JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="personitsight.htm" class="sights"><p>Picture</p></a>

CSS

.sights {
    position: relative;
    width: 500px;
    height: 375px;
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-image: url(http://img1-fotki.yandex.net/get/5901/130957964.7/0_STATIC6a059_a8936bf7_L);
}
.sights p {
    content: "PICTURE";
    position: absolute;
    top: -400px;
    padding-top: 150px;
    width: 500px;
    height: 250px;
    color: white;
    font-size: 30px;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 15, 0.5);
    z-index: 10;
    transition: all .5s;
    -moz-transition: all .5s;
    -webkit-transition: all .5s;
    -o-transition: all .5s;
    }
.sights:hover p {
    top: 0px;
    }