diff --git a/src/app/(auth-state)/admin/photos/page.tsx b/src/app/(auth-state)/admin/photos/page.tsx
index a970445e..2521b796 100644
--- a/src/app/(auth-state)/admin/photos/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(auth-state)/admin/photos/page.tsx
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@ export default async function AdminPage({
 }) {
   const { offset, limit } = getPhotosLimitForQuery(searchParams.next);
 
-  const photos = await getPhotos('createdAt', limit);
-
-  const count = await getPhotosCount();
+  const [
+    photos,
+    count,
+    blobUploadUrls,
+  ] = await Promise.all([
+    await getPhotos({ sortBy: 'createdAt', limit }),
+    await getPhotosCount(),
+    await getBlobUploadUrls(),
+  ]);
 
   const showMorePhotos = count > photos.length;
 
-  const blobUploadUrls = await getBlobUploadUrls(); 
   const blobPhotoUrls = DEBUG_PHOTO_BLOBS
     ? await getBlobPhotoUrls()
     : [];
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/grid/page.tsx b/src/app/(static)/grid/page.tsx
index 73af56ec..33f8207b 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/grid/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/grid/page.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
+import {
+  getPhotosCached,
+  getPhotosCountCached,
+  getUniqueTagsCached,
+} from '@/cache';
 import AnimateItems from '@/components/AnimateItems';
 import MorePhotos from '@/components/MorePhotos';
 import SiteGrid from '@/components/SiteGrid';
 import { generateOgImageMetaForPhotos, getPhotosLimitForQuery } from '@/photo';
 import PhotoGrid from '@/photo/PhotoGrid';
 import PhotosEmptyState from '@/photo/PhotosEmptyState';
-import { getPhotos, getPhotosCount, getUniqueTags } from '@/services/postgres';
+import { MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_HOME } from '@/photo/image-response';
 import PhotoTag from '@/tag/PhotoTag';
 import { Metadata } from 'next';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
 
 export async function generateMetadata(): Promise<Metadata> {
-  const photos = await getPhotos();
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({ limit: MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_HOME});
   return generateOgImageMetaForPhotos(photos);
 }
 
@@ -22,11 +27,11 @@ export default async function GridPage({
 }) {
   const { offset, limit } = getPhotosLimitForQuery(searchParams.next);
 
-  const photos = await getPhotos(undefined, limit);
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({ limit });
 
-  const count = await getPhotosCount();
+  const count = await getPhotosCountCached();
 
-  const tags = await getUniqueTags();
+  const tags = await getUniqueTagsCached();
 
   const showMorePhotos = count > photos.length;
   
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/home-image/route.tsx b/src/app/(static)/home-image/route.tsx
index cc160399..564d5932 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/home-image/route.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/home-image/route.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 import { auth } from '@/auth';
-import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth } from '@/cache';
+import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth, getPhotosCached } from '@/cache';
 import {
   IMAGE_OG_SMALL_SIZE,
   MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_HOME,
 } from '@/photo/image-response';
 import HomeImageResponse from '@/photo/image-response/HomeImageResponse';
-import { getPhotos } from '@/services/postgres';
 import { ImageResponse } from 'next/server';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
 
 export async function GET(request: Request) {
-  const photos = await getPhotos(
-    undefined,
-    MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_HOME,
-  );
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({
+    limit: MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_HOME,
+  });
 
   const headers = await getImageCacheHeadersForAuth(await auth());
 
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/og/page.tsx b/src/app/(static)/og/page.tsx
index 3183cefb..d5d22e3d 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/og/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/og/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+import { getPhotosCached, getPhotosCountCached } from '@/cache';
 import MorePhotos from '@/components/MorePhotos';
 import { getPhotosLimitForQuery } from '@/photo';
 import StaggeredOgPhotos from '@/photo/StaggeredOgPhotos';
-import { getPhotos, getPhotosCount } from '@/services/postgres';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
 
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ export default async function GridPage({
 }) {
   const { offset, limit } = getPhotosLimitForQuery(searchParams.next);
 
