JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input type="file" onchange="readFile()">
<img />
JavaScript
var input = document.querySelector('input');
var readFiles = function(){
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(files[0]);
console.log(reader.result);
var img = document.querySelector('img');
img.src = reader.result;
}