diff --git a/gallery/admin.py b/gallery/admin.py
index 0c23b74..e671ec5 100644
--- a/gallery/admin.py
+++ b/gallery/admin.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class LocationAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     search_fields = ('place', 'city__name')
     list_per_page = 30
 
+
 class AlbumAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     prepopulated_fields = {'slug': ('name',)}
     list_display = ('name', 'location', 'album_date', 'is_public', 'upload_link', 'thumbnail')
@@ -145,4 +146,4 @@ admin.site.register(City, CityAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Location, LocationAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Album, AlbumAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Photo, PhotoAdmin)
-admin.site.register(Redir, RedirAdmin)
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+admin.site.register(Redir, RedirAdmin)
diff --git a/gallery/context_processors.py b/gallery/context_processors.py
index c7a7d46..5c38e85 100644
--- a/gallery/context_processors.py
+++ b/gallery/context_processors.py
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ def site_config(request):
         try:
             with open(config_path, 'r') as f:
                 config = json.load(f)
-                cache.set('site_config', config, 3600)  
+                cache.set('site_config', config, 3600)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             config = {}
 
     return {'site_config': config}
-
diff --git a/gallery/models/album.py b/gallery/models/album.py
index 97310bb..a4062fc 100644
--- a/gallery/models/album.py
+++ b/gallery/models/album.py
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ class Album(models.Model):
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=Album)
 def delete_album_cover_cache(sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    cache.delete(f'cover_image_data_{instance.pk}')
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+    cache.delete(f'photo_md_image_data_{instance.pk}')
diff --git a/gallery/models/location.py b/gallery/models/location.py
index 7338d60..f6772a8 100644
--- a/gallery/models/location.py
+++ b/gallery/models/location.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class Location(models.Model):
         unique_together = ('place', "city")
         ordering = ['city']
 
-
     def __str__(self):
         if self.place:
             return '{0}, {1}'.format(self.city, self.place)
diff --git a/gallery/models/photo.py b/gallery/models/photo.py
index 76f455e..9c34cce 100644
--- a/gallery/models/photo.py
+++ b/gallery/models/photo.py
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ class Photo(models.Model):
     @property
     def orientation(self):
         return "Portrait" if self.height > self.width else "Landscape"
-    
+
     @property
     def aspect_ratio(self):
-        return self.width / self.height  
+        return self.width / self.height
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.slug:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Photo(models.Model):
 
     def get_next(self):
         return self.__class__.objects.filter(taken_at__gt=self.taken_at, album=self.album).order_by('taken_at').first()
-    
+
     def get_prev(self):
         return self.__class__.objects.filter(taken_at__lt=self.taken_at, album=self.album).order_by('-taken_at').first()
 
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class Photo(models.Model):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return f'{self.slug} ({self.orientation}) {self.is_favorite}'
-    
 
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=Photo)
@@ -95,4 +94,4 @@ def handle_photo_creation(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
     # Aseta cover, jos albumilla ei ole vielä sellaista
     if instance.album and not instance.album.cover:
         instance.album.cover = instance
-        instance.album.save(update_fields=['cover'])
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+        instance.album.save(update_fields=['cover'])
diff --git a/gallery/sitemaps.py b/gallery/sitemaps.py
index cf2e3a9..a6a0f3e 100644
--- a/gallery/sitemaps.py
+++ b/gallery/sitemaps.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ class AlbumSitemap(Sitemap):
         return obj.album_date
 
