diff --git a/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs b/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs
index 5aca5b4..af2c36c 100644
--- a/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs
+++ b/app/components/place-photo-upload.gjs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import { task } from 'ember-concurrency';
 import Geohash from 'latlon-geohash';
 import PlacePhotoUploadItem from './place-photo-upload-item';
 import Icon from '#components/icon';
+import { getSuggestedPhotoTags } from '../utils/photo-tag-suggestions';
+import capitalize from '../helpers/capitalize';
+import includes from '../helpers/includes';
+import { fn } from '@ember/helper';
 import { or, not } from 'ember-truth-helpers';
 
 export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
@@ -22,6 +26,7 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
   @tracked error = '';
   @tracked isPublishing = false;
   @tracked isDragging = false;
+  @tracked selectedTags = [];
 
   get place() {
     return this.args.place || {};
@@ -37,6 +42,10 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
     );
   }
 
+  get suggestedTags() {
+    return getSuggestedPhotoTags(this.place);
+  }
+
   @action
   handleFileSelect(event) {
     this.addFile(event.target.files[0]);
@@ -93,11 +102,22 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
     }
     this.file = null;
     this.uploadedPhoto = null;
+    this.selectedTags = [];
     if (this.args.onUploadStateChange) {
       this.args.onUploadStateChange(false);
     }
   }
 
+  @action
+  toggleTag(tag) {
+    if (this.selectedTags.includes(tag)) {
+      this.selectedTags = [];
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.selectedTags = [tag];
+  }
+
   deletePhotoTask = task(async (photoData) => {
     try {
       if (photoData.hash) {
@@ -139,6 +159,10 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
 
       const tags = [['i', `osm:${osmType}:${osmId}`]];
 
+      for (const tag of this.selectedTags) {
+        tags.push(['t', tag]);
+      }
+
       if (lat && lon) {
         tags.push(['g', Geohash.encode(lat, lon, 4)]);
         tags.push(['g', Geohash.encode(lat, lon, 6)]);
@@ -227,6 +251,26 @@ export default class PlacePhotoUpload extends Component {
           />
         </div>
 
+        {{#if this.suggestedTags.length}}
+          <div class="photo-tag-suggestions">
+            <p class="photo-tag-suggestions-title">
+              Choose a tag/category (optional):
+            </p>
+            <div class="photo-tag-suggestions-list">
+              {{#each this.suggestedTags as |tag|}}
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  class="photo-tag-chip
+                    {{if (includes this.selectedTags tag) 'is-selected'}}"
+                  {{on "click" (fn this.toggleTag tag)}}
+                >
+                  {{capitalize tag}}
+                </button>
+              {{/each}}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        {{/if}}
+
         <button
           type="button"
           class="btn btn-primary btn-publish"
diff --git a/app/helpers/capitalize.js b/app/helpers/capitalize.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9a686e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/capitalize.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { helper } from '@ember/component/helper';
+import { capitalize as format } from '../utils/format-text';
+
+export default helper(function capitalize([text]) {
+  return format(text);
+});
diff --git a/app/helpers/includes.js b/app/helpers/includes.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c67732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/includes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { helper } from '@ember/component/helper';
+
+export default helper(function includes([collection, value]) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(collection)) return false;
+  return collection.includes(value);
+});
diff --git a/app/styles/app.css b/app/styles/app.css
index c665d81..1aafd6b 100644
--- a/app/styles/app.css
+++ b/app/styles/app.css
@@ -1843,6 +1843,42 @@ button.create-place {
   font-size: 1.2rem;
 }
 
