html {
    font-size: 14px;
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100%;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
    html {
        font-size: 16px;
    }
}

body {
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    font-family: 'Arimo', sans-serif;
}

/* ===================== */
/*   FONTS               */
/* ===================== */
@font-face {
    font-family: 'Tactic Sans Bold';
    src: url('/fonts/tactic-sans-bold.woff2') format('woff2'), url('/fonts/tactic-sans-bold.woff') format('woff'), url('/fonts/tactic-sans-bold.eot') format('embedded-opentype');
    font-weight: bold;
    font-style: normal;
    font-display: swap;
}

.text-gold {
    color: #FFD700;
    font-family: 'Tactic Sans Bold', sans-serif;
}

.banner-text {
    font-family: 'Tactic Sans Bold', sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ===================== */
/*   CAROUSEL STYLING    */
/* ===================== */
.rotating-banner {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 2rem auto;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.carousel-slide {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 1s ease-in-out;
    z-index: 0;
}

    .carousel-slide.active {
        opacity: 1;
        z-index: 1;
        position: relative;
    }

    .carousel-slide img.banner-image {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        display: block;
    }

    .carousel-slide .award-icon {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 20px;
        right: 20px;
        width: 120px;
        height: auto;
        z-index: 2;
        opacity: 0.9;
    }

@media screen and (max-width: 992px) {
    .carousel-slide .award-icon {
        width: 100px;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 576px) {
    .carousel-slide .award-icon {
        width: 60px;
    }
}

/* ===================== */
/*   REASONS TO JOIN     */
/* ===================== */
.edge-flush {
    margin: 2rem auto;
    padding: 0;
    max-width: 1280px;
}

    .edge-flush img {
        display: block;
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
    }

/* ===================== */
/*   OVERLAY TEXT        */
/* ===================== */
.banner-text-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    color: #fff;
    z-index: 3;
    text-shadow: 2px 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
}

    .banner-text-overlay h1,
    .banner-text-overlay h2 {
        font-family: 'Tactic Sans Bold', sans-serif;
    }

    .banner-text-overlay h1 {
        font-size: 12rem;
        font-weight: 900;
        margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
        color: #fff;
    }

    .banner-text-overlay h2 {
        font-size: 3.6rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
        color: #fff;
    }

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .banner-text-overlay h1 {
        font-size: 4rem;
    }

    .banner-text-overlay h2 {
        font-size: 1.4rem;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 576px) {
    .banner-text-overlay {
        top: 10px;
    }
}

/* ===================== */
/*   OTHER UTILITIES     */
/* ===================== */
.full-width-strip {
    width: 100%;
    background-color: #FFD700;
    margin: 0;
    font-family: 'Tactic Sans Bold', sans-serif;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

    .full-width-strip h2 {
        margin: 0 !important;
    }

.border-gold {
    border-color: #FFD700 !important;
}

.cta-join {
    background-color: #FFD700 !important;
    color: #000 !important;
    font-family: 'Tactic Sans Bold', sans-serif;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    font-weight: 700;
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
    border: none;
    display: inline-block;
    text-decoration: none;
}

    .cta-join:hover {
        background-color: transparent !important;
        color: #FFD700 !important;
        border: 2px solid #FFD700;
    }

.fed-nav {
    width: 100%;
}

.logo-half {
    width: 50%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background-color: black;
}

/* BLOG BANNER (Ticker) */
#blogBanner {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: #fff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
    width: 100vw;
    left: 50%;
    right: 50%;
    margin-left: -50vw;
    margin-right: -50vw;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.scrolling-wrapper {
    display: inline-block;
    white-space: nowrap;
    animation: scroll-left 30s linear infinite;
}

#blogBanner a {
    color: #000;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

    #blogBanner a:hover {
        color: #FFD700;
    }

@keyframes scroll-left {
    0% {
        transform: translateX(100%);
    }

    100% {
        transform: translateX(-100%);
    }
}

.scrolling-content {
    display: inline-block;
    padding-right: 2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #000;
}