-  const photos = await getPhotos(undefined, limit);
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({ limit });
 
-  const count = await getPhotosCount();
+  const count = await getPhotosCountCached();
 
   const showMorePhotos = count > photos.length;
   
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/image/route.tsx b/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/image/route.tsx
index 088fcd37..282fd7c3 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/image/route.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/image/route.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import { auth } from '@/auth';
-import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth } from '@/cache';
+import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth, getPhotoCached } from '@/cache';
 import { IMAGE_OG_SIZE } from '@/photo/image-response';
 import PhotoImageResponse from '@/photo/image-response/PhotoImageResponse';
-import { getPhoto } from '@/services/postgres';
 import { getIBMPlexMonoMedium } from '@/site/font';
 import { ImageResponse } from 'next/server';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
 
 export async function GET(request: Request, context: any){
-  const photo = await getPhoto(context.params.photoId);
+  const photo = await getPhotoCached(context.params.photoId);
 
   const {
     fontFamily,
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/layout.tsx b/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/layout.tsx
index daa2200a..acbc4986 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/layout.tsx
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@ import {
   titleForPhoto,
 } from '@/photo';
 import { Metadata } from 'next';
-import {
-  getPhoto,
-  getPhotosTakenAfterPhotoInclusive,
-  getPhotosTakenBeforePhoto,
-} from '@/services/postgres';
 import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 import { absolutePathForPhoto, absolutePathForPhotoImage } from '@/site/paths';
 import PhotoDetailPage from '@/photo/PhotoDetailPage';
+import { getPhotoCached, getPhotosCached } from '@/cache';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
 
@@ -20,7 +16,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata({
 }: {
   params: { photoId: string }
 }): Promise<Metadata> {
-  const photo = await getPhoto(photoId);
+  const photo = await getPhotoCached(photoId);
 
   if (!photo) { return {}; }
 
@@ -54,15 +50,21 @@ export default async function PhotoPage({
   params: { photoId: string }
   children: React.ReactNode
 }) {
-  const photo = await getPhoto(photoId);
+  const photo = await getPhotoCached(photoId);
 
   if (!photo) { redirect('/'); }
 
-  const photosBefore = await getPhotosTakenBeforePhoto(photo, 1);
-  const photosAfter = await getPhotosTakenAfterPhotoInclusive(
-    photo,
-    GRID_THUMBNAILS_TO_SHOW_MAX + 1,
-  );
+  const [
+    photosBefore,
+    photosAfter,
+  ] = await Promise.all([
+    getPhotosCached({ takenBefore: photo.takenAt, limit: 1 }),
+    getPhotosCached({
+      takenAfterInclusive: photo.takenAt,
+      limit: GRID_THUMBNAILS_TO_SHOW_MAX + 1,
+    }),
+  ]);
+
   const photos = photosBefore.concat(photosAfter);
 
   return <>
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/share/page.tsx b/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/share/page.tsx
index 47a309bb..811af5a2 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/share/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/p/[photoId]/share/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { getPhotoCached } from '@/cache';
 import PhotoModal from '@/photo/PhotoModal';
-import { getPhoto } from '@/services/postgres';
 import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default async function Share({
 }: {
   params: { photoId: string }
 }) {
-  const photo = await getPhoto(photoId);
+  const photo = await getPhotoCached(photoId);
 
   if (!photo) { return redirect('/'); }
 
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/page.tsx b/src/app/(static)/page.tsx
index 4c40c5ae..41467ea0 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/page.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
+import { getPhotosCached, getPhotosCountCached } from '@/cache';
 import AnimateItems from '@/components/AnimateItems';
 import MorePhotos from '@/components/MorePhotos';
 import SiteGrid from '@/components/SiteGrid';
 import { generateOgImageMetaForPhotos, getPhotosLimitForQuery } from '@/photo';
 import PhotoLarge from '@/photo/PhotoLarge';
 import PhotosEmptyState from '@/photo/PhotosEmptyState';
-import { getPhotos, getPhotosCount } from '@/services/postgres';
 import { Metadata } from 'next';
 