+.photo-tag-suggestions {
+  margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.photo-tag-suggestions-title {
+  color: #898989;
+  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.photo-tag-suggestions-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.photo-tag-chip {
+  background: #f8f9fa;
+  color: #333;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 16px;
+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background-color 0.1s;
+}
+
+.photo-tag-chip:hover {
+  background: #eee;
+}
+
+.photo-tag-chip.is-selected {
+  background: rgb(255 204 51 / 30%);
+}
+
 .alert {
   padding: 0.5rem;
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
diff --git a/app/utils/format-text.js b/app/utils/format-text.js
index 7b8dc3f..a08f349 100644
--- a/app/utils/format-text.js
+++ b/app/utils/format-text.js
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ export function humanizeOsmTag(text) {
     w.replace(/^\w/, (c) => c.toUpperCase())
   );
 }
+
+export function capitalize(text) {
+  if (typeof text !== 'string' || !text) return '';
+  return text.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + text.slice(1);
+}
diff --git a/app/utils/nostr.js b/app/utils/nostr.js
index aad664e..bf09957 100644
--- a/app/utils/nostr.js
+++ b/app/utils/nostr.js
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ export function parsePlacePhotos(events) {
   const allPhotos = [];
 
   for (const event of sortedEvents) {
+    const eventTagValues = event.tags
+      .filter((t) => t[0] === 't')
+      .map((t) => t[1])
+      .filter(Boolean);
+
     // Find all imeta tags
     const imetas = event.tags.filter((t) => t[0] === 'imeta');
     for (const imeta of imetas) {
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ export function parsePlacePhotos(events) {
           isLandscape,
           aspectRatio,
           placeIdentifier,
+          tags: eventTagValues,
         });
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/utils/photo-tag-suggestions.js b/app/utils/photo-tag-suggestions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb6407b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/photo-tag-suggestions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { POI_CATEGORIES } from './poi-categories';
+import { getMatchingPoiCategoryIds } from './poi-category-matcher';
+
+export const CATEGORY_TAGS = {
+  restaurants: ['food', 'menu', 'vibe', 'front'],
+  coffee: ['food', 'menu', 'vibe', 'front'],
+  groceries: ['front', 'food'],
+  'things-to-do': ['architecture', 'amenities', 'vibe', 'front'],
+  accommodation: ['rooms', 'amenities', 'food', 'vibe', 'front'],
+};
+
+export function getSuggestedPhotoTags(place) {
+  const osmTags = place?.osmTags || place?.tags || {};
+  const categoryIds = getMatchingPoiCategoryIds(osmTags, POI_CATEGORIES);
+
+  const suggested = [];
+  for (const categoryId of categoryIds) {
+    const tags = CATEGORY_TAGS[categoryId];
+    if (!Array.isArray(tags)) continue;
+    for (const tag of tags) {
+      if (!suggested.includes(tag)) {
+        suggested.push(tag);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (suggested.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return suggested;
+}
diff --git a/app/utils/poi-category-matcher.js b/app/utils/poi-category-matcher.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3632b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/poi-category-matcher.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+export function getMatchingPoiCategories(osmTags, categories) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(categories) || !osmTags) return [];
+
+  return categories.filter((category) => {
+    if (!Array.isArray(category.filter)) return false;
+    return category.filter.some((filterStr) =>
+      matchesFilter(osmTags, filterStr)
+    );
+  });
+}
+
+export function getMatchingPoiCategoryIds(osmTags, categories) {
+  return getMatchingPoiCategories(osmTags, categories).map((c) => c.id);
+}
+
+function matchesFilter(osmTags, filterStr) {
+  const clauses = parseOverpassClauses(filterStr);
+  if (clauses.length === 0) return false;
+  return clauses.every((clause) => matchesClause(osmTags, clause));
+}
+
+function parseOverpassClauses(filterStr) {
+  if (!filterStr) return [];
+  const matches = filterStr.match(/\[[^\]]+\]/g);
