-12 lg:col-span-4"):
+                description_input = (
-        dark_room_viewer(portrait_src, count_label="Portrait Media")
+                    ui.input(
+                        label="Description",
+                        value=photo.description or "",
+                    )
+                    .props("outlined dense")
+                    .classes("w-full")
+                )
+
+                async def save_description(*, photo_id: UUID = photo.id, input_control: ui.input = description_input) -> None:
+                    try:
+                        await photos_service.update_description(
+                            photo_id=photo_id,
+                            description=(input_control.value or "").strip() or None,
+                        )
+                    except PhotoError as exc:
+                        ui.notify(str(exc), type="negative")
+                        return
+                    ui.navigate.to(f"/people/{person.id}")
+
+                async def set_primary(*, photo_id: UUID = photo.id) -> None:
+                    try:
+                        await photos_service.set_primary(photo_id=photo_id)
+                    except PhotoError as exc:
+                        ui.notify(str(exc), type="negative")
+                        return
+                    ui.navigate.to(f"/people/{person.id}")
+
+                async def delete_photo(*, photo_id: UUID = photo.id) -> None:
+                    try:
+                        await photos_service.delete_photo(photo_id=photo_id)
+                    except PhotoError as exc:
+                        ui.notify(str(exc), type="negative")
+                        return
+                    ui.navigate.to(f"/people/{person.id}")
+
+                with ui.row().classes("w-full items-center gap-2 mb-4"):
+                    ui.button("Save description", on_click=save_description, icon="save").props("flat")
+                    if not photo.is_primary:
+                        ui.button("Set primary", on_click=set_primary, icon="star").props("flat")
+                    ui.button("Delete photo", on_click=delete_photo, icon="delete").props("flat color=negative")
 
 
 def _render_person_biographical_zone(person: Person) -> None:
@@ -577,38 +635,4 @@ def _render_linked_documents(person: Person) -> None:
     )
 
 
-# --- Utilities & Input Binding Helpers ---
+# --- Utilities ---
-
-
-def _bind_portrait_file_picker(portrait_path_input: ui.input, *, settings: Settings, person_id: UUID) -> None:
-    async def on_portrait_selected(event: events.UploadEventArguments) -> None:
-        payload = await event.file.read()
-        try:
-            stored_path = await store_person_portrait(
-                person_id=person_id,
-                filename=event.file.name,
-                file_bytes=payload,
-                settings=settings,
-            )
-        except PersonMediaError as exc:
-            ui.notify(str(exc), type="negative")
-            return
-        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
-            show_error(exc, title="Upload failed", operation="people.portrait.store")
-            return
-
-        try:
-            relative_path = stored_path.resolve().relative_to(settings.upload_dir.resolve()).as_posix()
-        except ValueError:
-            relative_path = stored_path.name
-
-        portrait_path_input.value = relative_path
-        ui.notify("Portrait uploaded.", type="positive")
-
-    render_upload_picker(
-        on_upload=on_portrait_selected,
-        label="Choose portrait file",
-        extensions=IMAGE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS,
-    )
-    portrait_dir = settings.upload_dir / "persons" / str(person_id)
-    ui.label(f"Portraits are stored under {portrait_dir}.").classes("text-xs ui-text-muted")

tests/services/test_document_service.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from transcription.db.models import Job
 from transcription.db.models import Person
 from transcription.db.models import Source
 from transcription.db.models import Tag
+from transcription.db.models import Photo
 from transcription.services.documents import DocumentDeleteBlockedError
 from transcription.services.documents import DocumentError
 from transcription.services.documents import DocumentService
@@ -275,6 +276,25 @@ async def test_delete_person_succeeds_when_unlinked(default_session_factory):
         await service.read_person_detail(person.id)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_delete_person_blocks_when_photos_exist(default_session_factory):
+    service = PeopleService(session_factory=default_session_factory)
+
+    person = await service.create_person(Person(full_name="Photo Protected Person"))
+    async with service._session_scope() as session:
+        session.add(
+            Photo(
+                person_id=person.id,
+                path="photos/sample.png",
+                is_primary=True,
+            )
+        )
+        await session.commit()
+
+    with pytest.raises(PeopleError, match="Photos"):
+        await service.delete_person(person)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_create_document_uses_existing_document_type_registry(default_session_factory):
     service = DocumentService(session_factory=default_session_factory)

