diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4dc991c..36261dfc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
# Ignore local build
Gemfile.lock
-_site/
\ No newline at end of file
+_site/
+*.jpg
+*.jpeg
diff --git a/_tools/download_gallery_photos.py b/_tools/download_gallery_photos.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acab6a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_tools/download_gallery_photos.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import urllib.request
+import re
+
+
+def download_file(url, dest):
+ headers = {'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'}
+ req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers)
+ try:
+ with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
+ with open(dest, 'wb') as f:
+ f.write(response.read())
+ return True
+ except Exception as e:
+ print(f"Failed to download {url}: {e}")
+ return False
+
+
+def process_file(filepath):
+ with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+ content = f.read()
+
+ # Match frontmatter between ---
+ match = re.match(r'^---\s*\n(.*?)\n---\s*\n(.*)$', content, re.DOTALL)
+ if not match:
+ return
+
+ frontmatter_content = match.group(1)
+ body_content = match.group(2)
+
+ # Parse gallery_url from frontmatter
+ lines = frontmatter_content.split('\n')
+ gallery_url = None
+ for line in lines:
+ if line.startswith('gallery_url:'):
+ gallery_url = line.split(':', 1)[1].strip().strip('"\'')
+
+ if not gallery_url:
+ return
+
+ # Find all references to local files in conference/pages_2026/
+ # e.g., /conference/pages_2026/IMG_9738.jpeg
+ pattern = r'/?conference/pages_2026/([a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]+)'
+ filenames = set(re.findall(pattern, body_content))
+
+ if not filenames:
+ return
+
+ print(
+ f"Processing {filepath}: found {len(filenames)} "
+ "referenced local images."
+ )
+ out_dir = os.path.join('.', 'conference', 'pages_2026')
+ os.makedirs(out_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+ for filename in filenames:
+ dest_path = os.path.join(out_dir, filename)
+ if os.path.exists(dest_path):
+ continue
+
+ # Try downloading from root gallery_url
+ src_url = (
+ gallery_url + filename
+ if gallery_url.endswith('/')
+ else gallery_url + '/' + filename
+ )
+ print(f"Downloading {filename} from {src_url}...")
+ success = download_file(src_url, dest_path)
+
+ # If failed, try downloading from gallery_url + 'jpeg/'
+ if not success:
+ jpeg_url = (
+ gallery_url + 'jpeg/' + filename
+ if gallery_url.endswith('/')
+ else gallery_url + '/jpeg/' + filename
+ )
+ print(f"Retrying {filename} from {jpeg_url}...")
+ success = download_file(jpeg_url, dest_path)
+
+ if not success:
+ print(f"Warning: Could not download {filename} from {gallery_url}")
+
+
+def main():
+ # Walk all files in the repo looking for .md files
+ for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.'):
+ if '.git' in root or '_site' in root:
+ continue
+ for file in files:
+ if file.endswith('.md'):
+ process_file(os.path.join(root, file))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ main()
diff --git a/conference/2026.md b/conference/2026.md
index bcbdfe54..36a11f60 100644
--- a/conference/2026.md
+++ b/conference/2026.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ subtitle: University of Chicago in Paris
John W. Boyer Center, Paris, France
image: assets/img/fenics2026/universityofchicagoparis.jpg
image-zoom: fill
permalink: /fenics-2026/
+gallery_url: http://pub.fenicsproject.org/photos/fenics26-paris/
---
# Description
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