-export const dynamic = 'force-static';
+export const runtime = 'edge';
 
 export async function generateMetadata(): Promise<Metadata> {
-  const photos = await getPhotos();
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached();
   return generateOgImageMetaForPhotos(photos);
 }
 
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ export default async function HomePage({
 }) {
   const { offset, limit } = getPhotosLimitForQuery(searchParams.next, 12);
 
-  const photos = await getPhotos(undefined, limit);
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({ limit });
 
-  const count = await getPhotosCount();
+  const count = await getPhotosCountCached();
 
   const showMorePhotos = count > photos.length;
 
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/[photoId]/layout.tsx b/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/[photoId]/layout.tsx
index 8a7a6487..8cdb0448 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/[photoId]/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/[photoId]/layout.tsx
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ import {
   titleForPhoto,
 } from '@/photo';
 import { Metadata } from 'next';
-import {
-  getPhoto,
-  getPhotos,
-} from '@/services/postgres';
 import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 import { absolutePathForPhoto, absolutePathForPhotoImage } from '@/site/paths';
 import PhotoDetailPage from '@/photo/PhotoDetailPage';
+import { getPhotoCached, getPhotosCached } from '@/cache';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
 
@@ -18,7 +15,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata({
 }: {
   params: { photoId: string, tag: string }
 }): Promise<Metadata> {
-  const photo = await getPhoto(photoId);
+  const photo = await getPhotoCached(photoId);
 
   if (!photo) { return {}; }
 
@@ -52,11 +49,11 @@ export default async function PhotoTagPage({
   params: { photoId: string, tag: string }
   children: React.ReactNode
 }) {
-  const photo = await getPhoto(photoId);
+  const photo = await getPhotoCached(photoId);
 
   if (!photo) { redirect('/'); }
 
-  const photos = await getPhotos(undefined, undefined, undefined, tag);
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({ tag });
 
   return <>
     {children}
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/[photoId]/share/page.tsx b/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/[photoId]/share/page.tsx
index 682d5a0a..b6480874 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/[photoId]/share/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/[photoId]/share/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { getPhotoCached } from '@/cache';
 import PhotoModal from '@/photo/PhotoModal';
-import { getPhoto } from '@/services/postgres';
 import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default async function Share({
 }: {
   params: { photoId: string, tag: string }
 }) {
-  const photo = await getPhoto(photoId);
+  const photo = await getPhotoCached(photoId);
 
   if (!photo) { return redirect('/'); }
 
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/image/route.tsx b/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/image/route.tsx
index 8429efb9..c09e98c3 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/image/route.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/image/route.tsx
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 import { auth } from '@/auth';
-import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth } from '@/cache';
+import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth, getPhotosCached } from '@/cache';
 import {
   IMAGE_OG_SMALL_SIZE,
   MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_PER_TAG,
 } from '@/photo/image-response';
 import TagImageResponse from '@/photo/image-response/TagImageResponse';
-import { getPhotos } from '@/services/postgres';
 import { getIBMPlexMonoMedium } from '@/site/font';
 import { ImageResponse } from 'next/server';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
 
 export async function GET(request: Request, context: any) {
-  const photos = await getPhotos(
-    undefined,
-    MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_PER_TAG,
-    undefined,
-    context.params.tag,
-  );
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({
+    limit: MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_PER_TAG,
+    tag: context.params.tag,
+  });
 
   const {
     fontFamily,
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/page.tsx b/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/page.tsx
index 99ae42a4..aa8633a4 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/t/[tag]/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { getPhotosCached } from '@/cache';
 import SiteGrid from '@/components/SiteGrid';
 import PhotoGrid from '@/photo/PhotoGrid';
-import { getPhotos } from '@/services/postgres';
 import { absolutePathForTag, absolutePathForTagImage } from '@/site/paths';
 import { descriptionForTaggedPhotos, titleForTag } from '@/tag';
 import TagHeader from '@/tag/TagHeader';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface TagProps {
 export async function generateMetadata({
   params: { tag },
 }: TagProps): Promise<Metadata> {
-  const photos = await getPhotos(undefined, undefined, undefined, tag);
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({ tag });
 