tests/services/test_photo_service.py

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+from transcription.config import Settings
+from transcription.db.models import Person
+from transcription.services.people import PeopleService
+from transcription.services.photos import PhotosService
+
+PNG_BYTES = bytes.fromhex(
+    "89504e470d0a1a0a0000000d49484452000000010000000108060000001f15c4890000000a49444154789c6360000002000100"
+    "05fe02fea7b1b8000000004945"
+) + b"NDAE\xae\x42\x60\x82"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_photo_persists_media_and_primary_state(default_session_factory, tmp_path):
+    settings = Settings(openrouter_api_key="test-key", upload_dir=tmp_path / "uploads")
+    people = PeopleService(session_factory=default_session_factory)
+    photos = PhotosService(session_factory=default_session_factory, settings=settings)
+    person = await people.create_person(Person(full_name="Photo Person"))
+
+    first = await photos.create_photo(person_id=person.id, filename="one.png", file_bytes=PNG_BYTES)
+    second = await photos.create_photo(person_id=person.id, filename="two.png", file_bytes=PNG_BYTES)
+    listed = await photos.list_photos(person_id=person.id)
+
+    assert first.path.startswith("photos/")
+    assert (settings.upload_dir / first.path).exists()
+    assert first.is_primary is True
+    assert second.is_primary is False
+    assert listed[0].is_primary is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_set_primary_and_delete_promotes_next_photo(default_session_factory, tmp_path):
+    settings = Settings(openrouter_api_key="test-key", upload_dir=tmp_path / "uploads")
+    people = PeopleService(session_factory=default_session_factory)
+    photos = PhotosService(session_factory=default_session_factory, settings=settings)
+    person = await people.create_person(Person(full_name="Primary Person"))
+
+    first = await photos.create_photo(person_id=person.id, filename="one.png", file_bytes=PNG_BYTES)
+    second = await photos.create_photo(person_id=person.id, filename="two.png", file_bytes=PNG_BYTES)
+
+    await photos.set_primary(photo_id=second.id)
+    switched = await photos.list_photos(person_id=person.id)
+    assert switched[0].id == second.id
+    assert switched[0].is_primary is True
+
+    await photos.delete_photo(photo_id=second.id)
+    remaining = await photos.list_photos(person_id=person.id)
+    assert len(remaining) == 1
+    assert remaining[0].id == first.id
+    assert remaining[0].is_primary is True

tests/services/test_store.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from transcription.db.models import Job
 from transcription.db.models import JobSource
 from transcription.db.models import Source
 from transcription.errors import ErrorCategory
-from transcription.services.people import store_person_portrait
+from transcription.services.photos import PhotosService
 from transcription.services.sources import source_mime_type
 from transcription.services.store import SourceStorageError
 from transcription.services.store import StoredSourceFile
@@ -121,18 +121,18 @@ async def test_create_document_job_stores_source_under_document_id_directory(asy
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_store_person_portrait_stores_file_under_person_id_directory(tmp_path):
+async def test_store_person_photo_stores_file_under_shared_photos_directory(default_session_factory, tmp_path):
     settings = Settings(openrouter_api_key="test-key", upload_dir=tmp_path)
-    person_id = uuid4()
+    service = PhotosService(session_factory=default_session_factory, settings=settings)
 
-    stored_path = await store_person_portrait(
+    created = await service.create_photo(
-        person_id=person_id,
+        person_id=None,
         filename="portrait.png",
         file_bytes=b"portrait-bytes",
-        settings=settings,
     )
 
-    assert stored_path.parent == (tmp_path / "persons" / str(person_id))
+    stored_path = tmp_path / created.path
+    assert stored_path.parent == (tmp_path / "photos")
     assert stored_path.exists()
 
 

tests/test_db.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import warnings
 
 import pytest
+import pytest_asyncio
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy import inspect
 from sqlalchemy import text
@@ -25,6 +26,13 @@ from transcription.db.models import PersonRole
 from transcription.db.models import Source
 
