diff --git a/src/collections/Pages/netzwerkFields.ts b/src/collections/Pages/netzwerkFields.ts
index d372a10..609562b 100644
--- a/src/collections/Pages/netzwerkFields.ts
+++ b/src/collections/Pages/netzwerkFields.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const sectionAdmin = (description: string) => ({
 const statFields: Field[] = [text('value', 'Value'), text('label', 'Label')]
 
 const personFields: Field[] = [
+  uploadField('imageUpload', 'Image'),
   text('image', 'Image URL'),
   text('imageAlt', 'Image alt text'),
   text('name', 'Name'),
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ const juryMemberFields: Field[] = [
   text('name', 'Name'),
   text('role', 'Role'),
   textarea('bio', 'Bio'),
+  uploadField('imageUpload', 'Image'),
   text('image', 'Image URL'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/payload-types.ts b/src/payload-types.ts
index 105a734..a2f5760 100644
--- a/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -1716,6 +1716,7 @@ export interface Page {
       description?: string | null;
       people?:
         | {
+            imageUpload?: (number | null) | Media;
             image?: string | null;
             imageAlt?: string | null;
             name?: string | null;
@@ -1769,6 +1770,7 @@ export interface Page {
             name?: string | null;
             role?: string | null;
             bio?: string | null;
+            imageUpload?: (number | null) | Media;
             image?: string | null;
             id?: string | null;
           }[]
@@ -4596,6 +4598,7 @@ export interface PagesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
               people?:
                 | T
                 | {
+                    imageUpload?: T;
                     image?: T;
                     imageAlt?: T;
                     name?: T;
@@ -4647,6 +4650,7 @@ export interface PagesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
                     name?: T;
                     role?: T;
                     bio?: T;
+                    imageUpload?: T;
                     image?: T;
                     id?: T;
                   };
diff --git a/src/scripts/preload-netzwerk-page-cms.ts b/src/scripts/preload-netzwerk-page-cms.ts
index 25d1e0d..c0ac4a8 100644
--- a/src/scripts/preload-netzwerk-page-cms.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/preload-netzwerk-page-cms.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dotenv/config'
 
 import config from '@payload-config'
+import crypto from 'crypto'
 import { getPayload, type Payload } from 'payload'
 
 import { netzwerkContent } from '@/spa/netzwerkContent'
@@ -15,6 +16,29 @@ const mediaByFilename = async (payload: Payload, filename: string) => {
   return result.docs[0]?.id
 }
 
+const safeRemoteName = (url: string) => {
+  const parsed = new URL(url)
+  const ext = parsed.pathname.split('/').pop()?.includes('.') ? `.${parsed.pathname.split('.').pop()}` : '.jpg'
+  const hash = crypto.createHash('sha1').update(url).digest('hex').slice(0, 10)
+  return `${parsed.hostname.replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, '-')}-${hash}${ext}`.toLowerCase()
+}
+
+const filenameForSource = (source: string) => {
+  if (source.startsWith('http')) return safeRemoteName(source)
+  return source.split('?')[0]?.split('/').filter(Boolean).pop()
+}
+
+const itemsWithImageUploads = async <T extends { image?: string }>(payload: Payload, items: T[]) =>
+  Promise.all(
+    items.map(async (item) => {
+      const filename = item.image ? filenameForSource(item.image) : undefined
+      return {
+        ...item,
+        imageUpload: filename ? await mediaByFilename(payload, filename) : undefined,
+      }
+    }),
+  )
+
 async function main() {
   const payload = await getPayload({ config })
 
@@ -36,6 +60,10 @@ async function main() {
   const sponsoringImage = await mediaByFilename(payload, netzwerkContent.sponsoring.imageFilename)
   const { imageFilename: _heroFilename, ...heroContent } = netzwerkContent.hero
   const { imageFilename: _sponsoringFilename, ...sponsoringContent } = netzwerkContent.sponsoring
+  const [patronPeople, juryMembers] = await Promise.all([
+    itemsWithImageUploads(payload, netzwerkContent.patronage.people),
+    itemsWithImageUploads(payload, netzwerkContent.jury.members),
+  ])
 
   await payload.update({
     collection: 'pages',
@@ -49,6 +77,14 @@ async function main() {
           ...heroContent,
           image: heroImage,
         },
+        patronage: {
+          ...netzwerkContent.patronage,
+          people: patronPeople,
+        },
+        jury: {
+          ...netzwerkContent.jury,
+          members: juryMembers,
+        },
         sponsoring: {
           ...sponsoringContent,
           image: sponsoringImage,
diff --git a/src/spa/pages/Netzwerk.tsx b/src/spa/pages/Netzwerk.tsx
index 2aead64..8ee511c 100644
--- a/src/spa/pages/Netzwerk.tsx
+++ b/src/spa/pages/Netzwerk.tsx
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ type NetzwerkCms = Partial<typeof netzwerkContent> & {
   sponsoring?: Partial<typeof netzwerkContent.sponsoring> & { image?: unknown }
 }
 