   const url = absolutePathForTag(tag);
   const title = titleForTag(tag, photos);
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata({
 }
 
 export default async function TagPage({ params: { tag } }: TagProps) {
-  const photos = await getPhotos(undefined, undefined, undefined, tag);
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({ tag });
 
   return (
     <SiteGrid
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/template-image-tight/route.tsx b/src/app/(static)/template-image-tight/route.tsx
index ee02cf6c..9183818a 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/template-image-tight/route.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/template-image-tight/route.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 import { auth } from '@/auth';
-import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth } from '@/cache';
+import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth, getPhotosCached } from '@/cache';
 import {
   IMAGE_OG_SIZE,
   MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_TEMPLATE_TIGHT,
 } from '@/photo/image-response';
 import TemplateImageResponse from
   '@/photo/image-response/TemplateImageResponse';
-import { getPhotos } from '@/services/postgres';
 import { getIBMPlexMonoMedium } from '@/site/font';
 import { ImageResponse } from 'next/server';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
 
 export async function GET(request: Request) {
-  const photos = await getPhotos('priority', MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_TEMPLATE_TIGHT);
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({
+    sortBy: 'priority',
+    limit: MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_TEMPLATE_TIGHT,
+  });
 
   const {
     fontFamily,
diff --git a/src/app/(static)/template-image/route.tsx b/src/app/(static)/template-image/route.tsx
index 0c788940..cfbdfc0e 100644
--- a/src/app/(static)/template-image/route.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(static)/template-image/route.tsx
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 import { auth } from '@/auth';
-import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth } from '@/cache';
+import { getImageCacheHeadersForAuth, getPhotosCached } from '@/cache';
 import {
   GRID_OG_SIZE,
   MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_TEMPLATE,
 } from '@/photo/image-response';
 import TemplateImageResponse from
   '@/photo/image-response/TemplateImageResponse';
-import { getPhotos } from '@/services/postgres';
 import { getIBMPlexMonoMedium } from '@/site/font';
 import { ImageResponse } from 'next/server';
 
 export const runtime = 'edge';
 
 export async function GET(request: Request) {
-  const photos = await getPhotos('priority', MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_TEMPLATE);
+  const photos = await getPhotosCached({
+    sortBy: 'priority',
+    limit: MAX_PHOTOS_TO_SHOW_TEMPLATE,
+  });
+
   const {
     fontFamily,
     fonts,
   } = await getIBMPlexMonoMedium();
+  
   const headers = await getImageCacheHeadersForAuth(await auth());
 
   const { width, height } = GRID_OG_SIZE;
diff --git a/src/cache/index.ts b/src/cache/index.ts
index 737b5297..a3e9af55 100644
--- a/src/cache/index.ts
+++ b/src/cache/index.ts
@@ -1,40 +1,60 @@
-import { getPhoto, getPhotos } from '@/services/postgres';
 import type { Session } from 'next-auth/types';
-import { revalidatePath, revalidateTag, unstable_cache } from 'next/cache';
+import { revalidateTag, unstable_cache } from 'next/cache';
+import {
+  GetPhotosOptions,
+  getPhoto,
+  getPhotos,
+  getPhotosCount,
+  getUniqueTags,
+} from '@/services/postgres';
+import { parseCachedPhotosDates, parseCachedPhotoDates } from '@/photo';
 
-const TAG_PHOTOS = 'photos';
+const TAG_PHOTOS        = 'photos';
+const TAG_PHOTOS_COUNT  = 'photos-count';
+const TAG_TAGS          = 'tags';
 
