diff --git a/src/crawler.py b/src/crawler.py
index 0f7cd2d..3052b88 100644
--- a/src/crawler.py
+++ b/src/crawler.py
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@
             city_name_meta=target.city_name,
         )
 
+        photo_count = payload.get("photos_count", 0)
+        if photo_count == 0:
+            print(
+                f"[crawler] WARNING {realty_id}: zero photos in payload "
+                f"(catalog={len(item.get('photos') or [])}, detail={len(detail.get('photos') or []) if detail else 'N/A'})"
+            )
+
         if self.collector is not None:
             result = self.collector.ingest(realty_id, payload)
             if result:
diff --git a/src/normalizer.py b/src/normalizer.py
index a82830f..a3a52ec 100644
--- a/src/normalizer.py
+++ b/src/normalizer.py
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
         return None
 
 
+def _extract_photos(raw_photos) -> List[Dict]:
+    """Normalise DOM.RIA photo field to a list of dicts.
+
+    Sometimes photos come as a list, sometimes as a dict keyed by ordering.
+    """
+    if isinstance(raw_photos, list):
+        return raw_photos
+    if isinstance(raw_photos, dict):
+        return list(raw_photos.values())
+    return []
+
+
 def _build_photo_urls(photos: List[Dict]) -> List[str]:
     """Turn photo metadata into full HTTPS URLs.
 
@@ -31,7 +43,15 @@
     """
     urls: List[str] = []
     for p in photos:
-        base = p.get("file") or p.get("beautifulUrl") or p.get("photo_base_url") or p.get("url") or p.get("src")
+        if not isinstance(p, dict):
+            continue
+        base = (
+            p.get("file")
+            or p.get("beautifulUrl")
+            or p.get("photo_base_url")
+            or p.get("url")
+            or p.get("src")
+        )
         if not base:
             continue
         if base.startswith("//"):
@@ -85,6 +105,18 @@
     if price_usd is None:
         price_usd = _safe_int(c.get("price"))
 
+    # --- photos ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    raw_catalog_photos = _extract_photos(c.get("photos"))
+    raw_detail_photos = _extract_photos(d.get("photos"))
+    # Prefer detail photos (usually more / higher quality), fallback to catalog
+    photo_source = raw_detail_photos if raw_detail_photos else raw_catalog_photos
+    photo_urls = _build_photo_urls(photo_source)
+    if not photo_urls:
+        # Last resort: detail sometimes has a single `main_photo` dict
+        main = d.get("main_photo")
+        if isinstance(main, dict):
+            photo_urls = _build_photo_urls([main])
+
     normalized = {
         "external_id": str(c.get("realty_id")),
         "url": f"https://dom.ria.com/uk/{(c.get('beautiful_url') or '').lstrip('/')}",
@@ -110,7 +142,8 @@
         "building_number": (d.get("building_number") or c.get("building_number") or "").strip(),
         "latitude": _safe_float(c.get("lat")),
         "longitude": _safe_float(c.get("lng")),
-        "photos": _build_photo_urls(d.get("photos") or c.get("photos") or []),
+        "photos": photo_urls,
+        "photos_count": len(photo_urls),
         "tags": [t.get("name_uk") or t.get("name") for t in (d.get("tags") or c.get("tags") or []) if isinstance(t, dict)],
         "contact_phones": _extract_phones(d),
         "raw_domria": {