Important! As it turns out, the “thumbnails” view needs to be very complicated and support multiple modes for what to display. For example, it also needs to be able to support displaying a “time lapse” of an object, possibly with all angles.
Humans are “movable objects” too, albeit much more fragile than typical artificial objects. Humans can generally only be moved around in standing, sitting, or laying position, or with shoulder straps with wide body coverage. More importantly, humans and animals tend to move primarily by their own mechanisms rather than being carried by something else. Nevertheless, especially for the purpose of organizing photos, the same visual and spatial disciplines apply.