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HTML

<div class="band">
  <div class="contain">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p>
      </div>
      <div class="col col-image">
      <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/800x450?text=fpo">
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.band {
  background-color: #ddd;
  margin-top: 100px;
}

.contain {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 600px;
}

.row {
  display: flex;
}

.col {
  width: 50%;
}

.col-image {
  margin: -20px 0 -20px 0; /* negative margin */
  position: relative;
}

p {
  padding: 20px;
}

img {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}