+  if (!matches) return [];
+
+  return matches
+    .map((raw) => parseClause(raw.slice(1, -1).trim()))
+    .filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+function parseClause(content) {
+  const presenceMatch = content.match(/^"([^"]+)"$/);
+  if (presenceMatch) {
+    return { type: 'presence', key: presenceMatch[1] };
+  }
+
+  const equalsMatch = content.match(/^"([^"]+)"\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"$/);
+  if (equalsMatch) {
+    return { type: 'equals', key: equalsMatch[1], value: equalsMatch[2] };
+  }
+
+  const regexMatch = content.match(/^"([^"]+)"\s*~\s*"([^"]*)"$/);
+  if (regexMatch) {
+    return {
+      type: 'regex',
+      key: regexMatch[1],
+      pattern: regexMatch[2],
+      regex: new RegExp(regexMatch[2]),
+    };
+  }
+
+  const notRegexMatch = content.match(/^"([^"]+)"\s*!~\s*"([^"]*)"$/);
+  if (notRegexMatch) {
+    return {
+      type: 'not-regex',
+      key: notRegexMatch[1],
+      pattern: notRegexMatch[2],
+      regex: new RegExp(notRegexMatch[2]),
+    };
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+function matchesClause(osmTags, clause) {
+  const tagValues = getTagValues(osmTags, clause.key);
+
+  switch (clause.type) {
+    case 'presence':
+      return tagValues.length > 0;
+    case 'equals':
+      return tagValues.some((value) => value === clause.value);
+    case 'regex':
+      return tagValues.some((value) => clause.regex.test(value));
+    case 'not-regex':
+      return (
+        tagValues.length === 0 ||
+        !tagValues.some((value) => clause.regex.test(value))
+      );
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function getTagValues(osmTags, key) {
+  if (!osmTags || !key) return [];
+  const rawValue = osmTags[key];
+  if (rawValue === undefined || rawValue === null) return [];
+
+  return String(rawValue)
+    .split(';')
+    .map((value) => value.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/components/place-photo-upload-test.gjs b/tests/integration/components/place-photo-upload-test.gjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd3f5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/components/place-photo-upload-test.gjs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupRenderingTest } from 'marco/tests/helpers';
+import { render, click, triggerEvent } from '@ember/test-helpers';
+import Service from '@ember/service';
+import PlacePhotoUpload from 'marco/components/place-photo-upload';
+
+module('Integration | Component | place-photo-upload', function (hooks) {
+  setupRenderingTest(hooks);
+
+  class MockNostrAuthService extends Service {
+    get isConnected() {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    get signer() {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function () {
+    this.owner.register('service:nostrAuth', MockNostrAuthService);
+  });
+
+  async function selectFile(element, file) {
+    const input = element.querySelector('#photo-upload-input');
+    Object.defineProperty(input, 'files', {
+      value: [file],
+      configurable: true,
+    });
+    await triggerEvent(input, 'change');
+  }
+
+  test('it shows tag suggestions when they exist after upload selection', async function (assert) {
+    this.place = {
+      title: 'Cafe Alpha',
+      osmId: '123',
+      osmType: 'node',
+      osmTags: { amenity: 'cafe' },
+    };
+
+    await render(
+      <template><PlacePhotoUpload @place={{this.place}} /></template>
+    );
+
+    assert.dom('.photo-tag-suggestions').doesNotExist();
+
+    const file = new File(['test'], 'photo.jpg', { type: 'image/jpeg' });
+    await selectFile(this.element, file);
+
+    assert.dom('.photo-tag-suggestions').exists();
+    assert.dom('.photo-tag-chip').exists();
+    assert.dom('.photo-tag-chip').includesText('Food');
+  });
+
+  test('it only allows one selected tag at a time', async function (assert) {
+    this.place = {
+      title: 'Cafe Alpha',
+      osmId: '123',
+      osmType: 'node',
+      osmTags: { amenity: 'cafe' },
+    };
+
+    await render(
+      <template><PlacePhotoUpload @place={{this.place}} /></template>
+    );
+
+    const file = new File(['test'], 'photo.jpg', { type: 'image/jpeg' });
+    await selectFile(this.element, file);
+
+    const chips = this.element.querySelectorAll('.photo-tag-chip');
