diff --git a/civicfix/core/__pycache__/models.cpython-313.pyc b/civicfix/core/__pycache__/models.cpython-313.pyc
index 9d95b66..90a4854 100644
Binary files a/civicfix/core/__pycache__/models.cpython-313.pyc and b/civicfix/core/__pycache__/models.cpython-313.pyc differ
diff --git a/civicfix/core/models.py b/civicfix/core/models.py
index 79b9590..34795a5 100644
--- a/civicfix/core/models.py
+++ b/civicfix/core/models.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from cloudinary.models import CloudinaryField
 from datetime import timedelta
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
 from django.core.validators import FileExtensionValidator
@@ -116,11 +117,10 @@ class Issue(models.Model):
     latitude = models.FloatField(null=True, blank=True)
     longitude = models.FloatField(null=True, blank=True)
 
-    photo = models.ImageField(
-        upload_to="issue_photos/",
+    photo = CloudinaryField(
+        'images',
         blank=True,
         null=True,
-        validators=[FileExtensionValidator(['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'gif'])]
     )
 
     status = models.CharField(
diff --git a/civicfix/core/templates/dashboard/citizen_dashboard.html b/civicfix/core/templates/dashboard/citizen_dashboard.html
index 3f8e43d..c3e011d 100644
--- a/civicfix/core/templates/dashboard/citizen_dashboard.html
+++ b/civicfix/core/templates/dashboard/citizen_dashboard.html
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
             
                                 {% if issue.photo %}
                                 <div class="ms-3">
-                                    <img src="{{ issue.photo.url }}" alt="Issue photo" class="img-fluid rounded"
+                                    <img src="{{ issue.photo }}" alt="Issue photo" class="img-fluid rounded"
                                         style="max-height: 60px; max-width: 80px;">
                                 </div>
                                 {% endif %}