JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by epinapala

HTML

<div class="container">
  <div class="item">
    <img src="https://placeimg.com/640/480/any" alt="" class="bg_img" />
    <div class="text_wrapper">
      <div class="text_position">
        <h2 class="item--title">Item Title</h2>
        <p class="item--text">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Distinctio maiores suscipit illo nihil molestiae quas adipisci delectus facere odit hic placeat aut eius, quo atque eaque magni, iste iusto voluptate.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  
  <div class="item">
    <img src="https://placeimg.com/640/480/rand" alt="" class="bg_img" />
    <div class="text_wrapper">
      <div class="text_position text_position-left">
        <h2 class="item--title item--title-left">Item Title</h2>
        <p class="item--text">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Distinctio maiores suscipit illo nihil molestiae quas adipisci delectus facere odit hic placeat aut eius, quo atque eaque magni, iste iusto voluptate.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  
  <div class="item">
    <img src="https://placeimg.com/640/480/rando" alt="" class="bg_img" />
    <div class="text_wrapper">
      <div class="text_position text_position-right">
        <h2 class="item--title item--title-right">Item Title</h2>
        <p class="item--text">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Distinctio maiores suscipit illo nihil molestiae quas adipisci delectus facere odit hic placeat aut eius, quo atque eaque magni, iste iusto voluptate.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<hr />

<div class="container">
  <div class="item item-2-3">
    <img src="https://placeimg.com/640/480/cba" alt="" class="bg_img" />
    <div class="text_wrapper">
      <div class="text_position">
        <h2 class="item--title">Item Title</h2>
        <p class="item--text">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Distinctio maiores suscipit illo nihil molestiae quas adipisci delectus facere odit hic placeat...

CSS

html {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

*, *::before, *::after {
  position: relative;
  box-sizing: inherit;
}

.container {
  max-width: 100%;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  display: block;
  width: 90%;
  max-width: 90rem;
  margin: 5rem auto;
}
.container:after {
  content: " ";
  display: block;
  clear: both;
}

.item {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 2px solid #676767;
  margin: 3rem auto;
  font-size: 1rem;
}
@media screen and (min-width: 40rem) {
  .item {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    width: 100%;
    float: left;
    height: 60vw;
    max-height: 30rem;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border: 0.2rem solid #fff;
  }
}

@media screen and (min-width: 60rem) {
  .item-1-3 {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    width: 33.33333%;
    float: left;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }
}

@media screen and (min-width: 60rem) {
  .item-2-3 {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    width: 66.66667%;
    float: left;
  }
}

.bg_img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 60vw;
  -o-object-fit: cover;
     object-fit: cover;
}
@media screen and (min-width: 40rem) {
  .bg_img {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
            transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    -webkit-transition: width 1.3s ease-in-out, height 1.3s ease-in-out;
    transition: width 1.3s ease-in-out, height 1.3s ease-in-out;
  }
}

@media screen and (min-width: 40rem) {
  .item:hover .bg_img {
    width: 110%;
    height: 120%;
  }
}

.text_wrapper {
  display: block;
  color: #313131;
}
@media screen and (min-width: 40rem) {
  .text_wrapper {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    opacity: 1;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
    color: #dfdfdf;
    font-size: 1.25em;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out;
  }
  .text_wrapper:hover {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}
@media screen...