diff --git a/.eleventy.js b/.eleventy.js
index e635fe1b..11e21fb4 100644
--- a/.eleventy.js
+++ b/.eleventy.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const imageShortcode = async (
   src,
   alt,
   className = undefined,
+  loading = 'lazy',
   widths = [75, 150, 300, 600, 900, 1200],
   formats = ['webp', 'jpeg'],
   sizes = '100vw'
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ const imageShortcode = async (
     width: largestUnoptimizedImg.width,
     height: largestUnoptimizedImg.height,
     alt,
-    loading: 'lazy',
+    loading,
     decoding: 'async',
   })
 
diff --git a/src/_includes/now.liquid b/src/_includes/now.liquid
index 27bf5bfd..7f4c5cf3 100644
--- a/src/_includes/now.liquid
+++ b/src/_includes/now.liquid
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: main
 ---
 {% render "partials/header.liquid", site: site, page: page, nav: nav %}
 {{ content }}
-{% render "partials/now/media-grid.liquid", data:music.artists, icon: "microphone-2", title: "Artists", shape: "square", count: 8 %}
+{% render "partials/now/media-grid.liquid", data:music.artists, icon: "microphone-2", title: "Artists", shape: "square", count: 8, loading: 'eager' %}
 {% render "partials/now/media-grid.liquid", data:music.albums, icon: "vinyl", title: "Albums", shape: "square", count: 8 %}
 {% render "partials/now/albumReleases.liquid", albumReleases:albumReleases %}
 {% render "partials/now/media-grid.liquid", data:books, icon: "books", title: "Books", shape: "vertical", count: 6 %}
diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/now/media-grid.liquid b/src/_includes/partials/now/media-grid.liquid
index 3190daea..fae7b1cf 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/now/media-grid.liquid
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/now/media-grid.liquid
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@
               </div>
             {% endif %}
           </div>
-          {% image item.image, alt, 'rounded-lg w-full h-full [&>*]:h-full' %}
+          {%- capture loadingStrategy %}
+            {% if loading %}
+              {{ loading }}
+            {% else %}
+              'lazy'
+            {% endif %}
+          {% endcapture -%}
+          {% image item.image, alt, 'rounded-lg w-full h-full [&>*]:h-full', loadingStrategy %}
         </div>
       </a>
     {% endfor %}
diff --git a/src/uses.md b/src/uses.md
index e068f174..dbe1eca0 100644
--- a/src/uses.md
+++ b/src/uses.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ meta:
 
 Software and services that I use for work and my own enjoyment.
 
-{% image 'https://coryd.dev/assets/img/pages/uses.jpg', 'My desk', 'border border-purple-600 dark:border-purple-400 rounded-lg overflow-hidden [&>*]:w-full' %}
+{% image 'https://coryd.dev/assets/img/pages/uses.jpg', 'My desk', 'border border-purple-600 dark:border-purple-400 rounded-lg overflow-hidden [&>*]:w-full', 'eager' %}
 
 <h3 className="text-xl font-extrabold leading-9 tracking-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 sm:text-2xl sm:leading-10 md:text-4xl md:leading-14">Computer setup</h3>