In React Native, there are many different ways to go about displaying a collection of images in a gallery view, and a carousel is one of the most popular methods to achieve this. Using an open-source library like react-native-swiper, or something a bit more advanced like react-native-snap-carousel, provides us with the tools we need to create it, but what if you want to create a custom gallery view with additional functionality?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.crowdbotics.com/how-to-create-a-custom-gallery-view-in-react-native/