diff --git a/src/app/(auth-state)/admin/photos/page.tsx b/src/app/(auth-state)/admin/photos/page.tsx
index a6655231..937bff95 100644
--- a/src/app/(auth-state)/admin/photos/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(auth-state)/admin/photos/page.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ export default async function AdminPage() {
                     href={routeForPhoto(photo)}
                     className="grow flex items-center gap-2"
                   >
-                    {photo.title}
+                    {photo.title ||
+                      <span className="text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500">
+                        Untitled
+                      </span>}
                     {photo.priorityOrder !== null &&
                       <span className={cc(
                         'text-xs leading-none px-1.5 py-1 rounded-sm',
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ function AdminGrid ({
   title: string,
   children: ReactNode,
 }) {
-  return <div className="space-y-2">
+  return <div className="space-y-4">
     <div className="font-bold">
       {title}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/(isr)/photos/[photoId]/layout.tsx b/src/app/(isr)/photos/[photoId]/layout.tsx
index 87b37fe3..d835a2e6 100644
--- a/src/app/(isr)/photos/[photoId]/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(isr)/photos/[photoId]/layout.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import AnimateItems from '@/components/AnimateItems';
 import PhotoLinks from '@/photo/PhotoLinks';
 import SiteGrid from '@/components/SiteGrid';
-import { ogImageDescriptionForPhoto, ogImageUrlForPhoto } from '@/photo';
+import {
+  ogImageDescriptionForPhoto,
+  ogImageUrlForPhoto,
+  titleForPhoto,
+} from '@/photo';
 import PhotoGrid from '@/photo/PhotoGrid';
 import PhotoLarge from '@/photo/PhotoLarge';
 import { cc } from '@/utility/css';
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata(
 
   if (!photo) { return {}; }
 
-  const title = photo.title;
+  const title = titleForPhoto(photo);
   const description = ogImageDescriptionForPhoto(photo);
   const images = ogImageUrlForPhoto(photo);
 
diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoForm.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoForm.tsx
index d049ee68..f68b5e60 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoForm.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoForm.tsx
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ export default function PhotoForm({
     };
   }, [url, type]);
 
-  const isFormValid =
-    Boolean(formData.blurData) &&
-    Boolean(formData.title);
+  const isFormValid = FORM_METADATA_ENTRIES.every(([key, { required }]) =>
+    !required || Boolean(formData[key]));
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-8 max-w-[38rem]">
diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoLarge.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoLarge.tsx
index c4f258b1..16cb1032 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoLarge.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoLarge.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Photo } from '.';
+import { Photo, titleForPhoto } from '.';
 import SiteGrid from '@/components/SiteGrid';
 import ImageLarge from '@/components/ImageLarge';
 import { cc } from '@/utility/css';
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default function PhotoLarge({
       contentMain={
         <ImageLarge
           className="w-full"
-          alt={photo.title ?? 'Photo'}
+          alt={titleForPhoto(photo)}
           href={routeForPhoto(photo)}
           src={photo.url}
           aspectRatio={photo.aspectRatio}
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default function PhotoLarge({
               href={routeForPhoto(photo)}
               className="font-bold uppercase"
             >
-              {photo.title}
+              {titleForPhoto(photo)}
             </Link>
             <div className="uppercase">
               {photo.make} {photo.model}
diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoOGTile.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoOGTile.tsx
index 91c510d4..78c9858e 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoOGTile.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoOGTile.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 'use client';
 