+    assert.ok(chips.length > 1, 'multiple tag chips are rendered');
+
+    await click(chips[0]);
+    assert.dom('.photo-tag-chip.is-selected').exists({ count: 1 });
+    assert.dom(chips[0]).hasClass('is-selected');
+
+    await click(chips[1]);
+    assert.dom('.photo-tag-chip.is-selected').exists({ count: 1 });
+    assert.dom(chips[1]).hasClass('is-selected');
+    assert.dom(chips[0]).doesNotHaveClass('is-selected');
+  });
+
+  test('it hides tag suggestions when no tags are suggested', async function (assert) {
+    this.place = {
+      title: 'Office Beta',
+      osmId: '456',
+      osmType: 'node',
+      osmTags: { office: 'lawyer' },
+    };
+
+    await render(
+      <template><PlacePhotoUpload @place={{this.place}} /></template>
+    );
+
+    const file = new File(['test'], 'photo.jpg', { type: 'image/jpeg' });
+    await selectFile(this.element, file);
+
+    assert.dom('.photo-tag-suggestions').doesNotExist();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/nostr-test.js b/tests/unit/utils/nostr-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19e51b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/nostr-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { normalizeRelayUrl, parsePlacePhotos } from 'marco/utils/nostr';
+
+module('Unit | Utility | nostr', function () {
+  test('normalizeRelayUrl normalizes protocol, case, and slashes', function (assert) {
+    assert.strictEqual(normalizeRelayUrl(null), '');
+    assert.strictEqual(normalizeRelayUrl(''), '');
+    assert.strictEqual(normalizeRelayUrl('  '), '');
+
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      normalizeRelayUrl('Relay.example.com'),
+      'wss://relay.example.com'
+    );
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      normalizeRelayUrl('ws://Relay.example.com/'),
+      'ws://relay.example.com'
+    );
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      normalizeRelayUrl('wss://relay.example.com///'),
+      'wss://relay.example.com'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('parsePlacePhotos includes event t tags on photo objects', function (assert) {
+    const events = [
+      {
+        id: 'event-1',
+        pubkey: 'pubkey-1',
+        created_at: 123,
+        tags: [
+          ['i', 'osm:node:123'],
+          ['t', 'food'],
+          ['t', 'vibe'],
+          ['imeta', 'url https://example.com/photo.jpg', 'dim 800x600'],
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const photos = parsePlacePhotos(events);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(photos.length, 1);
+    assert.deepEqual(photos[0].tags, ['food', 'vibe']);
+  });
+
+  test('parsePlacePhotos sorts by created_at', function (assert) {
+    const events = [
+      {
+        id: 'event-2',
+        pubkey: 'pubkey-2',
+        created_at: 200,
+        tags: [
+          ['i', 'osm:node:456'],
+          ['imeta', 'url https://example.com/late.jpg', 'dim 600x900'],
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'event-1',
+        pubkey: 'pubkey-1',
+        created_at: 100,
+        tags: [
+          ['i', 'osm:node:123'],
+          ['imeta', 'url https://example.com/early.jpg', 'dim 600x900'],
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const photos = parsePlacePhotos(events);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(photos.length, 2);
+    assert.strictEqual(photos[0].url, 'https://example.com/early.jpg');
+    assert.strictEqual(photos[1].url, 'https://example.com/late.jpg');
+  });
+
+  test('parsePlacePhotos promotes first landscape photo to index 0', function (assert) {
+    const events = [
+      {
+        id: 'event-1',
+        pubkey: 'pubkey-1',
+        created_at: 100,
+        tags: [
+          ['imeta', 'url https://example.com/portrait.jpg', 'dim 600x900'],
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'event-2',
+        pubkey: 'pubkey-2',
+        created_at: 200,
+        tags: [
+          ['imeta', 'url https://example.com/landscape.jpg', 'dim 1200x600'],
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const photos = parsePlacePhotos(events);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(photos.length, 2);
+    assert.strictEqual(photos[0].url, 'https://example.com/landscape.jpg');
+    assert.strictEqual(photos[1].url, 'https://example.com/portrait.jpg');
