diff --git a/src/components/ImageUpload.tsx b/src/components/ImageUpload.tsx
index 6d8f34e..6d647ce 100644
--- a/src/components/ImageUpload.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ImageUpload.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import './ImageUpload.css';
 import { FirebaseStorage, ref, uploadBytes, list, getDownloadURL } from 'firebase/storage';
 import { v4 } from 'uuid';
@@ -13,6 +13,30 @@ const ImageUpload = ({ storage }: ImageUploadProps) => {
   const [imageList, setImageList] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [isUploading, setIsUploading] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
+  //picture collage on hover gameplan:
+    //only want to track cursor/pointer x and y when inside collage container (className=imageUploadBottom)
+    //pin the lead image to the x,y position (cursor) and fade the tail images out as a trail left behind the lead/active image
+  
+  //track index changing without rendering with useRef hook
+  const leadIndexRef = useRef(0);
+  const leadXYRef = useRef([0, 0]);
+
+  //grab uploaded images out of DOM tree to dynamically style with mouse movement
+  const imagesFromDOM = Array.from(document.getElementsByClassName('imgUpload')) as HTMLElement[];
+
+  //activate/show images dynamically handler
+  const activateImg = (leadImg: HTMLElement, x: number, y: number): void => {
+    leadImg.style.left = `${x}px`;
+    leadImg.style.top = `${y}px`;
+    leadImg.style.opacity = '1.0';
+    // leadImg.style.display = 'flex';
+  };
+  
+  const deactivateImg = (tailImg: HTMLElement): void => {
+    tailImg.style.opacity = `${(Math.random() * 0.5) + 0.1}`;
+    // tailImg.style.display = 'none';
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     list(ref(storage, 'images/'), { maxResults: 20 }).then((response) => {
       response.items.forEach((item) => {
@@ -23,7 +47,7 @@ const ImageUpload = ({ storage }: ImageUploadProps) => {
     })
   }, [imageList, storage]);
 
-  const uploadImage = () => {
+  const uploadImage = (): void => {
     if (!imageUpload) return;
     const imageRef = ref(storage, `images/${getTimestamp(new Date())}_${v4()}`);
     if (imageRef && imageUpload) {
@@ -38,7 +62,9 @@ const ImageUpload = ({ storage }: ImageUploadProps) => {
     const { files } = event.currentTarget;
     const file = files?.length ? files[0] : null;
     setImageUpload(file);
-  }
+  };
+
+  const imgUrls = Array.from(new Set(imageList));
 
   return (
     <div className='imageUploadWrapper'>
@@ -55,8 +81,33 @@ const ImageUpload = ({ storage }: ImageUploadProps) => {
           {isUploading ? 'Uploading...' : 'Upload'}
         </button>
       </div>
-      <div className='imageUploadBottom'>
-        {Array.from(new Set(imageList)).map((url, id) => <img className='imgUpload' src={url} alt='memory snapshot' key={url + id}/>)}
+      <div className='imageUploadBottom'
+        onMouseMoveCapture={(e) => {
+          const [prevX, prevY] = leadXYRef.current;
+          const [curX, curY] = [e.clientX, e.clientY];
+          //perform position and render changes after x,y moves 100px
+          if (Math.hypot(curX - prevX, curY - prevY) > 100) {
+            //%wraps index around so lead img index cycles
+            const lead = imagesFromDOM[leadIndexRef.current % imagesFromDOM.length];
+            activateImg(lead, e.clientX, e.clientY);
+
+            //leave a trail of images behind lead/cursor image
+            const tail = imagesFromDOM[(leadIndexRef.current - 1) % imagesFromDOM.length];
+            if (tail) deactivateImg(tail);
+
+            //update ref pointers, useRef avoids ▲state-based re-renders
+            leadIndexRef.current += 1;
+            leadXYRef.current = [ curX, curY ];
+          }
+        }}
+        onMouseLeave={(e) => {
+          imagesFromDOM.forEach(img => {
+            img.style.display = 'flex';
+            img.style.opacity = '1.0';
+          });
+        }}
+      >
+        {imgUrls.map((url, id) => <img className='imgUpload' src={url} alt='memory snapshot' key={url + id}/>)}
       </div>
     </div>
   );