diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/PhotoThumbnail.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/PhotoThumbnail.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+  import { thumbhash } from '$lib/actions/thumbhash';
+  import ImageThumbnail from '$lib/components/assets/thumbnail/image-thumbnail.svelte';
+  import { getAssetThumbnailUrl } from '$lib/utils';
+  import { getAltText } from '$lib/utils/thumbnail-util';
+  import { AssetMediaSize, type AssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
+  import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
+
+  type Props = {
+    asset: AssetResponseDto;
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+  };
+
+  const { asset, width, height }: Props = $props();
+
+  let loaded = $state(false);
+</script>
+
+{#if !loaded && asset.thumbhash}
+  <canvas
+    use:thumbhash={{ base64ThumbHash: asset.thumbhash }}
+    class="absolute object-cover z-10"
+    style:width="{width}px"
+    style:height="{height}px"
+    out:fade={{ duration: 150 }}
+  ></canvas>
+{/if}
+
+<ImageThumbnail
+  url={getAssetThumbnailUrl({ id: asset.id, size: AssetMediaSize.Thumbnail, cacheKey: asset.thumbhash })}
+  altText={$getAltText(asset)}
+  widthStyle="{width}px"
+  heightStyle="{height}px"
+  curve={false}
+  onComplete={() => (loaded = true)}
+/>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/PhotoTimeline.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/PhotoTimeline.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+  import PhotoThumbnail from '$lib/components/PhotoThumbnail.svelte';
+  import type { AbortError } from '$lib/utils';
+  import { getAssetRatio } from '$lib/utils/asset-utils';
+  import { getTimeBucket, getTimeBuckets, TimeBucketSize, type AssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
+  import justifiedLayout from 'justified-layout';
+  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+
+  const VIEWPORT_PADDING = 500;
+
+  let scrollEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  // let scrollEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  let sectionsEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  let wrapperHeight = 0;
+  let isDirty = true;
+  let sections: Section[] = [];
+  let visibleSections: Section[] = $state.raw([]);
+  let bucketSize = TimeBucketSize.Month;
+  let colors = ['bg-green-500', 'bg-red-500', 'bg-yellow-500', 'bg-violet-500'];
+
+  type SectionStatus = 'placeholder' | 'loading' | 'loaded';
+  type Section = {
+    timeBucket: string;
+    height: number;
+    start: number;
+    end: number;
+    status: SectionStatus;
+    color: string;
+    layout?: ReturnType<typeof justifiedLayout>;
+    assetCount: number;
+    assets: AssetResponseDto[];
+    abort?: AbortController;
+  };
+
+  const targetHeight = 235;
+
+  const onLoad = async () => {
+    const buckets = await getTimeBuckets({ size: TimeBucketSize.Month });
+    const newSections: Section[] = [];
+    let timelineHeight = 0;
+
+    for (const [i, bucket] of buckets.entries()) {
+      if (!bucket.count) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const assetCount = bucket.count;
+      const unwrappedWidth = (3 / 2) * assetCount * targetHeight * (7 / 10);
+      const rows = Math.ceil(unwrappedWidth / scrollEl.clientWidth);
+      const height = rows * targetHeight;
+
+      newSections.push({
+        timeBucket: bucket.timeBucket,
+        status: 'placeholder',
+        start: timelineHeight,
+        height,
+        color: colors[i % (colors.length - 1)],
+        end: timelineHeight + height,
+        assetCount,
+        assets: [],
+      });
+      timelineHeight += height;
+    }
+
+    wrapperHeight = timelineHeight;
+    sectionsEl.style.height = `${wrapperHeight}px`;
+    sections = newSections;
+  };
+
+  const isInRange = (value: number, start: number, end: number) => value > start && value < end;
+
+  const onRender = () => {
+    if (!scrollEl || !scrollEl || sections.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const scrollPosition = scrollEl.scrollTop;
+    if (!isDirty) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    isDirty = false;
+
+    const viewportHeight = scrollEl.clientHeight;
+    const padding = viewportHeight;
+    const paddedViewportStart = scrollPosition - padding;
+    const paddedViewportEnd = scrollPosition + viewportHeight + padding;
+
+    // find sections that are visible in the viewport +/- `padding`
+    const included: Section[] = [];
+
+    let newWrapperHeight = 0;
+
+    for (const section of sections) {
+      section.start = newWrapperHeight;
+      section.end = section.start + section.height;
+
+      newWrapperHeight += section.height;
+
+      const isIncluded =
+        // start of section is in viewport
+        (section.start > paddedViewportStart && section.start < paddedViewportEnd) ||
+        // end of section is in viewport
+        (section.end > paddedViewportStart && section.end < paddedViewportEnd) ||
+        // viewport is contained in the section
+        (section.start < paddedViewportStart && section.end > paddedViewportEnd);
+
+      if (isIncluded) {
+        included.push(section);
+        if (section.status === 'placeholder') {
+          void loadSection(section);
