8 Jun 2026

Gallery Essay

A mixed narrative and gallery post using stable reusable photo IDs.

The post body can alternate between prose and structured media blocks.

Stone path leading through a green temple garden. — A quiet temple path bordered by trees.

Patterned garden stones with low green shrubs beside a temple wall. — Garden stones and clipped shrubs beside the temple.

Why this shape works

A gallery shortcode keeps the Markdown concise while the photo records remain first-class data. The post can focus on sequence and meaning; captions, alt text, and public paths live with the reusable photo records.

A later layout could make this same source feel more like a photo essay without changing the archived post.

The params.kind value gives templates a clean switch if the site later needs different presentation for essays, logs, notes, or galleries.

Markdown source


The post body can alternate between prose and structured media blocks.

{{< gallery ids="ph_01JBE94KB7S9YV4RF3E6CMT2NQ,ph_01JBE95Q3ZFA2WP9K6N5TD8V7B" >}}

## Why this shape works

A gallery shortcode keeps the Markdown concise while the photo records remain
first-class data. The post can focus on sequence and meaning; captions, alt
text, and public paths live with the reusable photo records.

> A later layout could make this same source feel more like a photo essay
> without changing the archived post.

The `params.kind` value gives templates a clean switch if the site later needs
different presentation for essays, logs, notes, or galleries.