-const PHOTO_PATHS = [
-  '/',
-  '/grid',
-  '/p/[photoId]',
-  '/p/[photoId]/share',
-  '/p/[photoId]/image',
-  '/t/[tag]',
-  '/t/[tag]/[photoId]',
-  '/t/[tag]/[photoId]/share',
-  '/admin/photos',
-  '/admin/photos/[photoId]',
-  '/admin/photos/[photoId]/edit',
-];
+const getPhotosCacheTags = (options: GetPhotosOptions = {}) => {
+  const tags = [TAG_PHOTOS];
+  
+  const {
+    sortBy,
+    limit,
+    offset,
+    tag,
+    takenAfterInclusive,
+    takenBefore,
+  } = options;
+
+  if (sortBy !== undefined) { tags.push(`sortBy-${sortBy}`); }
+  if (limit !== undefined) { tags.push(`limit-${sortBy}`); }
+  if (offset !== undefined) { tags.push(`offset-${sortBy}`); }
+  if (tag !== undefined) { tags.push(`tag-${sortBy}`); }
+  // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+  if (takenBefore !== undefined) { tags.push(`takenBefore-${takenBefore.toISOString()}`); }
+  // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+  if (takenAfterInclusive !== undefined) { tags.push(`takenAfterInclusive-${takenAfterInclusive.toISOString()}`); }
+
+  return tags;
+};
 
 const tagForPhoto = (photoId: string) => `photo-${photoId}`;
 
-export const revalidatePhotosTag = (
-  includePhotoPaths?: boolean
-) => {
+export const revalidatePhotosTag = () =>
   revalidateTag(TAG_PHOTOS);
-  if (includePhotoPaths) { revalidateAllPhotoPaths(); }
-};
-
-export const revalidateAllPhotoPaths = () =>
-  PHOTO_PATHS.forEach(path => revalidatePath(path));
 
 export const getPhotosCached: typeof getPhotos = (...args) =>
   unstable_cache(
     () => getPhotos(...args),
-    [TAG_PHOTOS], {
-      tags: [TAG_PHOTOS],
+    getPhotosCacheTags(...args), {
+      tags: getPhotosCacheTags(...args),
+    }
+  )().then(parseCachedPhotosDates);
+
+export const getPhotosCountCached: typeof getPhotosCount = (...args) =>
+  unstable_cache(
+    () => getPhotosCount(...args),
+    [TAG_PHOTOS, TAG_PHOTOS_COUNT], {
+      tags: [TAG_PHOTOS, TAG_PHOTOS_COUNT],
     }
   )();
 
@@ -44,6 +64,14 @@ export const getPhotoCached: typeof getPhoto = (...args) =>
     [TAG_PHOTOS, tagForPhoto(...args)], {
       tags: [TAG_PHOTOS, tagForPhoto(...args)],
     }
+  )().then(photo => photo ? parseCachedPhotoDates(photo) : undefined);
+
+export const getUniqueTagsCached: typeof getUniqueTags = (...args) =>
+  unstable_cache(
+    () => getUniqueTags(...args),
+    [TAG_PHOTOS, TAG_TAGS], {
+      tags: [TAG_PHOTOS, TAG_TAGS],
+    }
   )();
 
 export const getImageCacheHeadersForAuth = async (session?: Session) => {
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 17e4aa78..7210ac03 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { auth } from './auth';
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
-import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
+import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
 
 export default function middleware(req: NextRequest, res:NextResponse) {
   const pathname = req.nextUrl.pathname;
diff --git a/src/photo/actions.ts b/src/photo/actions.ts
index 0d433596..490f266a 100644
--- a/src/photo/actions.ts
+++ b/src/photo/actions.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function createPhotoAction(formData: FormData) {
   if (updatedUrl) { photo.url = updatedUrl; }
   await sqlInsertPhotoIntoDb(photo);
 
-  revalidatePhotosTag(true);
+  revalidatePhotosTag();
 
   redirect('/admin/photos');
 }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function updatePhotoAction(formData: FormData) {
 
   await sqlUpdatePhotoInDb(photo);
 
-  revalidatePhotosTag(true);
+  revalidatePhotosTag();
 
   redirect('/admin/photos');
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function deletePhotoAction(formData: FormData) {
   await deleteBlobPhoto(formData.get('url') as string);
   await sqlDeletePhoto(formData.get('id') as string);
 