+  });
+
+  test('parsePlacePhotos skips imeta entries without urls', function (assert) {
+    const events = [
+      {
+        id: 'event-1',
+        pubkey: 'pubkey-1',
+        created_at: 100,
+        tags: [['imeta', 'dim 800x600']],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const photos = parsePlacePhotos(events);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(photos, []);
+  });
+
+  test('parsePlacePhotos returns one photo per event imeta tag', function (assert) {
+    const events = [
+      {
+        id: 'event-1',
+        pubkey: 'pubkey-1',
+        created_at: 100,
+        tags: [
+          ['i', 'osm:node:123'],
+          ['imeta', 'url https://example.com/photo-1.jpg', 'dim 800x600'],
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'event-2',
+        pubkey: 'pubkey-2',
+        created_at: 200,
+        tags: [
+          ['i', 'osm:node:456'],
+          ['imeta', 'url https://example.com/photo-2.jpg', 'dim 600x800'],
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const photos = parsePlacePhotos(events);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(photos.length, 2);
+    assert.strictEqual(photos[0].placeIdentifier, 'osm:node:123');
+    assert.strictEqual(photos[1].placeIdentifier, 'osm:node:456');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/photo-tag-suggestions-test.js b/tests/unit/utils/photo-tag-suggestions-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f86b5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/photo-tag-suggestions-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { POI_CATEGORIES } from 'marco/utils/poi-categories';
+import { getMatchingPoiCategoryIds } from 'marco/utils/poi-category-matcher';
+import {
+  getSuggestedPhotoTags,
+  CATEGORY_TAGS,
+} from 'marco/utils/photo-tag-suggestions';
+
+module('Unit | Utility | photo-tag-suggestions', function () {
+  test('returns tags for all matching categories with de-duplication', function (assert) {
+    const place = { osmTags: { amenity: 'cafe' } };
+    const categoryIds = getMatchingPoiCategoryIds(
+      place.osmTags,
+      POI_CATEGORIES
+    );
+
+    assert.ok(categoryIds.includes('restaurants'));
+    assert.ok(categoryIds.includes('coffee'));
+
+    const result = getSuggestedPhotoTags(place);
+    assert.deepEqual(result, CATEGORY_TAGS.restaurants);
+  });
+
+  test('returns no tags when no category matches', function (assert) {
+    const place = { osmTags: { office: 'lawyer' } };
+    const result = getSuggestedPhotoTags(place);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(result, []);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/poi-category-matcher-test.js b/tests/unit/utils/poi-category-matcher-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f74706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/poi-category-matcher-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { POI_CATEGORIES } from 'marco/utils/poi-categories';
+import {
+  getMatchingPoiCategories,
+  getMatchingPoiCategoryIds,
+} from 'marco/utils/poi-category-matcher';
+
+module('Unit | Utility | poi-category-matcher', function () {
+  test('matches multiple categories from OSM tags', function (assert) {
+    const tags = { amenity: 'cafe' };
+    const categoryIds = getMatchingPoiCategoryIds(tags, POI_CATEGORIES);
+
+    assert.ok(categoryIds.includes('restaurants'));
+    assert.ok(categoryIds.includes('coffee'));
+  });
+
+  test('supports semicolon-separated values', function (assert) {
+    const tags = { amenity: 'cafe;bar' };
+    const categoryIds = getMatchingPoiCategoryIds(tags, POI_CATEGORIES);
+
+    assert.ok(categoryIds.includes('coffee'));
+  });
+
+  test('negative regex clause fails if any value matches', function (assert) {
+    const tags = { amenity: 'cafe', cuisine: 'coffee;irish' };
+    const categoryIds = getMatchingPoiCategoryIds(tags, POI_CATEGORIES);
+
+    assert.notOk(categoryIds.includes('restaurants'));
+  });
+
+  test('presence clause matches when tag exists', function (assert) {
+    const tags = { historic: 'castle' };
+    const categories = getMatchingPoiCategories(tags, POI_CATEGORIES);
+    const categoryIds = categories.map((category) => category.id);
+
+    assert.ok(categoryIds.includes('things-to-do'));
+  });
+});