.close-btn {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: 1rem;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 2;
}

/* ===================== */
/*   FRIENDS SECTION     */
/* ===================== */
.friend-partner {
    background-color: #000;
    color: #fff;
    border-top: 2px solid #FFD700;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #FFD700;
}

    .friend-partner .partner-logo {
        max-height: 300px;
        object-fit: contain;
    }

    .friend-partner .partner-title {
        font-family: 'Tactic Sans Bold', sans-serif;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        font-size: 2.5rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.08em;
        color: #FFD700;
    }

    .friend-partner .partner-tagline {
        font-size: 1.25rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #ccc;
        letter-spacing: 0.04em;
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .friend-partner .partner-text {
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        line-height: 1.75;
        color: #eee;
    }

    .friend-partner .partner-list h5 {
        color: #FFD700;
        margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .friend-partner .partner-list ul {
        list-style: none;
        padding: 0;
    }

    .friend-partner .partner-list li {
        margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
        font-size: 1rem;
        color: #ddd;
    }

        .friend-partner .partner-list li strong {
            color: #FFD700;
        }

    .friend-partner .btn-partner {
        background-color: #FFD700;
        color: #000;
        border-radius: 999px;
        font-family: 'Tactic Sans Bold', sans-serif;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        letter-spacing: 0.06em;
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        border: none;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

        .friend-partner .btn-partner:hover {
            background-color: transparent;
            color: #FFD700;
            border: 2px solid #FFD700;
        }

.page-background-login,
.page-background-register {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-size: cover;
    filter: grayscale(40%) brightness(30%);
    z-index: -1;
}

.page-background-login {
    background: url('/images/homepage/umbrella.jpg') no-repeat center center;
}

.page-background-register {
    background: url('/images/carousell4000/edge-street-photography-awards4000.jpg') no-repeat center center;
}

/* =========================
   Footer 07 (Dark)
   ========================= */
.footer-07 {
    background: #111;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
}

    .footer-07 .footer-brand {
        color: #FFD700;
        font-weight: 800;
        letter-spacing: 0.04em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .footer-07 .footer-text {
        margin: 0;
        line-height: 1.7;
    }

    .footer-07 .footer-title {
        color: #FFD700;
        font-weight: 800;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        letter-spacing: 0.06em;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
    }

    .footer-07 .footer-links li + li {
        margin-top: .55rem;
    }

    .footer-07 .footer-links a {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
        text-decoration: none;
    }

        .footer-07 .footer-links a:hover {
            color: #fff;
            text-decoration: underline;
            text-underline-offset: 3px;
        }

    .footer-07 .footer-btn {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        padding: .55rem 1rem;
        border-radius: 999px;
        font-weight: 800;
        letter-spacing: 0.04em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        font-size: .85rem;
        text-decoration: none;
        border: 2px solid #FFD700;
        background: #FFD700;
        color: #000;
    }

        .footer-07 .footer-btn:hover {
            background: transparent;
            color: #FFD700;
        }

        .footer-07 .footer-btn.footer-btn-outline {
            background: transparent;
            color: #FFD700;
        }

            .footer-07 .footer-btn.footer-btn-outline:hover {
                background: #FFD700;
                color: #000;
            }

    .footer-07 .footer-social {
        width: 42px;
        height: 42px;
        border-radius: 999px;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
        text-decoration: none;
        font-size: 1.2rem;
    }

        .footer-07 .footer-social:hover {
            border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
            color: #fff;
        }

    .footer-07 .footer-divider {
        border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .footer-07 .footer-bottom {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
        font-size: .9rem;
    }

    .footer-07 .footer-bottom-link {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
        text-decoration: none;
        font-size: .9rem;
    }

        .footer-07 .footer-bottom-link:hover {
            color: #fff;
            text-decoration: underline;
            text-underline-offset: 3px;
        }

    .footer-07 .footer-dot {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
    }
.footer-07 {
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}

html, body {
    height: 100%;
}

body {
    margin: 0; /* ✅ removes the white border/gap */
}

main > :last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}