diff --git a/app/about/edit/page.tsx b/app/about/edit/page.tsx
index 02f22404..098200a9 100644
--- a/app/about/edit/page.tsx
+++ b/app/about/edit/page.tsx
@@ -1,53 +1,9 @@
 import AdminAboutEditPage from '@/about/AdminAboutEditPage';
 import { getAboutData } from '@/about/data';
-import { PRESERVE_ORIGINAL_UPLOADS } from '@/app/config';
-import { feedQueryOptions } from '@/feed';
-import {
-  getPhotosCached,
-  getPhotosMetaCached,
-} from '@/photo/cache';
-import { TAG_FAVS } from '@/tag';
-
-const PHOTO_CHOOSER_QUERY_OPTIONS = feedQueryOptions({
-  isGrid: true,
-  excludeFromFeeds: false,
-});
 
 export default async function AboutEditPage() {
-  const [
-    {
-      about,
-      photoAvatar,
-      photoHero,
-    },
-    photos,
-    photosCount,
-    photosFavs,
-  ] = await Promise.all([
-    getAboutData()
-      .catch(() => ({
-        about: undefined,
-        photoAvatar: undefined,
-        photoHero: undefined,
-      })),
-    getPhotosCached(PHOTO_CHOOSER_QUERY_OPTIONS)
-      .catch(() => []),
-    getPhotosMetaCached(PHOTO_CHOOSER_QUERY_OPTIONS)
-      .then(({ count }) => count)
-      .catch(() => 0),
-    getPhotosCached({ tag: TAG_FAVS })
-      .catch(() => []),
-  ]);
+  const { about } = await getAboutData()
+    .catch(() => ({ about: undefined }));
 
-  return (
-    <AdminAboutEditPage {...{
-      about,
-      photoAvatar,
-      photoHero,
-      photos,
-      photosCount,
-      photosFavs,
-      shouldResizeImages: !PRESERVE_ORIGINAL_UPLOADS,
-    }} />
-  );
+  return <AdminAboutEditPage about={about} />;
 }
diff --git a/app/about/page.tsx b/app/about/page.tsx
index 86fb192c..3e8ef922 100644
--- a/app/about/page.tsx
+++ b/app/about/page.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 import AboutPageClient from '@/about/AboutPageClient';
 import { getAboutDataCached } from '@/about/data';
-import { ABOUT_DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT, SHOW_ABOUT_PAGE } from '@/app/config';
-import { PATH_ROOT } from '@/app/path';
-import { getDataForCategoriesCached } from '@/category/cache';
 import {
-  getLastModifiedForCategories,
-  NULL_CATEGORY_DATA,
-} from '@/category/data';
-import { getPhotosMetaCached } from '@/photo/cache';
-import PhotosEmptyState from '@/photo/PhotosEmptyState';
-import { getAllPhotoIdsWithUpdatedAt } from '@/photo/query';
-import { TAG_FAVS } from '@/tag';
+  ABOUT_DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT,
+  ABOUT_SUBHEAD,
+  ABOUT_TITLE,
+  SHOW_ABOUT_PAGE,
+} from '@/app/config';
+import { PATH_ROOT } from '@/app/path';
 import { safelyParseFormattedHtml } from '@/utility/html';
-import { max } from 'date-fns';
 import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 
 export const dynamic = 'force-static';
@@ -20,75 +15,27 @@ export const dynamic = 'force-static';
 export default async function AboutPage() {
   if (!SHOW_ABOUT_PAGE) { redirect(PATH_ROOT); }
 
-  const [
-    {
-      about,
-      photoAvatar,
-      photoHero,
-    },
-    photosMeta,
-    photos,
-    categories,
-  ] = await Promise.all([
-    getAboutDataCached()
-      .catch(() => ({
-        about: undefined,
-        photoAvatar: undefined,
-        photoHero: undefined,
-      })),
-    getPhotosMetaCached().catch(() => {}),
-    getAllPhotoIdsWithUpdatedAt().catch(() => []),
-    getDataForCategoriesCached().catch(() => (NULL_CATEGORY_DATA)),
-  ]);
+  const { about } = await getAboutDataCached()
+    .catch(() => ({ about: undefined }));
 
+  const title = about?.title || ABOUT_TITLE;
+  const subhead = about?.subhead || ABOUT_SUBHEAD;
   const description = about?.description || ABOUT_DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT;
 
   const descriptionHtml = description
     ? <div
-      className="text-medium [&>*>a]:underline"
+      className="text-medium leading-relaxed [&>*>a]:underline space-y-4"
       dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
         __html: safelyParseFormattedHtml(description),
       }}
     />
     : undefined;
 
