/* =========================
   SECTION BASE
========================= */
.author-section {
  padding-bottom: 80px;
  text-align: center;
}

.blog-section{
    padding-top:40px;
    background: transparent;
    margin-top:0;
}

/* =========================
   TOP BACKGROUND
========================= */
.author-top-bg {
  background: url('/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-14.jpg') center/cover no-repeat;
  padding: 250px 20px 250px;
  position: relative;
}

.author-top-bg h2 {
  position: relative;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 57.63px;
  font-weight: 800;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* =========================
   CARD
========================= */
.author-card {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: -120px auto 0;
  background: #e9e4dc;
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
}

.author-info {
    text-align: left;
}

/* =========================
   IMAGE BLOCK
========================= */
.author-card-image {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 14px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.author-card-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 550px;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* =========================
   OVERLAY
========================= */
.author-card-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 30px;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,0.75), transparent);
}

/* =========================
   TEXT
========================= */
.author-info h3 {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 32px;
  margin: 0;
}

.author-info span {
  display: block;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 26px;
  margin-top: 6px;
}

/* =========================
   LINKEDIN IMAGE BUTTON
========================= */
.linkedin-btn img {
  height: 40px;
  width: auto;
  display: block;
}

/* =========================
   BIO
========================= */
.author-card-bio {
  padding: 50px 15px 40px;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #393939;
  text-align: left;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* =========================
   RESPONSIVE
========================= */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .author-card-overlay {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 12px;
  }
  .author-info span{
      font-size: 18px;
  }
  .author-info h3{
      font-size: 25px;
  }

  .author-top-bg h2 {
    font-size: 30px;
  }
  
  .author-card-image .linkedin-btn img{
      height: auto;
  }

  .author-card-image img {
    height: 400px;
  }
}