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (section.status === 'loading' && section.abort) {
+          abortSection(section);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    wrapperHeight = newWrapperHeight;
+    console.log(`updating visible sections (${visibleSections.length})`);
+    visibleSections = included.map((item) => ({ ...item }));
+  };
+
+  const abortSection = (section: Section) => {
+    if (section.abort) {
+      console.log(`[${section.timeBucket}] Load abort`);
+      section.abort.abort();
+      delete section.abort;
+    }
+
+    section.status = 'placeholder';
+    isDirty = true;
+  };
+
+  const loadSection = async (section: Section) => {
+    try {
+      console.log(`[${section.timeBucket}] Load start`);
+
+      section.status = 'loading';
+      section.abort = new AbortController();
+
+      const assets = await getTimeBucket(
+        { size: bucketSize, timeBucket: section.timeBucket },
+        { signal: section.abort.signal },
+      );
+
+      console.log(`[${section.timeBucket}] Load finish`);
+
+      if (!assets) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const layout = justifiedLayout(
+        assets.map((asset) => getAssetRatio(asset)),
+        {
+          boxSpacing: 2,
+          containerWidth: Math.ceil(scrollEl.clientWidth),
+          containerPadding: 0,
+          targetRowHeightTolerance: 0.15,
+          targetRowHeight: 235,
+        },
+      );
+
+      const actualHeight = Math.ceil(layout.containerHeight) + 32;
+      section.assets = assets;
+      console.log(`[${section.timeBucket}] Update height from ${section.height} to ${actualHeight}`);
+      section.height = actualHeight;
+      section.status = 'loaded';
+      section.layout = layout;
+
+      isDirty = true;
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      section.status = 'placeholder';
+      if ((error as AbortError)?.name !== 'AbortError') {
+        console.log(error);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      delete section.abort;
+      if (section.status === 'loading') {
+        section.status = 'placeholder';
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleResize = () => {
+    isDirty = true;
+  };
+
+  const handleScroll = () => {
+    isDirty = true;
+  };
+
+  function render() {
+    onRender();
+    requestAnimationFrame(render);
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    void onLoad();
+    const requestId = requestAnimationFrame(render);
+
+    // setTimeout(() => {
+    //   scrollEl.scrollTop = 50000;
+    // }, 2000);
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(requestId);
+    };
+  });
+</script>
+
+<svelte:window onresize={handleResize} />
+
+<div class="h-full w-full">
+  <div bind:this={scrollEl} class="absolute w-full overflow-y-auto top-0 h-full" onscroll={handleScroll}>
+    <!-- <div bind:this={scrollEl} class="h-full w-full"> -->
+    <div bind:this={sectionsEl} class="absolute w-full">
+      <!-- section -->
+      {#each visibleSections as section (section.timeBucket)}
+        <div
+          data-section-key={section.timeBucket}
+          style="height: {section.height}px; transform: translate3d(0px, {section.start}px, 0px);"
+          class="absolute w-full {section.color}"
+        >
+          <!-- <pre>{section.status}</pre> -->
+          <!-- asset -->
+          {#if section.status === 'loaded' && section.layout}
+            {#each section.assets as asset, i (asset.id)}
+              {@const box = section.layout.boxes[i]}
+              {#if isInRange(section.start + box.top, scrollEl.scrollTop - VIEWPORT_PADDING, scrollEl.scrollTop + scrollEl.clientHeight + VIEWPORT_PADDING)}
+                <div
+                  class="absolute border"
+                  style="width: {Math.floor(box.width)}px; height: {Math.floor(
+                    box.height,
+                  )}px; transform: translate3d({Math.floor(box.left)}px, {Math.floor(box.top)}px, 0px)"
+                >
+                  <!-- <pre class="text-wrap break-all">{asset.id}</pre> -->
+                  <PhotoThumbnail {asset} width={box.width} height={box.height} />
+                </div>
+              {/if}
+            {/each}
+          {/if}
+        </div>
+      {/each}
+    </div>
+    <!-- </div> -->
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/photos2/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/photos2/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+  import UserPageLayout from '$lib/components/layouts/user-page-layout.svelte';
+  import PhotoTimeline from '$lib/components/PhotoTimeline.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<UserPageLayout showUploadButton noWrapper>
+  <PhotoTimeline />
+</UserPageLayout>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/photos2/[[assetId=id]]/+page.ts b/web/src/routes/photos2/[[assetId=id]]/+page.ts
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+++ b/web/src/routes/photos2/[[assetId=id]]/+page.ts
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+import { authenticate } from '$lib/utils/auth';
+import { getFormatter } from '$lib/utils/i18n';
+import type { PageLoad } from './$types';
+
+export const load = (async () => {
+  await authenticate();
+  const $t = await getFormatter();
+
+  return {
+    meta: {
+      title: $t('photos'),
+    },
+  };
+}) satisfies PageLoad;