diff --git a/main-site/server.js b/main-site/server.js
index c2f1612..75ef478 100644
--- a/main-site/server.js
+++ b/main-site/server.js
@@ -250,6 +250,29 @@ apiRouter.post('/contact', upload.array('photos', 3), async (req, res) => {
 // Mount the API router under the /api path
 app.use('/api', apiRouter);
 
+// --- Gallery backend proxy (/photos and /uploads → gallery-backend container) ---
+const http = require('http');
+const GALLERY_HOST = process.env.GALLERY_BACKEND_HOST || 'gallery-backend';
+const GALLERY_PORT = parseInt(process.env.GALLERY_BACKEND_PORT || '5000');
+
+function proxyToGallery(req, res) {
+    const proxy = http.request({
+        hostname: GALLERY_HOST,
+        port: GALLERY_PORT,
+        path: req.originalUrl,
+        method: req.method,
+        headers: { ...req.headers, host: GALLERY_HOST },
+    }, (proxyRes) => {
+        res.writeHead(proxyRes.statusCode, proxyRes.headers);
+        proxyRes.pipe(res);
+    });
+    proxy.on('error', () => { if (!res.headersSent) res.status(502).end(); });
+    req.pipe(proxy);
+}
+
+app.use('/photos', proxyToGallery);
+app.use('/uploads', proxyToGallery);
+
 // --- Static Files ---
 const staticCacheOptions = {
     maxAge: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? '30d' : 0,