@media (min-width: 971px) {
  .work-pics { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
               grid-template-areas: "p01 p01"
                                    "p02 p02"; }
  .pic-01 { grid-area: p01; }
  .pic-02 { grid-area: p02; }
  .work-pics figure > a { width: auto; }
    .work-pics img { margin-inline: auto ;  width:  min(90%, var(--photo-w), calc(var(--ph) * var(--photo-ratio))); }
}
@media (max-width: 970px) {
  .work-pics { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
               grid-template-areas: "p01 p01"
                                    "p02 p02"; }
  .pic-01 { grid-area: p01; }
  .pic-02 { grid-area: p02; }
  .work-pics figure > a { width: auto; }
    .work-pics img { margin-inline: auto ;  width:  min(75%, var(--photo-w), calc(var(--ph) * var(--photo-ratio))); }
}