wowzaa! There’s a new and improved photo.net. I think in general they did a pretty good job of keeping it light weight. I’m not convinced of the usefullness of the portal-like use of modules on the home page; whereas they usually signify aggregated content this use seems to merely group stuff.
The comments section on the page linked above reflects the kind of passionate religion Philip created himself regarding web site design, which is now flying back in his face like a boomerang!