diff --git a/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource.php b/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource.php
index db76cd9..85ca5a3 100644
--- a/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource.php
+++ b/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource.php
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class VisitorEntryResource extends Resource
                     ->disk('public')
                     ->height(50)
                     ->width(50)
-                    ->defaultImageUrl('https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=Visitor&background=555&color=fff')
+                    // ->defaultImageUrl('https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=Visitor&background=555&color=fff')
                     ->alignCenter()
                     ->extraImgAttributes(['style' => 'border-radius: 6px; object-fit: cover;']),
                 Tables\Columns\TextColumn::make('type')
diff --git a/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource/Pages/CreateVisitorEntry.php b/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource/Pages/CreateVisitorEntry.php
index d654bad..5095d4f 100644
--- a/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource/Pages/CreateVisitorEntry.php
+++ b/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource/Pages/CreateVisitorEntry.php
@@ -111,29 +111,29 @@ class CreateVisitorEntry extends CreateRecord
                 !empty($data['photo']) &&
                 str_starts_with($data['photo'], 'data:image')
             ) {
-                $imageData = explode(',', $data['photo'])[1];
+                try {
+                    $imageData = explode(',', $data['photo'])[1];
 
-                $filename = 'visitor_' . time() . '_' . uniqid() . '.jpg';
+                    $filename = 'visitor_' . time() . '_' . uniqid() . '.jpg';
 
-                $path = 'uploads/visitor-photos/' . $filename;
+                    $path = 'visitor-photos/' . $filename;
 
-                Storage::disk('local')->put(
-                    $path,
-                    base64_decode($imageData)
-                );
+                    $decoded = base64_decode($imageData);
 
-                $decoded = base64_decode($imageData);
+                    $saved = Storage::disk('public')->put($path, $decoded);
 
-                $saved = Storage::disk('local')->put($path, $decoded);
+                    \Log::info('PHOTO UPLOAD (PUBLIC):', [
+                        'filename' => $filename,
+                        'path' => $path,
+                        'size_bytes' => strlen($decoded),
+                        'saved' => $saved ? 'SUCCESS' : 'FAILED',
+                    ]);
 
-                \Log::info('PHOTO UPLOAD: file details', [
-                    'filename' => $filename,
-                    'path' => $path,
-                    'size_bytes' => strlen($decoded),
-                    'saved' => $saved ? 'SUCCESS' : 'FAILED',
-                ]);
+                    $data['photo'] = $path;
 
-                $data['photo'] = $path;
+                } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                    \Log::error('PHOTO UPLOAD ERROR: ' . $e->getMessage());
+                }
             }
 
             return $data;