Now uses the existing infrastructure instead of base64: - Created photos API client for multipart/form-data upload - Upload to /api/v1/photos/upload endpoint - Backend handles Sharp image optimization (resize, compress, format conversion) - MinIO/S3-compatible storage for scalable file management - 10MB file size limit (up from 5MB base64) - Shows upload progress with spinner - Returns optimized CDN-ready URLs - Proper error handling with backend validation Benefits over previous base64 approach: ✅ Images optimized with Sharp (smaller sizes, better quality) ✅ Stored in MinIO (scalable object storage) ✅ CDN-ready URLs for fast delivery ✅ No database bloat from base64 strings ✅ Supports larger files (10MB vs 5MB) ✅ Automatic thumbnail generation ✅ Better performance and scalability 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>