 
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture(autouse=True)
+async def _reset_database_runtime():
+    await dispose_database_runtime()
+    yield
+    await dispose_database_runtime()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_create_all_creates_expected_tables(tmp_path):
     settings = Settings(
@@ -43,6 +51,7 @@ async def test_create_all_creates_expected_tables(tmp_path):
         assert "document_type" in table_names
         assert "tag" in table_names
         assert "person" in table_names
+        assert "photo" in table_names
         assert "person_role" in table_names
         assert "document_person" in table_names
         assert "document_tag" in table_names
@@ -205,7 +214,7 @@ async def test_reconcile_legacy_job_source_columns_drops_executed_at(tmp_path):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_reconcile_canonical_media_paths_normalizes_source_and_person_paths(tmp_path):
+async def test_reconcile_canonical_media_paths_normalizes_source_and_photo_paths(tmp_path):
     settings = Settings(
         openrouter_api_key="test-key",
         database=SqliteSettings(path=str(tmp_path / "canonical-paths.db")),
@@ -218,10 +227,22 @@ async def test_reconcile_canonical_media_paths_normalizes_source_and_person_path
         async with runtime.engine.begin() as connection:
             await connection.execute(
                 text(
-                    'insert into "person" (id, full_name, portrait_path, created_at, updated_at) '
+                    'insert into "person" (id, full_name, created_at, updated_at) '
-                    'values (:id, :full_name, :portrait_path, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)'
+                    'values (:id, :full_name, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)'
                 ),
-                {"id": "11" * 16, "full_name": "Portrait", "portrait_path": "portraits/person/seeded.png"},
+                {"id": "11" * 16, "full_name": "Portrait"},
+            )
+            await connection.execute(
+                text(
+                    'insert into "photo" (id, person_id, path, is_primary, created_at, updated_at) '
+                    'values (:id, :person_id, :path, :is_primary, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)'
+                ),
+                {
+                    "id": "44" * 16,
+                    "person_id": "11" * 16,
+                    "path": "data\\photos\\seeded.png",
+                    "is_primary": 1,
+                },
             )
             await connection.execute(
                 text(
@@ -253,11 +274,11 @@ async def test_reconcile_canonical_media_paths_normalizes_source_and_person_path
             source_path = (
                 await connection.execute(text('select file_path from "source" where id = :id'), {"id": "33" * 16})
             ).scalar_one()
-            portrait_path = (
+            photo_path = (
-                await connection.execute(text('select portrait_path from "person" where id = :id'), {"id": "11" * 16})
+                await connection.execute(text('select path from "photo" where id = :id'), {"id": "44" * 16})
             ).scalar_one()
         assert source_path == "documents/doc-1/page.png"
-        assert portrait_path == "persons/person/seeded.png"
+        assert photo_path == "photos/seeded.png"
     finally:
         await dispose_database_runtime()
 

tests/test_meta_contract_guards.py

@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ def test_env_example_default_values_match_settings_defaults():
         "SQLITE_CHECK_SAME_THREAD": str(defaults.sqlite_check_same_thread).lower(),
         "UPLOAD_DIR": str(defaults.upload_dir),
         "PROMPT_DIR": str(defaults.prompt_dir),
-        "HOMEPAGE_DIR": str(defaults.homepage_dir),
         "DATABASE_BACKUP_DIR": str(defaults.database_backup_dir),
         "WORKER_MAX_RETRIES": str(defaults.worker_max_retries),
         "WORKER_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS": str(defaults.worker_provider_timeout_seconds),
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ def test_env_example_default_values_match_settings_defaults():
         "WORKER_FAIL_ON_FINISH_REASON_LENGTH": str(defaults.worker_fail_on_finish_reason_length).lower(),
     }
     active = _active_env_example_values()
-    path_like_keys = {"LOG_DIR", "UPLOAD_DIR", "PROMPT_DIR", "HOMEPAGE_DIR", "DATABASE_BACKUP_DIR"}
+    path_like_keys = {"LOG_DIR", "UPLOAD_DIR", "PROMPT_DIR", "DATABASE_BACKUP_DIR"}
     mismatches = {
         key: {
             "expected": _normalize_env_path_value(expected_value) if key in path_like_keys else expected_value,

tests/tools/test_export_import_migration.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy import text
 from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlmodel import SQLModel
 
