diff --git a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/management.json b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/management.json
index ea49a17..c98aff3 100644
--- a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/management.json
+++ b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/management.json
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
     "all": "Alle",
     "loadMore": "Mehr laden",
     "processing": "Verarbeite …",
+    "select": "Auswählen",
     "close": "Schließen",
     "reset": "Zurücksetzen"
   },
diff --git a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/management.json b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/management.json
index a4f9e11..f261c3c 100644
--- a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/management.json
+++ b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/management.json
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
     "all": "All",
     "loadMore": "Load more",
     "processing": "Processing…",
+    "select": "Select",
     "close": "Close",
     "reset": "Reset"
   },
diff --git a/resources/js/admin/mobile/EventPhotosPage.tsx b/resources/js/admin/mobile/EventPhotosPage.tsx
index 609d6bd..f63573c 100644
--- a/resources/js/admin/mobile/EventPhotosPage.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/admin/mobile/EventPhotosPage.tsx
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotosPage() {
   const surface = String(theme.surface?.val ?? '#ffffff');
   const backdrop = String(theme.gray12?.val ?? '#0f172a');
 
+  const basePhotosPath = slug ? adminPath(`/mobile/events/${slug}/photos`) : adminPath('/mobile/events');
+  const photoQuery = React.useMemo(() => {
+    return new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('photo');
+  }, [location.search]);
+  const sourcePhotoParam = photoQuery ?? photoIdParam ?? null;
   const lightboxIndex = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (lightboxId === null) {
       return -1;
@@ -106,12 +111,12 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotosPage() {
   }, [photos, lightboxId]);
   const lightbox = lightboxIndex >= 0 ? photos[lightboxIndex] : null;
   const parsedPhotoId = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (!photoIdParam) {
+    if (!sourcePhotoParam) {
       return null;
     }
-    const parsed = Number(photoIdParam);
+    const parsed = Number(sourcePhotoParam);
     return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : null;
-  }, [photoIdParam]);
+  }, [sourcePhotoParam]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (lightboxId !== null && lightboxIndex === -1 && !loading && pendingPhotoId !== lightboxId) {
@@ -144,7 +149,8 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotosPage() {
   }, [lightbox]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (!photoIdParam) {
+    if (!sourcePhotoParam) {
+      setLightboxId(null);
       setPendingPhotoId(null);
       return;
     }
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotosPage() {
 
     setLightboxId(parsedPhotoId);
     setPendingPhotoId(parsedPhotoId);
-  }, [parsedPhotoId, photoIdParam]);
+  }, [parsedPhotoId, sourcePhotoParam]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (slugParam && activeEvent?.slug !== slugParam) {
@@ -333,9 +339,26 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotosPage() {
     }
   }, [online, syncQueuedActions]);
 
-  const setLightboxWithUrl = React.useCallback((photoId: number | null) => {
-    setLightboxId(photoId);
-  }, []);
+  const setLightboxWithUrl = React.useCallback(
+    (photoId: number | null) => {
+      setLightboxId(photoId);
+      if (typeof window === 'undefined' || !slug) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+      if (photoId) {
+        params.set('photo', String(photoId));
+      } else {
+        params.delete('photo');
+      }
+      const nextSearch = params.toString();
+      const nextPath = `${basePhotosPath}${nextSearch ? `?${nextSearch}` : ''}`;
+      if (`${window.location.pathname}${window.location.search}` !== nextPath) {
+        window.history.replaceState(null, '', nextPath);
+      }
+    },
+    [basePhotosPath, slug],
+  );
 
   const handleModerationAction = React.useCallback(
     async (action: PhotoModerationAction['action'], photo: TenantPhoto) => {
@@ -641,23 +664,6 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotosPage() {
       onBack={back}
       headerActions={
         <XStack space="$3">
-          <HeaderActionButton
-            onPress={() => {
-              if (selectionMode) {
-                clearSelection();
-              } else {
-                setSelectionMode(true);
-              }
-            }}
-            ariaLabel={selectionMode ? t('common.done', 'Done') : t('common.select', 'Select')}
-          >
-            <Text fontSize="$xs" fontWeight="800" color={text}>
-              {selectionMode ? t('common.done', 'Done') : t('common.select', 'Select')}
-            </Text>
-          </HeaderActionButton>
-          <HeaderActionButton onPress={() => setShowFilters(true)} ariaLabel={t('mobilePhotos.filtersTitle', 'Filter')}>
-            <Filter size={18} color={text} />
-          </HeaderActionButton>
           <HeaderActionButton onPress={() => load()} ariaLabel={t('common.refresh', 'Refresh')}>
             <RefreshCcw size={18} color={text} />
           </HeaderActionButton>
@@ -707,6 +713,27 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotosPage() {
         </MobileCard>
       ) : null}
 
+      <XStack space="$2">
+        <CTAButton
+          label={selectionMode ? t('common.done', 'Done') : t('common.select', 'Select')}
+          tone={selectionMode ? 'solid' : 'ghost'}
+          fullWidth={false}
+          onPress={() => {
+            if (selectionMode) {
+              clearSelection();
+            } else {
+              setSelectionMode(true);
+            }
+          }}
+        />
+        <CTAButton
+          label={t('mobilePhotos.filtersTitle', 'Filter')}
+          tone="ghost"
+          fullWidth={false}
+          onPress={() => setShowFilters(true)}
+        />
+      </XStack>
+
       <MobileInput
         type="search"
         value={search}
@@ -808,7 +835,6 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotosPage() {
                     position="relative"
                   >
                     <motion.img
-                      layoutId={`photo-${photo.id}`}
                       src={photo.thumbnail_url ?? photo.url ?? undefined}
                       alt={photo.caption ?? 'Photo'}
                       loading="lazy"
@@ -973,7 +999,6 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotosPage() {
                 style={{ touchAction: 'none' }}
               >
                 <motion.img
-                  layoutId={`photo-${lightbox.id}`}
                   src={lightboxImageSrc ?? undefined}
                   alt={lightbox.caption ?? 'Photo'}
                   loading="eager"