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { Photo, ogImageDescriptionForPhoto, ogImageUrlForPhoto } from '@/photo';
+import {
+  Photo,
+  ogImageDescriptionForPhoto,
+  ogImageUrlForPhoto,
+  titleForPhoto,
+} from '@/photo';
 import { cc } from '@/utility/css';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { BiError } from 'react-icons/bi';
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ export default function PhotoOGTile({
         'border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800',
       )}>
         <div className="text-gray-800 dark:text-white font-medium">
-          {photo.title}
+          {titleForPhoto(photo)}
         </div>
         <div className="text-gray-500">
           {ogImageDescriptionForPhoto(photo)}
diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoSmall.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoSmall.tsx
index 2241ab7f..90c75219 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoSmall.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoSmall.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Photo } from '.';
+import { Photo, titleForPhoto } from '.';
 import ImageSmall from '@/components/ImageSmall';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { cc } from '@/utility/css';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function PhotoSmall({
         aspectRatio={photo.aspectRatio}
         blurData={photo.blurData}
         className="w-full"
-        alt={photo.title ?? 'Photo'}
+        alt={titleForPhoto(photo)}
       />
     </Link>
   );
diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoTiny.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoTiny.tsx
index 080eef48..49d282d6 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoTiny.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoTiny.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Photo } from '.';
+import { Photo, titleForPhoto } from '.';
 import ImageTiny from '@/components/ImageTiny';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { cc } from '@/utility/css';
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default function PhotoTiny({
         src={photo.url}
         aspectRatio={photo.aspectRatio}
         blurData={photo.blurData}
-        alt={photo.title ?? 'Photo'}
+        alt={titleForPhoto(photo)}
       />
     </Link>
   );
diff --git a/src/photo/form.ts b/src/photo/form.ts
index 141061c7..cba347ba 100644
--- a/src/photo/form.ts
+++ b/src/photo/form.ts
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ type FormMeta = {
 };
 
 const FORM_METADATA: Record<keyof PhotoFormData, FormMeta> = {
-  title: { label: 'title', required: true },
+  title: { label: 'title' },
   id: { label: 'id', readOnly: true, hideIfEmpty: true },
   idShort: { label: 'short id', readOnly: true, hideIfEmpty: true },
   url: { label: 'url', readOnly: true },
   extension: { label: 'extension', readOnly: true },
   aspectRatio: { label: 'aspect ratio', readOnly: true },
-  blurData: { label: 'blur data', readOnly: true },
+  blurData: { label: 'blur data', readOnly: true, required: true },
   make: { label: 'camera make' },
   model: { label: 'camera model' },
   focalLength: { label: 'focal length' },
diff --git a/src/photo/image-response/PhotoGridImageResponse.tsx b/src/photo/image-response/PhotoGridImageResponse.tsx
index 92c6abc8..fbcab83e 100644
--- a/src/photo/image-response/PhotoGridImageResponse.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/image-response/PhotoGridImageResponse.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getNextImageUrlForRequest } from '@/utility/image';
-import { Photo } from '..';
+import { Photo, titleForPhoto } from '..';
 
 const IMAGE_WIDTH = 400;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default function PhotoGridImageResponse({
               request,
               IMAGE_WIDTH,
             )}
-            alt={photo.title}
+            alt={titleForPhoto(photo)}
             width={IMAGE_WIDTH}
             height={IMAGE_WIDTH / photo.aspectRatio}
             style={{
diff --git a/src/photo/image-response/PhotoOGImageResponse.tsx b/src/photo/image-response/PhotoOGImageResponse.tsx
index 9178239d..c615fc89 100644
--- a/src/photo/image-response/PhotoOGImageResponse.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/image-response/PhotoOGImageResponse.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Photo } from '..';
+import { Photo, titleForPhoto } from '..';
 import { getNextImageUrlForRequest } from '@/utility/image';
 import { formatModelShort } from '@/utility/exif';
 import { AiFillApple } from 'react-icons/ai';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default function PhotoOGImageResponse({
           )}
         width={width}
         height={width / photo.aspectRatio}
-        alt={photo.title}
+        alt={titleForPhoto(photo)}
       />
       <div style={{
         display: 'flex',
diff --git a/src/photo/index.ts b/src/photo/index.ts
index f27d6ef6..4e458804 100644
--- a/src/photo/index.ts
+++ b/src/photo/index.ts
@@ -140,3 +140,6 @@ export const translatePhotoId = (shortId: string) => {
   const id = PHOTO_ID_FORWARDING_TABLE[shortId] || shortId;
   return id.length === 22 ? translator.toUUID(id) : id;
 };
+
+export const titleForPhoto = (photo: Photo) =>
+  photo.title || 'Untitled';