-  const {
-    cameras,
-    lenses,
-    albums,
-    tags,
-    recipes,
-    films,
-  } = categories;
-
-  const place = albums
-    .slice()
-    .sort((a, b) => b.count - a.count)[0]?.album.location;
-
-  const lastModifiedSite = max([
-    getLastModifiedForCategories(categories, photos),
-    about?.updatedAt,
-  ].filter(date => date instanceof Date));
-
   return (
-    (photosMeta?.count ?? 0) > 0
-      ? <AboutPageClient
-        title={about?.title}
-        subhead={about?.subhead}
-        descriptionHtml={descriptionHtml}
-        photosCount={photosMeta?.count}
-        photosOldest={photosMeta?.dateRange?.start}
-        photoAvatar={photoAvatar}
-        photoHero={photoHero}
-        camera={cameras[0]?.camera}
-        lens={lenses[0]?.lens}
-        recipe={recipes[0]?.recipe}
-        film={films[0]?.film}
-        tag={tags.filter(({ tag }) => tag !== TAG_FAVS)[0]?.tag}
-        place={place}
-        album={albums[0]?.album}
-        lastUpdated={lastModifiedSite}
-      />
-      : <PhotosEmptyState />
+    <AboutPageClient
+      title={title}
+      subhead={subhead}
+      descriptionHtml={descriptionHtml}
+    />
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/about/AboutPageClient.tsx b/src/about/AboutPageClient.tsx
index 5664bd44..c2c1ead2 100644
--- a/src/about/AboutPageClient.tsx
+++ b/src/about/AboutPageClient.tsx
@@ -1,194 +1,45 @@
 'use client';
 
-import PhotoAlbum from '@/album/PhotoAlbum';
 import { useAppState } from '@/app/AppState';
-import PhotoCamera from '@/camera/PhotoCamera';
 import AnimateItems from '@/components/AnimateItems';
 import AppGrid from '@/components/AppGrid';
-import PhotoFilm from '@/film/PhotoFilm';
-import PhotoLens from '@/lens/PhotoLens';
-import { Photo } from '@/photo';
-import PhotoRecipe from '@/recipe/PhotoRecipe';
-import PhotoTag from '@/tag/PhotoTag';
-import clsx from 'clsx/lite';
-import { formatDistanceToNowStrict } from 'date-fns';
-import AdminAboutMenu from './AdminAboutMenu';
-import PhotoLarge from '@/photo/PhotoLarge';
-import { ReactNode, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { Camera } from '@/camera';
-import { Lens } from '@/lens';
-import { Album } from '@/album';
+import { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { useAppText } from '@/i18n/state/client';
-import PhotoAvatar from '@/photo/PhotoAvatar';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { PATH_ADMIN_ABOUT_EDIT } from '@/app/path';
-import { LuCirclePlus, LuUser } from 'react-icons/lu';
+import { LuCirclePlus } from 'react-icons/lu';
 import AdminEmptyState from '@/admin/AdminEmptyState';
-import { Place } from '@/place';
-import PlaceEntity from '@/place/PlaceEntity';
+import AdminAboutMenu from './AdminAboutMenu';
+import clsx from 'clsx/lite';
 
 export default function AboutPageClient({
   title,
   subhead,
   descriptionHtml,
-  photosCount = 0,
-  photosOldest,
-  photoAvatar,
-  photoHero,
-  camera,
-  lens,
-  recipe,
-  film,
-  tag,
-  place,
-  album,
-  lastUpdated,
 }: {
   title?: string
   subhead?: string
   descriptionHtml?: ReactNode
-  photosCount?: number
-  photosOldest?: string
-  photoAvatar?: Photo
-  photoHero?: Photo
-  camera?: Camera
-  lens?: Lens
-  recipe?: string
-  film?: string
-  tag?: string
-  place?: Place
-  album?: Album
-  lastUpdated?: Date
 }) {
-  const {
-    isUserSignedIn,
-  } = useAppState();
-
+  const { isUserSignedIn } = useAppState();
   const appText = useAppText();
 
