JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="#">
    <img src="http://lorempixel.com/200/300/sports/5/" />
</a>

CSS

a {
    border-radius: 10px;
    display: inline-block;
    height: 300px;
    overflow: hidden;
    -webkit-mask-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAIAAACQd1PeAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAA5JREFUeNpiYGBgAAgwAAAEAAGbA+oJAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);
}

a img {
    -moz-transition: all .5s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: all .5s ease-in-out;
    -webkit-transition: all .5s ease-in-out;
    transition: all .5s ease-in-out;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

a:hover img {
    -moz-transform: scale(1.1);
    -o-transform: scale(1.1);
    -webkit-transform: scale(1.1);
    transform: scale(1.1);
}