diff --git a/app/components/place-details.gjs b/app/components/place-details.gjs
index daa889d..360b63d 100644
--- a/app/components/place-details.gjs
+++ b/app/components/place-details.gjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { humanizeOsmTag } from '../utils/format-text';
 import { getLocalizedName, getPlaceType } from '../utils/osm';
 import { mapToStorageSchema } from '../utils/place-mapping';
 import { getSocialInfo } from '../utils/social-links';
+import { parsePlacePhotos } from '../utils/nostr';
 import Icon from '../components/icon';
 import PlaceEditForm from './place-edit-form';
 import PlaceListsManager from './place-lists-manager';
@@ -80,69 +81,12 @@ export default class PlaceDetails extends Component {
 
   get photos() {
     const rawPhotos = this.nostrData.placePhotos;
-    if (!rawPhotos || rawPhotos.length === 0) return [];
+    const parsedPhotos = parsePlacePhotos(rawPhotos);
 
-    // Sort by created_at ascending (oldest first)
-    const sortedEvents = [...rawPhotos].sort(
-      (a, b) => a.created_at - b.created_at
-    );
-
-    const allPhotos = [];
-
-    for (const event of sortedEvents) {
-      // Find all imeta tags
-      const imetas = event.tags.filter((t) => t[0] === 'imeta');
-      for (const imeta of imetas) {
-        let url = null;
-        let thumbUrl = null;
-        let blurhash = null;
-        let isLandscape = false;
-        let aspectRatio = 16 / 9; // default
-
-        for (const tag of imeta.slice(1)) {
-          if (tag.startsWith('url ')) {
-            url = tag.substring(4);
-          } else if (tag.startsWith('thumb ')) {
-            thumbUrl = tag.substring(6);
-          } else if (tag.startsWith('blurhash ')) {
-            blurhash = tag.substring(9);
-          } else if (tag.startsWith('dim ')) {
-            const dimStr = tag.substring(4);
-            const [width, height] = dimStr.split('x').map(Number);
-            if (width && height) {
-              aspectRatio = width / height;
-              if (width > height) {
-                isLandscape = true;
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (url) {
-          allPhotos.push({
-            url,
-            thumbUrl,
-            blurhash,
-            isLandscape,
-            aspectRatio,
-            style: htmlSafe(`--slide-ratio: ${aspectRatio};`),
-          });
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (allPhotos.length === 0) return [];
-
-    // Find the first landscape photo
-    const firstLandscapeIndex = allPhotos.findIndex((p) => p.isLandscape);
-
-    if (firstLandscapeIndex > 0) {
-      // Move the first landscape photo to the front
-      const [firstLandscape] = allPhotos.splice(firstLandscapeIndex, 1);
-      allPhotos.unshift(firstLandscape);
-    }
-
-    return allPhotos;
+    return parsedPhotos.map((photo) => ({
+      ...photo,
+      style: htmlSafe(`--slide-ratio: ${photo.aspectRatio};`),
+    }));
   }
 
   @action
diff --git a/app/utils/nostr.js b/app/utils/nostr.js
index d68c973..fae34c4 100644
--- a/app/utils/nostr.js
+++ b/app/utils/nostr.js
@@ -13,3 +13,76 @@ export function normalizeRelayUrl(url) {
 
   return normalized;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Extracts and normalizes photo data from NIP-360 (Place Photos) events.
+ * Sorts chronologically and guarantees the first landscape photo (or first portrait) is at index 0.
+ *
+ * @param {Array} events NIP-360 events
+ * @returns {Array} Array of photo objects
+ */
+export function parsePlacePhotos(events) {
+  if (!events || events.length === 0) return [];
+
+  // Sort by created_at ascending (oldest first)
+  const sortedEvents = [...events].sort((a, b) => a.created_at - b.created_at);
+
+  const allPhotos = [];
+
+  for (const event of sortedEvents) {
+    // Find all imeta tags
+    const imetas = event.tags.filter((t) => t[0] === 'imeta');
+    for (const imeta of imetas) {
+      let url = null;
+      let thumbUrl = null;
+      let blurhash = null;
+      let isLandscape = false;
+      let aspectRatio = 16 / 9; // default
+
+      for (const tag of imeta.slice(1)) {
+        if (tag.startsWith('url ')) {
+          url = tag.substring(4);
+        } else if (tag.startsWith('thumb ')) {
+          thumbUrl = tag.substring(6);
+        } else if (tag.startsWith('blurhash ')) {
+          blurhash = tag.substring(9);
+        } else if (tag.startsWith('dim ')) {
+          const dimStr = tag.substring(4);
+          const [width, height] = dimStr.split('x').map(Number);
+          if (width && height) {
+            aspectRatio = width / height;
+            if (width > height) {
+              isLandscape = true;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (url) {
+        allPhotos.push({
+          eventId: event.id,
+          pubkey: event.pubkey,
+          createdAt: event.created_at,
+          url,
+          thumbUrl,
+          blurhash,
+          isLandscape,
+          aspectRatio,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (allPhotos.length === 0) return [];
+
+  // Find the first landscape photo
+  const firstLandscapeIndex = allPhotos.findIndex((p) => p.isLandscape);
+
+  if (firstLandscapeIndex > 0) {
+    // Move the first landscape photo to the front
+    const [firstLandscape] = allPhotos.splice(firstLandscapeIndex, 1);
+    allPhotos.unshift(firstLandscape);
+  }
+
+  return allPhotos;
+}