-  const renderItem = (label: string, content?: ReactNode) => (
-    <div
-      key={label}
-      className="border-t border-medium pt-1 space-y-px"
-    >
-      <div className="text-[13px] uppercase tracking-wide text-dim truncate">
-        {label}
-      </div>
-      <div className="text-[16px] truncate">
-        {content || '--'}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-
-  const items = useMemo(() => [
-    renderItem(
-      appText.about.photoCount,
-      photosCount.toString().padStart(4, '0'),
-    ),
-    renderItem(
-      appText.about.firstPhoto,
-      photosOldest?.slice(0, 10),
-    ),
-    camera && renderItem(
-      appText.about.topCamera,
-      <PhotoCamera
-        camera={camera}
-        type="text-only"
-        contrast="high"
-      />,
-    ),
-    lens && renderItem(
-      appText.about.topLens,
-      <PhotoLens
-        lens={lens}
-        type="text-only"
-        contrast="high"
-      />,
-    ),
-    recipe && renderItem(
-      appText.about.topRecipe,
-      <PhotoRecipe
-        recipe={recipe}
-        type="text-only"
-        contrast="high"
-      />,
-    ),
-    film && renderItem(
-      appText.about.topFilm,
-      <PhotoFilm
-        film={film}
-        type="text-only"
-        contrast="high"
-        badged={false}
-      />,
-    ),
-    tag && renderItem(
-      appText.about.popularTag,
-      <PhotoTag
-        tag={tag}
-        type="text-only"
-        contrast="high"
-      />,
-    ),
-    place && renderItem(
-      appText.about.popularPlace,
-      <PlaceEntity
-        place={place}
-        type="text-only"
-        contrast="high"
-        badged={false}
-      />,
-    ),
-    album && renderItem(
-      appText.about.recentAlbum,
-      <PhotoAlbum
-        album={album}
-        type="text-only"
-        contrast="high"
-      />,
-    ),
-  ].filter(Boolean), [
-    appText.about,
-    photosCount,
-    photosOldest,
-    camera,
-    lens,
-    recipe,
-    film,
-    album,
-    place,
-    tag,
-  ]);
-
   return (
     <AnimateItems
       type="bottom"
       items={[<div
         key="about-page"
-        className="space-y-12 mt-5"
+        className="mt-5 max-w-2xl"
       >
         <AppGrid
-          contentMain={<div className="space-y-8">
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-4 sm:gap-6">
-              <PhotoAvatar
-                photo={photoAvatar}
-                placeholder={<LuUser size={22} className="text-dim" />}
-              />
-              <div
-                className={clsx('sm:flex items-center justify-between grow')}
-              >
-                <div>
-                  <div className="font-bold">
-                    {title || appText.about.titleDefault}
-                  </div>
-                  {subhead &&
-                    <div>{subhead}</div>}
-                </div>
-                {lastUpdated && <div className={clsx('text-dim')}>
-                  {appText.about.updated(
-                    formatDistanceToNowStrict(lastUpdated),
-                  )}
-                </div>}
+          contentMain={<div className="space-y-6">
+            <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">
+                  {title || appText.about.titleDefault}
+                </h1>
+                {subhead &&
+                  <p className="text-medium">{subhead}</p>}
               </div>
               {isUserSignedIn && <AdminAboutMenu />}
             </div>
@@ -207,21 +58,10 @@ export default function AboutPageClient({
                       includeContainer={false}
                       className="gap-3! p-6!"
                     >
-                      Add optional description
+                      Add description
                     </AdminEmptyState>
                   </Link>}
-            <AnimateItems
-              className={clsx(
-                'grid gap-x-2 gap-y-6 grid-cols-2',
-                items.length === 7 || items.length === 8
-                  ? 'lg:grid-cols-4'
-                  : 'lg:grid-cols-3',
-              )}
-              items={items}
-            />
           </div>} />
-        {photoHero &&
-          <PhotoLarge photo={photoHero} />}
       </div>]}
     />
   );
diff --git a/src/about/AdminAboutEditPage.tsx b/src/about/AdminAboutEditPage.tsx
index 5ad508e3..a8e5fb8b 100644
--- a/src/about/AdminAboutEditPage.tsx
+++ b/src/about/AdminAboutEditPage.tsx
@@ -8,26 +8,13 @@ import FieldsetWithStatus from '@/components/FieldsetWithStatus';
 import AdminChildPage from '@/components/AdminChildPage';
 import { updateAboutAction } from './actions';
 import SubmitButtonWithStatus from '@/components/SubmitButtonWithStatus';
-import { Photo } from '@/photo';
 import { useAppText } from '@/i18n/state/client';
-import FieldsetPhotoChooser from '@/photo/form/FieldsetPhotoChooser';
-import { ABOUT_DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT } from '@/app/config';
+import { ABOUT_DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT, ABOUT_SUBHEAD, ABOUT_TITLE } from '@/app/config';
 
 export default function AdminAboutEditPage({
   about,
-  photoAvatar,
-  photoHero,
-  photos,
-  photosCount,
-  photosFavs,
 }: {
   about?: About
-  photoAvatar?: Photo
-  photoHero?: Photo
-  photos: Photo[]
-  photosCount: number
-  photosFavs: Photo[]
-  shouldResizeImages?: boolean
 }) {
   const appText = useAppText();
 
