Heads up to other people who play this game. The puzzle solution would only trigger if it's both the right image AND is right-side up (ex. the first puzzle with the light house, you need to both solve that the image is a light house and that it's standing straight up from the ground).
this added difficulty is a bit annoying in my opinion since it feels unnecessary and makes the puzzle solving more annoying rather than rewarding, but if you can get around this quirk it's a pretty decent game and is pretty fun.