@@ -114,3 +115,70 @@ def test_export_import_migration_round_trips_db_and_uploads(tmp_path):
 
     copied_media_path = target_upload_dir / "documents" / str(document_id) / filename
     assert copied_media_path.read_bytes() == b"sample-image"
+
+
+def test_export_import_migration_backfills_legacy_portraits_and_homepage_images(tmp_path):
+    source_db_path = tmp_path / "source-legacy.db"
+    target_db_path = tmp_path / "target-legacy.db"
+    source_upload_dir = tmp_path / "source_uploads"
+    target_upload_dir = tmp_path / "target_uploads"
+    bundle_dir = tmp_path / "bundle-legacy"
+
+    source_db_url = sqlite_url_from_path(source_db_path)
+    target_db_url = sqlite_url_from_path(target_db_path)
+
+    person_id = "11" * 16
+    portrait_file = source_upload_dir / "persons" / "legacy" / "portrait.png"
+    portrait_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    portrait_file.write_bytes(b"portrait")
+    homepage_file = source_upload_dir / "homepage" / "banner.jpg"
+    homepage_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    homepage_file.write_bytes(b"homepage")
+    (source_upload_dir / "homepage" / "homepage.md").write_text("# Legacy Home", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    engine = create_engine(source_db_url)
+    try:
+        with engine.begin() as connection:
+            connection.execute(
+                text(
+                    'create table "person" ('
+                    "id char(32) primary key, "
+                    "full_name varchar not null, "
+                    "portrait_path varchar, "
+                    "created_at datetime not null, "
+                    "updated_at datetime not null"
+                    ")"
+                )
+            )
+            connection.execute(
+                text(
+                    'insert into "person" (id, full_name, portrait_path, created_at, updated_at) '
+                    'values (:id, :full_name, :portrait_path, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)'
+                ),
+                {"id": person_id, "full_name": "Legacy Portrait", "portrait_path": "persons/legacy/portrait.png"},
+            )
+    finally:
+        engine.dispose()
+
+    export_bundle(source_db_url=source_db_url, source_upload_dir=source_upload_dir, bundle_dir=bundle_dir)
+    import_bundle(target_db_url=target_db_url, target_upload_dir=target_upload_dir, bundle_dir=bundle_dir)
+
+    target_engine = create_engine(target_db_url)
+    try:
+        with target_engine.connect() as connection:
+            photos = connection.execute(
+                text('select person_id, path, is_primary from "photo" order by person_id is not null desc, created_at asc')
+            ).all()
+        assert len(photos) == 2
+        person_photo = next(row for row in photos if row[0] is not None)
+        homepage_photo = next(row for row in photos if row[0] is None)
+        assert person_photo[2] == 1
+        assert homepage_photo[2] == 1
+        assert str(person_photo[1]).startswith("photos/")
+        assert str(homepage_photo[1]).startswith("photos/")
+    finally:
+        target_engine.dispose()
+
+    assert (target_upload_dir / str(person_photo[1])).read_bytes() == b"portrait"
+    assert (target_upload_dir / str(homepage_photo[1])).read_bytes() == b"homepage"
+    assert (target_upload_dir / "homepage.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "# Legacy Home"

tests/ui/conftest.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from transcription.db.models import JobSource
 from transcription.db.models import JobSourceStatus
 from transcription.db.models import JobStatus
 from transcription.db.models import Person
+from transcription.db.models import Photo
 from transcription.db.models import Source
 from transcription.db.models import Tag
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ async def clear_ui_database(
         await session.exec(delete(Source))
         await session.exec(delete(Job))
         await session.exec(delete(Document))
+        await session.exec(delete(Photo))
         await session.exec(delete(Person))
         await session.exec(delete(Tag))
         await session.commit()

tests/ui/test_homepage_store.py

@@ -1,64 +1,36 @@
-"""Homepage storage resolves its root from settings rather than from `__file__`.
+"""Homepage markdown storage tests."""
 
-The previous module derived its directory from ``Path(__file__).parents[3]``,
+from pathlib import Path
-which could not be configured and resolved into the installed package directory
-outside a source checkout.
-"""
-
-import pytest
 
 from transcription.config import Settings
-from transcription.ui.homepage_store import homepage_dir
+from transcription.ui.homepage_store import homepage_markdown_path
-from transcription.ui.homepage_store import latest_homepage_image
-from transcription.ui.homepage_store import list_homepage_images
 from transcription.ui.homepage_store import read_homepage_markdown
 from transcription.ui.homepage_store import save_homepage_markdown
-from transcription.ui.homepage_store import store_homepage_image
-
-PNG_BYTES = bytes.fromhex(
-    "89504e470d0a1a0a0000000d49484452000000010000000108060000001f15c4890000000a49444154789c6360000002000100"
-    "05fe02fea7b1b8000000004945"
-) + b"NDAE\xae\x42\x60\x82"
 