-  revalidatePhotosTag(true);
+  revalidatePhotosTag();
 };
 
 export async function deleteBlobPhotoAction(formData: FormData) {
diff --git a/src/photo/index.ts b/src/photo/index.ts
index e1d86e49..31407a19 100644
--- a/src/photo/index.ts
+++ b/src/photo/index.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ export const parsePhotoFromDb = (photoDbRaw: PhotoDb): Photo => {
   };
 };
 
+export const parseCachedPhotoDates = (photo: Photo) => ({
+  ...photo,
+  takenAt: new Date(photo.takenAt),
+  updatedAt: new Date(photo.updatedAt),
+  createdAt: new Date(photo.createdAt),
+});
+
+export const parseCachedPhotosDates = (photos: Photo[]) =>
+  photos.map(parseCachedPhotoDates);
+
 export const convertPhotoToPhotoDbInsert = (
   photo: Photo,
 ): PhotoDbInsert => ({
diff --git a/src/services/postgres.ts b/src/services/postgres.ts
index edb0117c..316ceab7 100644
--- a/src/services/postgres.ts
+++ b/src/services/postgres.ts
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ const sqlGetPhotosFromDb = (
     SELECT * FROM photos
     ORDER BY taken_at DESC
     LIMIT ${limit} OFFSET ${offset}
-  `
-    .then(({ rows }) => rows.map(parsePhotoFromDb));
+  `;
 
 const sqlGetPhotosFromDbSortedByCreatedAt = (
   limit = PHOTO_DEFAULT_LIMIT,
@@ -147,8 +146,7 @@ const sqlGetPhotosFromDbSortedByCreatedAt = (
     SELECT * FROM photos
     ORDER BY created_at DESC
     LIMIT ${limit} OFFSET ${offset}
-  `
-    .then(({ rows }) => rows.map(parsePhotoFromDb));
+  `;
 
 const sqlGetPhotosFromDbSortedByPriority = (
   limit = PHOTO_DEFAULT_LIMIT,
@@ -158,8 +156,7 @@ const sqlGetPhotosFromDbSortedByPriority = (
     SELECT * FROM photos
     ORDER BY priority_order ASC, taken_at DESC
     LIMIT ${limit} OFFSET ${offset}
-  `
-    .then(({ rows }) => rows.map(parsePhotoFromDb));
+  `;
 
 const sqlGetPhotosFromDbByTag = (
   limit = PHOTO_DEFAULT_LIMIT,
@@ -170,43 +167,83 @@ const sqlGetPhotosFromDbByTag = (
     SELECT * FROM photos WHERE ${tag}=ANY(tags)
     ORDER BY taken_at ASC
     LIMIT ${limit} OFFSET ${offset}
-  `
-    .then(({ rows }) => rows.map(parsePhotoFromDb));
+  `;
+
+const sqlGetPhotosTakenAfterDateInclusive = (
+  takenAt: Date,
+  limit?: number,
+) =>
+  sql<PhotoDb>`
+    SELECT * FROM photos
+    WHERE taken_at <= ${takenAt.toISOString()}
+    ORDER BY taken_at DESC
+    LIMIT ${limit}
+  `;
+
+const sqlGetPhotosTakenBeforeDate = (
+  takenAt: Date,
+  limit?: number,
+) =>
+  sql<PhotoDb>`
+    SELECT * FROM photos
+    WHERE taken_at > ${takenAt.toISOString()}
+    ORDER BY taken_at ASC
+    LIMIT ${limit}
+  `;
 
 const sqlGetPhotoFromDb = (id: string) =>
-  sql<PhotoDb>`SELECT * FROM photos WHERE id=${id} LIMIT 1`
-    .then(({ rows }) => rows.map(parsePhotoFromDb));
+  sql<PhotoDb>`SELECT * FROM photos WHERE id=${id} LIMIT 1`;
+
+export type GetPhotosOptions = {
+  sortBy?: 'createdAt' | 'takenAt' | 'priority'
+  limit?: number
+  offset?: number
+  tag?: string
+  takenBefore?: Date
+  takenAfterInclusive?: Date
+}
+
+export const getPhotos = async (options: GetPhotosOptions = {}) => {
+  const {
+    sortBy = 'takenAt',
+    limit,
+    offset,
+    tag,
+    takenBefore,
+    takenAfterInclusive,
+  } = options;
 
