From 4f13ebfe3f34ad17742abd0f27dfe2202a3395c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan <stefan.ries@crypto-mentor.de>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 22:45:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: apply EXIF orientation before resizing portrait images
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Smartphone photos stored in landscape orientation with an EXIF rotation
tag were being saved to S3 in the wrong orientation. Image.php read the
raw pixel dimensions without first applying the EXIF tag, so portrait
photos (e.g. 4032×3024 with Orientation=6) were classified and resized
as landscape (1920×1080).

Calling orient() immediately after read() physically rotates the image
to match its EXIF orientation tag before any dimension checks or
scaling. This ensures portrait photos remain portrait after processing.

Intervention Image v3 reference:
https://image.intervention.io/v3/modifying/orientation
---
 app/Util/Media/Image.php | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/app/Util/Media/Image.php b/app/Util/Media/Image.php
index 8fe72989c..1f96a1720 100644
--- a/app/Util/Media/Image.php
+++ b/app/Util/Media/Image.php
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class Image
             }
 
             $img = $this->imageManager->read($fileContents);
+            $img = $img->orient();
 
             $ratio = $this->getAspect($img->width(), $img->height(), $thumbnail);
             $aspect = $ratio['dimensions'];