-type PatronPerson = (typeof netzwerkContent.patronage.people)[number]
-type JuryMember = (typeof netzwerkContent.jury.members)[number]
+type PatronPerson = (typeof netzwerkContent.patronage.people)[number] & { imageUpload?: unknown }
+type JuryMember = (typeof netzwerkContent.jury.members)[number] & { imageUpload?: unknown }
 type Partner = (typeof netzwerkContent.partners.items)[number] & { tier: 1 | 2 | 3; heroImg?: string; linkedin?: string; logoSubtext?: string }
 type PartnerTier = (typeof netzwerkContent.partners.tiers)[number]
 type ExpertiseRow = (typeof netzwerkContent.expertise.rows)[number]
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type PartnerModalCopy = typeof netzwerkContent.partners.modal
 
 const fallbackText = (value: unknown, fallback: string) => typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 0 ? value : fallback;
 const fallbackArray = <T,>(value: unknown, fallback: T[]) => Array.isArray(value) && value.length ? value as T[] : fallback;
+const managedImage = (upload: unknown, fallback: unknown) => mediaUrl(upload, fallbackText(fallback, ''))
 
 function Lines({ text, highlight }: { text: string; highlight?: string }) {
   return (
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ const JuryCard: React.FC<{ member: JuryMember; idx: number }> = ({ member, idx }
       style={{ borderLeft: !isMobileCard && idx > 0 ? '1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07)' : 'none', display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', cursor: 'default', background: hovered ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.03)' : 'transparent', transition: 'background 0.2s', ...(isMobileCard ? { minWidth: '74vw', maxWidth: '74vw', flexShrink: 0, scrollSnapAlign: 'start', border: '1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08)', borderRadius: 16, overflow: 'hidden' } : {}) }}
     >
       <div style={{ position: 'relative', overflow: 'hidden', aspectRatio: '3/4' }}>
-        <Image unoptimized src={member.image} alt={member.name} style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover', filter: hovered ? 'none' : 'grayscale(100%)', transition: 'filter 0.5s', display: 'block' }} />
+        <Image unoptimized src={managedImage(member.imageUpload, member.image)} alt={member.name} style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover', filter: hovered ? 'none' : 'grayscale(100%)', transition: 'filter 0.5s', display: 'block' }} />
         <div style={{ position: 'absolute', bottom: 0, left: 0, right: 0, height: '40%', background: 'linear-gradient(to top, rgba(3,9,58,0.65), transparent)' }} />
       </div>
       <div style={{ padding: isMobileCard ? '28px 28px 32px' : '32px 32px 36px' }}>
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ const JuryChairCard: React.FC<{ member: JuryMember; badge: string }> = ({ member
       }}
     >
       <div style={{ position: 'relative', overflow: 'hidden', aspectRatio: isMobileCard ? '16/10' : '3/4', minHeight: isMobileCard ? 240 : 'auto' }}>
-        <Image unoptimized src={member.image} alt={member.name} style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover', objectPosition: 'center top', filter: hovered ? 'none' : 'grayscale(100%)', transition: 'filter 0.5s', display: 'block' }} />
+        <Image unoptimized src={managedImage(member.imageUpload, member.image)} alt={member.name} style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover', objectPosition: 'center top', filter: hovered ? 'none' : 'grayscale(100%)', transition: 'filter 0.5s', display: 'block' }} />
         <div style={{ position: 'absolute', bottom: 0, left: 0, right: 0, height: '45%', background: 'linear-gradient(to top, rgba(3,9,58,0.7), transparent)' }} />
       </div>
       <div style={{ padding: isMobileCard ? '32px 28px 36px' : '56px 56px', display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ const Netzwerk: React.FC = () => {
           {patronPeople.map((person, index) => (
             <PersonCard
               key={`${person.name}-${index}`}
-              imgSrc={fallbackText(person.image, netzwerkContent.patronage.people[index]?.image || '')}
+              imgSrc={managedImage(person.imageUpload, fallbackText(person.image, netzwerkContent.patronage.people[index]?.image || ''))}
               imgAlt={fallbackText(person.imageAlt, person.name)}
               name={fallbackText(person.name, netzwerkContent.patronage.people[index]?.name || '')}
               titleLine1={fallbackText(person.titleLine1, netzwerkContent.patronage.people[index]?.titleLine1 || '')}