The photographs from an event are spread across every phone that attended it. Collecting them afterwards means chasing people through messaging apps and receiving compressed copies, weeks late, with no idea what is missing. Asking guests to install an app to solve this reliably fails — almost nobody does.
CrowdLens removes the install step entirely. A guest scans the event QR code, the camera opens in their browser, and what they shoot uploads straight into the shared gallery. No account is required to take part, so participation stays high. Organisers get every photo in one place as the event happens, with moderation tools to remove anything that should not be there.
Capabilities
Key features
QR Event Join
Each event generates its own QR code; scanning it is the entire joining process.
Guest Sessions
Guests contribute without creating an account, which is what keeps participation high.
In-Browser Camera
A capture experience that runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install.
Shared Gallery
Photos appear in a common event gallery as they are taken.
Upload Queue
Captures are queued client-side and retried, so patchy venue connectivity does not lose photos.
Thumbnail Pipeline
Derivatives generated in the background to keep the gallery fast on mobile data.
Moderation & Reports
Organisers can review reported media and remove anything inappropriate.
Installable PWA
Guests can add the event camera to their home screen for the duration of the event.
Built with
LaravelVue 3PostgreSQLRedisPWATailwind CSS
My role
Full-stack. Application architecture, in-browser camera and upload pipeline, moderation tooling and media storage.
Project status
Live. This system is deployed and in active use.
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