     def location(self, obj):
-        return reverse('gallery:album_url', kwargs={'album_slug': obj.slug})
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+        return reverse('gallery:album_url', kwargs={'album_slug': obj.slug})
diff --git a/gallery/templates/gallery/album_list.html b/gallery/templates/gallery/album_list.html
index 2c47d64..40d6655 100644
--- a/gallery/templates/gallery/album_list.html
+++ b/gallery/templates/gallery/album_list.html
@@ -30,15 +30,19 @@
                 <!-- Album cover image -->
                 <div class="uk-card-media-top">
                     <a href="{{ album.get_absolute_url }}">
-                    {% with album|cover_image_data as img %}
-                        <img 
-                            src="{{ img.url }}"
-                            width="{{ img.width }}"
-                            height="{{ img.height }}"
-                            style="aspect-ratio: {{ img.aspect_ratio }};"
-                            alt="Cover image for {{ album.name }}"
-                            title="{{ album.name }}"
-                            loading="lazy">
+                    {% with album.cover|photo_image_data as img %}
+                        <div class="{% if img.is_placeholder %}uk-blur{% endif %}">
+                            <img 
+                                src="{{ img.url }}"
+                                width="{{ img.width }}"
+                                height="{{ img.height }}"
+                                style="aspect-ratio: {{ img.aspect_ratio }};"
+                                alt="Cover image for {{ album.name }}"
+                                title="{{ album.name }}"
+                                loading="lazy"
+                                decoding="async"
+                                onload="this.parentElement.classList.remove('uk-blur'); this.classList.add('fade-in');">
+                        </div>
                     {% endwith %}
                     </a>
                 </div>
diff --git a/gallery/templates/gallery/album_search.html b/gallery/templates/gallery/album_search.html
index 1026350..fd13000 100644
--- a/gallery/templates/gallery/album_search.html
+++ b/gallery/templates/gallery/album_search.html
@@ -31,15 +31,19 @@
                     <!-- Album cover image -->
                     <div class="uk-card-media-top">
                         <a href="{{ album.get_absolute_url }}">
-                        {% with album|cover_image_data as img %}
-                            <img 
-                                src="{{ img.url }}"
-                                width="{{ img.width }}"
-                                height="{{ img.height }}"
-                                style="aspect-ratio: {{ img.aspect_ratio }};"
-                                alt="Cover image for {{ album.name }}"
-                                title="{{ album.name }}"
-                                loading="lazy">
+                        {% with album.cover|photo_image_data as img %}
+                            <div class="{% if img.is_placeholder %}uk-blur{% endif %}">
+                                <img 
+                                    src="{{ img.url }}"
+                                    width="{{ img.width }}"
+                                    height="{{ img.height }}"
+                                    style="aspect-ratio: {{ img.aspect_ratio }};"
+                                    alt="Cover image for {{ album.name }}"
+                                    title="{{ album.name }}"
+                                    loading="lazy"
+                                    decoding="async"
+                                    onload="this.parentElement.classList.remove('uk-blur'); this.classList.add('fade-in');">
+                            </div>
                         {% endwith %}
                         </a>
                     </div>
diff --git a/gallery/templates/gallery/main.html b/gallery/templates/gallery/main.html
index 9b56b01..cacd2fb 100644
--- a/gallery/templates/gallery/main.html
+++ b/gallery/templates/gallery/main.html
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
     <!-- Favorite random portrait photos -->
     {% load top_tags %}
+    {% load image_tags %}
     {% random_favorite_photos_portrait 10 as top_portrait_photos %}
     