@@ -40,32 +27,21 @@ export default function AdminAboutEditPage({
       breadcrumb="Edit About Page"
     >
       <form
-        className="space-y-12 mt-12"
+        className="space-y-8 mt-12 max-w-xl"
         action={updateAboutAction}
       >
         <div className="space-y-4">
-          <FieldsetPhotoChooser
-            id="photoIdAvatar"
-            label="Avatar"
-            value={aboutForm?.photoIdAvatar ?? photoAvatar?.id ?? ''}
-            onChange={photoIdAvatar => setAboutForm(form =>
-              ({ ...form, photoIdAvatar }))}
-            photo={photoAvatar}
-            photos={photos}
-            photosCount={photosCount}
-            photosFavs={photosFavs}
-          />
           <FieldsetWithStatus
             label="Title"
             value={aboutForm?.title ?? ''}
-            placeholder={appText.about.titleDefault}
+            placeholder={ABOUT_TITLE || appText.about.titleDefault}
             onChange={title => setAboutForm(form =>
               ({ ...form, title }))}
           />
           <FieldsetWithStatus
             label="Subhead"
-            type={!aboutForm?.title ? 'hidden' : undefined}
             value={aboutForm?.subhead ?? ''}
+            placeholder={ABOUT_SUBHEAD}
             onChange={subhead => setAboutForm(form =>
               ({ ...form, subhead }))}
           />
@@ -77,17 +53,9 @@ export default function AdminAboutEditPage({
             onChange={description => setAboutForm(form =>
               ({ ...form, description }))}
           />
-          <FieldsetPhotoChooser
-            id="photoIdHero"
-            label="Hero"
-            value={aboutForm?.photoIdHero || photoHero?.id || ''}
-            onChange={photoIdHero => setAboutForm(form =>
-              ({ ...form, photoIdHero }))}
-            photo={photoHero}
-            photos={photos}
-            photosCount={photosCount}
-            photosFavs={photosFavs}
-          />
+          <p className="text-dim text-sm">
+            Supports simple formatting: &lt;b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;, &lt;u&gt;, &lt;br&gt;
+          </p>
         </div>
         <div className="flex gap-2">
           <LinkWithStatus
diff --git a/src/about/data.ts b/src/about/data.ts
index 93101f35..f40a14e8 100644
--- a/src/about/data.ts
+++ b/src/about/data.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,10 @@
-import { getPhotoCached, getPhotosCached } from '@/photo/cache';
-import { About } from '.';
-import { TAG_FAVS } from '@/tag';
 import { getAbout } from './query';
 import { getAboutCached } from './cache';
 
-const getAboutAvatar = (about?: About) =>
-  about?.photoIdAvatar
-    ? getPhotoCached(about?.photoIdAvatar ?? '', true)
-    : undefined;
-
-const getAboutHero = (about?: About) =>
-  about?.photoIdHero
-    ? getPhotoCached(about?.photoIdHero ?? '', true)
-    // Fall back to favorite photos if no hero photo is set
-    : getPhotosCached({ tag: TAG_FAVS, limit: 1 })
-      .then(photos => photos.length > 0
-        ? photos[0]
-        // Fall back to oldest photo if no favorite photos exist
-        : getPhotosCached({ limit: 1, sortBy: 'takenAtAsc' })
-          .then(photos => photos[0]));
-
 export const getAboutData = () =>
   getAbout()
-    .then(async about => ({
-      about,
-      photoAvatar: await getAboutAvatar(about),
-      photoHero: await getAboutHero(about),
-    }));
+    .then(about => ({ about }));
 
 export const getAboutDataCached = () =>
   getAboutCached()
-    .then(async about => ({
-      about,
-      photoAvatar: await getAboutAvatar(about),
-      photoHero: await getAboutHero(about),
-    }));
+    .then(about => ({ about }));
diff --git a/src/app/config.ts b/src/app/config.ts
index 72f05bd8..f55d4577 100644
--- a/src/app/config.ts
+++ b/src/app/config.ts
@@ -153,9 +153,17 @@ export const SIDEBAR_TEXT =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PAGE_ABOUT ||
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ABOUT;
 
+export const ABOUT_TITLE =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ABOUT_TITLE ||
+  NAV_TITLE;
+
+export const ABOUT_SUBHEAD =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ABOUT_SUBHEAD;
+
 export const ABOUT_DESCRIPTION_DEFAULT =
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_META_DESCRIPTION ||
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SIDEBAR_TEXT;
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ABOUT_DESCRIPTION ||
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SIDEBAR_TEXT ||
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_META_DESCRIPTION;
 
 // STORAGE