diff --git a/src/Controller/DeviceApiController.php b/src/Controller/DeviceApiController.php
index 4cfb9b0..a60ac33 100644
--- a/src/Controller/DeviceApiController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/DeviceApiController.php
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ class DeviceApiController extends AbstractController
         $im->readImageBlob($ppm);
 
         // The .bin is always laid out in EPD-native scan order. For portrait,
-        // the renderer pre-rotated the photo 90° CW; rotate -90° here so the
+        // the renderer pre-rotated the photo 90° CCW; rotate 90° here so the
         // browser-side preview shows the photo upright.
         if ($orientation === Orientation::Portrait) {
-            $im->rotateImage(new \ImagickPixel('white'), -90);
+            $im->rotateImage(new \ImagickPixel('white'), 90);
         }
 
         $im->setImageFormat('png');
diff --git a/src/Controller/ImageApiController.php b/src/Controller/ImageApiController.php
index f922a49..5d262ee 100644
--- a/src/Controller/ImageApiController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/ImageApiController.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use App\Message\RenderImageMessage;
 use App\Service\ShareService;
 use App\Service\TokenService;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
-use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Attribute\Autowire;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\BinaryFileResponse;
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ class ImageApiController extends AbstractController
         Request                $request,
         EntityManagerInterface $em,
         MessageBusInterface    $bus,
-        LoggerInterface        $logger,
     ): JsonResponse {
         $file = $request->files->get('file');
         if (!$file) {
@@ -110,19 +108,6 @@ class ImageApiController extends AbstractController
             );
         }
 
-        // TEMP debug: log what arrived in the upload form so we can diagnose
-        // why crop_orientation is landing as NULL despite the frontend
-        // claiming to send it. Remove once stable.
-        $logger->info('image.upload.fields', [
-            'image_id'         => $image->getId(),
-            'has_cropParams'   => $request->request->has('cropParams'),
-            'has_stickerState' => $request->request->has('stickerState'),
-            'has_cropOrient'   => $request->request->has('cropOrientation'),
-            'cropOrient_raw'   => $request->request->get('cropOrientation'),
-            'all_keys'         => $request->request->keys(),
-            'persisted_orient' => $image->getCropOrientation()?->value,
-        ]);
-
         // Generate thumbnail from composited if available, otherwise from original
         $thumbSrc = file_exists($storageDir . '/composited.jpg')
             ? $storageDir . '/composited.jpg'
diff --git a/src/MessageHandler/RenderImageMessageHandler.php b/src/MessageHandler/RenderImageMessageHandler.php
index 670947b..7818cd2 100644
--- a/src/MessageHandler/RenderImageMessageHandler.php
+++ b/src/MessageHandler/RenderImageMessageHandler.php
@@ -96,13 +96,14 @@ final class RenderImageMessageHandler
         $imagick->autoOrient();
         $imagick->cropThumbnailImage($width, $height);
 
-        // Portrait: rotate the cropped photo 90° CW so the packed .bin's row
+        // Portrait: rotate the cropped photo 90° CCW so the packed .bin's row
         // layout matches the EPD's native 800-pixel scan order. The frame is
-        // physically rotated 90° CCW for portrait (ribbon on left), so the
-        // photo's bottom edge maps to the EPD's left column. Firmware streams
-        // bytes raw — no orientation awareness on-device.
+        // physically rotated 90° CW for portrait (ribbon on right from EPD's
+        // POV → on left from user's view), so the photo's top edge maps to the
+        // EPD's left column. Firmware streams bytes raw — no orientation
+        // awareness on-device.
         if ($orientation === Orientation::Portrait) {
-            $imagick->rotateImage(new \ImagickPixel('white'), 90);
+            $imagick->rotateImage(new \ImagickPixel('white'), -90);
         }
 
         $imagick->setImageColorspace(\Imagick::COLORSPACE_SRGB);