 
-def _settings(tmp_path) -> Settings:
+def _settings(tmp_path: Path) -> Settings:
-    return Settings(openrouter_api_key="test-key-abc123", homepage_dir=tmp_path / "homepage")
+    return Settings(openrouter_api_key="test-key-abc123", upload_dir=tmp_path / "uploads")
 
 
-def test_homepage_dir_follows_the_configured_setting(tmp_path):
+def test_markdown_path_uses_upload_dir_root(tmp_path):
     settings = _settings(tmp_path)
 
-    assert homepage_dir(settings) == tmp_path / "homepage"
+    assert homepage_markdown_path(settings) == tmp_path / "uploads" / "homepage.md"
 
 
-def test_markdown_round_trips_through_the_configured_directory(tmp_path):
+def test_markdown_round_trip_uses_upload_dir_root(tmp_path):
     settings = _settings(tmp_path)
 
     assert read_homepage_markdown(settings) == ""
-
     save_homepage_markdown("# Archive", settings)
 
-    assert (tmp_path / "homepage" / "homepage.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "# Archive"
+    assert (tmp_path / "uploads" / "homepage.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "# Archive"
     assert read_homepage_markdown(settings) == "# Archive"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
+def test_two_configurations_do_not_share_markdown_storage(tmp_path):
-async def test_images_are_stored_and_listed_from_the_configured_directory(tmp_path):
+    first = Settings(openrouter_api_key="test-key-abc123", upload_dir=tmp_path / "a")
-    settings = _settings(tmp_path)
+    second = Settings(openrouter_api_key="test-key-abc123", upload_dir=tmp_path / "b")
-
-    assert list_homepage_images(settings) == []
-    assert latest_homepage_image(settings) is None
-
-    stored = await store_homepage_image(filename="banner.png", file_bytes=PNG_BYTES, settings=settings)
-
-    assert stored.parent == tmp_path / "homepage"
-    assert list_homepage_images(settings) == [stored]
-    assert latest_homepage_image(settings) == stored
-
-
-def test_two_configurations_do_not_share_storage(tmp_path):
-    first = Settings(openrouter_api_key="test-key-abc123", homepage_dir=tmp_path / "a")
-    second = Settings(openrouter_api_key="test-key-abc123", homepage_dir=tmp_path / "b")
 
     save_homepage_markdown("first", first)
 

tests/ui/test_people_page.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from transcription.db.models import Document
 from transcription.db.models import DocumentPerson
 from transcription.db.models import Person
 from transcription.db.models import PersonRole
+from transcription.db.models import Photo
 from transcription.db.models import Source
 
 
@@ -99,7 +100,6 @@ class TestPeoplePageRendering:
                 death_date_raw="1992",
                 death_place="Arlington",
                 biography="Computer pioneer",
-                portrait_path="/images/grace.jpg",
                 family_search_id="G8T4-MDQ",
             )
             session.add(person)
@@ -132,20 +132,25 @@ class TestPeoplePageRendering:
         assert "No linked documents yet." in response.text
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_person_detail_page_resolves_relative_portrait_path(self, app_client):
+    async def test_person_detail_page_resolves_relative_photo_path(self, app_client):
         app, client = app_client
         upload_dirs = {app.state.settings.upload_dir, get_settings().upload_dir}
         for upload_dir in upload_dirs:
-            portrait_file = upload_dir / "persons" / "person" / "seeded.png"
+            photo_file = upload_dir / "photos" / "seeded.png"
-            portrait_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            photo_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-            portrait_file.write_bytes(b"portrait")
+            photo_file.write_bytes(b"portrait")
 
         async with session_scope() as session:
-            person = Person(
+            person = Person(full_name="Portrait Person")
-                full_name="Portrait Person",
-                portrait_path="persons/person/seeded.png",
-            )
             session.add(person)
+            await session.flush()
+            session.add(
+                Photo(
+                    person_id=person.id,
+                    path="photos/seeded.png",
+                    is_primary=True,
+                )
+            )
             await session.commit()
             person_id = str(person.id)