JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="wrapper">
  <img src="" alt="qwe">
</div>

<div class="light">
  <img src="http://www.cruzo.net/user/images/k/ecc3ecf42c75db1ffce5d06cbe95b1e6_644.jpg" alt="modal">// атрибут src не пуст 
</div>

CSS

.wrapper img {
  height: 100px;
  width: 100px;
}

.light{
   height: 100px;
  width: 100px;
  background: red;
  visibility: hidden;
}
.light img{ 
height: 50px;
  width: 50px;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: all 4s;
}
.open.light img{ 
height: 50px;
  width: 50px;
    opacity: 1;
}
.light.open{
  visibility:visible;
}

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {

  $('.wrapper img').click(function() {
    $('.light').addClass('open');
    $('.open img').attr('src', 'http://www.sunhome.ru/i/cards/39/prazdnik-den-zemli-kartinka.orig.jpg');
  });

  $('.light').click(function() {
    $(this).removeClass('open')
  });
});