-export const getPhotos = async (
-  sortBy: 'createdAt' | 'takenAt' | 'priority' = 'takenAt',
-  limit?: number,
-  offset?: number,
-  tag?: string,
-) => {
   let photos;
 
-  const getPhotosRequest = tag
-    ? () => sqlGetPhotosFromDbByTag(limit, offset, tag)
-    : sortBy === 'createdAt'
-      ? () => sqlGetPhotosFromDbSortedByCreatedAt(limit, offset)
-      : sortBy === 'priority' 
-        ? () => sqlGetPhotosFromDbSortedByPriority(limit, offset)
-        : () => sqlGetPhotosFromDb(limit, offset);
+  const getPhotosRequest = takenBefore
+    ? () => sqlGetPhotosTakenBeforeDate(takenBefore, limit)
+    : takenAfterInclusive
+      ? () => sqlGetPhotosTakenAfterDateInclusive(takenAfterInclusive, limit)
+      : tag
+        ? () => sqlGetPhotosFromDbByTag(limit, offset, tag)
+        : sortBy === 'createdAt'
+          ? () => sqlGetPhotosFromDbSortedByCreatedAt(limit, offset)
+          : sortBy === 'priority' 
+            ? () => sqlGetPhotosFromDbSortedByPriority(limit, offset)
+            : () => sqlGetPhotosFromDb(limit, offset);
+
+  const getPhotosRequestAndParse = () =>
+    getPhotosRequest().then(({ rows }) => rows.map(parsePhotoFromDb));
 
   try {
-    photos = await getPhotosRequest();
+    photos = await getPhotosRequestAndParse();
   } catch (e: any) {
     if (/relation "photos" does not exist/i.test(e.message)) {
       console.log(
         'Creating table "photos" because it did not exist',
       );
       await sqlCreatePhotosTable();
-      photos = await getPhotosRequest();
+      photos = await getPhotosRequestAndParse();
     } else if (/endpoint is in transition/i.test(e.message)) {
       // Wait 5 seconds and try again
       await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
       try {
-        photos = await getPhotosRequest();
+        photos = await getPhotosRequestAndParse();
       } catch (e: any) {
         console.log(`sql get error on retry (after 5000ms): ${e.message} `);
         throw e;
@@ -220,30 +257,6 @@ export const getPhotos = async (
   return photos;
 };
 
-export const getPhotosTakenAfterPhotoInclusive = (
-  photo: Photo,
-  limit?: number,
-) =>
-  sql<PhotoDb>`
-    SELECT * FROM photos
-    WHERE taken_at <= ${photo.takenAt.toISOString()}
-    ORDER BY taken_at DESC
-    LIMIT ${limit}
-  `
-    .then(({ rows }) => rows.map(parsePhotoFromDb));
-    
-export const getPhotosTakenBeforePhoto = (
-  photo: Photo,
-  limit?: number,
-) =>
-  sql<PhotoDb>`
-    SELECT * FROM photos
-    WHERE taken_at > ${photo.takenAt.toISOString()}
-    ORDER BY taken_at ASC
-    LIMIT ${limit}
-  `
-    .then(({ rows }) => rows.map(parsePhotoFromDb));
-
 export const getPhotosCount = async () => sql`
   SELECT COUNT(*) FROM photos
 `.then(({ rows }) => parseInt(rows[0].count, 10));
@@ -257,5 +270,6 @@ export const getPhoto = async (id: string): Promise<Photo | undefined> => {
   // and convert short ids to uuids
   const photoId = translatePhotoId(id);
   return sqlGetPhotoFromDb(photoId)
+    .then(({ rows }) => rows.map(parsePhotoFromDb))
     .then(photos => photos.length > 0 ? photos[0] : undefined);
 };