     {% if top_portrait_photos %}
@@ -22,11 +23,13 @@
         <div class="uk-position-relative uk-visible-toggle uk-light" tabindex="-1">
             <div class="uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-2 uk-child-width-1-3@s uk-child-width-1-4@m">
                 {% for photo in top_portrait_photos %}
+                {% with photo|photo_image_data as data %}
                 <div>
                     <a href="{{ photo.get_absolute_url }}">
-                        <img src="{{ photo.photo_md.url }}" alt="{{ photo.album.slug }}" width="400" height="600" style="object-fit: cover;">
+                        <img src="{{ data.url }}" alt="{{ photo.album.slug }}" width="{{ data.width }}" height="{{ data.height }}" style="object-fit: cover;" loading="lazy">
                     </a>
                 </div>
+                {% endwith %}
                 {% endfor %}
             </div>
             <a class="uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover" href uk-slidenav-previous uk-slider-item="previous"></a>
@@ -46,15 +49,19 @@
                 <!-- Album cover image -->
                 <div class="uk-card-media-top">
                     <a href="{{ album.get_absolute_url }}">
-                    {% with album|cover_image_data as img %}
-                        <img 
-                            src="{{ img.url }}"
-                            width="{{ img.width }}"
-                            height="{{ img.height }}"
-                            style="aspect-ratio: {{ img.aspect_ratio }};"
-                            alt="Cover image for {{ album.name }}"
-                            title="{{ album.name }}"
-                            loading="lazy">
+                    {% with album.cover|photo_image_data as img %}
+                        <div class="{% if img.is_placeholder %}uk-blur{% endif %}">
+                            <img 
+                                src="{{ img.url }}"
+                                width="{{ img.width }}"
+                                height="{{ img.height }}"
+                                style="aspect-ratio: {{ img.aspect_ratio }};"
+                                alt="Cover image for {{ album.name }}"
+                                title="{{ album.name }}"
+                                loading="lazy"
+                                decoding="async"
+                                onload="this.parentElement.classList.remove('uk-blur'); this.classList.add('fade-in');">
+                        </div>
                     {% endwith %}
                     </a>
                 </div>
diff --git a/gallery/templatetags/image_tags.py b/gallery/templatetags/image_tags.py
index 387d8ba..c92bae8 100644
--- a/gallery/templatetags/image_tags.py
+++ b/gallery/templatetags/image_tags.py
@@ -6,24 +6,36 @@ from django.templatetags.static import static
 
 register = template.Library()
 
-@register.filter
-def cover_image_data(album):
 
-    cache_key = f'cover_image_data_{album.pk}'
+@register.filter
+def photo_image_data(photo):
+    """
+    Generate resized image data for Photo objects.
+    """
+    if not photo:
+        return {
+            "url": static("img/placeholder.png"),
+            "width": 1200,
+            "height": 800,
+            "aspect_ratio": round(1200 / 800, 3),
+            "is_placeholder": True,
+        }
+
+    cache_key = f'photo_md_image_data_{photo.pk}'
     data = cache.get(cache_key)
 
     if data:
         return data
 
-    photo = getattr(album, "cover", None)
     max_w, max_h = 720, 720
 
-    if not photo or not photo.width or not photo.height:
+    if not photo.width or not photo.height:
         data = {
             "url": static("img/placeholder.png"),
             "width": 1200,
             "height": 800,
             "aspect_ratio": round(1200 / 800, 3),
+            "is_placeholder": True,
         }
     else:
         aspect = photo.aspect_ratio
@@ -39,7 +51,8 @@ def cover_image_data(album):
             "width": w,
             "height": h,
             "aspect_ratio": round(aspect, 3),
+            "is_placeholder": False,
         }
 
     cache.set(cache_key, data, 60 * 60 * 24)
-    return data
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+    return data
diff --git a/static/css/muistox.css b/static/css/muistox.css
index 6a6ae8c..634fc49 100644
--- a/static/css/muistox.css
+++ b/static/css/muistox.css
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 body {
-	font: 400 14px/20px "Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
+	font: 400 14px/20px "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
 }
 
-.uk-navbar-item, .uk-navbar-nav>li>a, .uk-navbar-toggle {
+.uk-navbar-item,
+.uk-navbar-nav>li>a,
+.uk-navbar-toggle {
 	min-height: 50px;
 }
 
@@ -12,5 +14,27 @@ body {
 }
 
 .uk-breadcrumb>:nth-child(n+2):not(.uk-first-column)::before {
-    margin: 0 10px 0 calc(10px - 4px);
+	margin: 0 10px 0 calc(10px - 4px);
+}
+
+.uk-blur img {
+	filter: blur(8px);
+	transform: scale(1.05);
+	transition: filter 0.5s ease, transform 0.5s ease;
+}
+
+.fade-in {
+	animation: fadeIn 0.8s ease forwards;
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+	0% {
+		opacity: 0;
+		transform: scale(1.02);
+	}
+
+	100% {
+		opacity: 1;
+		transform: scale(1);
+	}
 }
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