[Steven Zahm]

@ Diana

RE: is it possible to access the photos in my media library instead of uploading each image?

Sorry, no this is not possible. Connections maintains its own images in order to keep your site from being slowed down. Cluttering the Media Library can have negative effects in site performance. It also allows Connections to create image cache of size variations on demand further ensure as optimal load time as possible vs sending unnecessarily higher res images.