I don't understand why to destroy a good running old stuff and why to certainly implement something standard (like at all sites with images).
I wrote about this before, after the first attempt of deploying a new version of the site, and repeat it now:
I'll not post photos here (in such a "new" version) and even will be forced to delete all my previous photos, because all my albums (and, rather, almost square previews of my photos) look extremely ugly now and discredit my portfolio.