diff --git a/app/components/place-details.gjs b/app/components/place-details.gjs
index 6983f74..a8046f9 100644
--- a/app/components/place-details.gjs
+++ b/app/components/place-details.gjs
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ export default class PlaceDetails extends Component {
     this.isPhotoUploadModalOpen = false;
     if (typeof eventId === 'string') {
       this.newlyUploadedPhotoId = eventId;
+
+      // Allow DOM to update first, then scroll to the top to show the new photo in the carousel
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        const sidebar = document.querySelector('.sidebar-content');
+        if (sidebar) {
+          sidebar.scrollTop = 0;
+        }
+      }, 50);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/components/place-photos-carousel.gjs b/app/components/place-photos-carousel.gjs
index 73cf244..d4ac75e 100644
--- a/app/components/place-photos-carousel.gjs
+++ b/app/components/place-photos-carousel.gjs
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ export default class PlacePhotosCarousel extends Component {
           `[data-event-id="${eventId}"]`
         );
         if (targetSlide) {
-          element.scrollTo({
-            left: targetSlide.offsetLeft,
-            behavior: 'smooth',
-          });
+          element.scrollLeft = targetSlide.offsetLeft;
         }
       }, 100);
     }
diff --git a/app/styles/app.css b/app/styles/app.css
index 0cc9849..997105b 100644
--- a/app/styles/app.css
+++ b/app/styles/app.css
@@ -990,8 +990,8 @@ abbr[title] {
   .carousel-slide {
     flex: 0 0 auto;
     height: 100px;
-    width: calc(100px * var(--slide-ratio, 1.7778));
-    aspect-ratio: auto;
+    width: auto;
+    aspect-ratio: var(--slide-ratio, 16 / 9);
     scroll-snap-align: none;
   }