.essence-section {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 4rem 2rem;
}

.text-column {
    flex: 0 0 50%;
    padding-right: 4rem;
}

.title {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    /* font-size: 3.75rem; */
    /* font-weight: 700; */
    /* line-height: 1.1; */
    /* letter-spacing: -0.05em; */
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    /* color: #000000; */
}

.description {
    /* font-size: 1rem; */
    /* line-height: 1.6; */
    color: #000000;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.our-journey-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
    border: 1px solid #000000;
    border-radius: 50px;
    /* font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; */
    /* font-size: 1rem; */
    /* font-weight: 500; */
    color: #000000;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.our-journey-btn:hover {
    background-color: #000000;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.image-column {
    flex: 0 0 50%;
    position: relative;
}

.image-wrapper {
    border-radius: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.image-wrapper img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}

.image-wrapper:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .essence-section {
        flex-direction: column;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 2rem 1rem;
    }

    .text-column {
        padding-right: 0;
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
        max-width: 600px;
    }

    .title {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }

    .image-column {
        max-width: 600px;
    }
}