diff --git a/frontend/src/party/view/SubmissionGallery.tsx b/frontend/src/party/view/SubmissionGallery.tsx
index f34902f..9125fdf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/party/view/SubmissionGallery.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/party/view/SubmissionGallery.tsx
@@ -1,91 +1,93 @@
 import 'photoswipe/dist/photoswipe.css';
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import {useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import { FaStar } from 'react-icons/fa';
 import { Gallery, Item } from 'react-photoswipe-gallery';
 import { PartySubmissionResponse } from '../../api/api-models';
 import { getImageUrl, getThumbnailUrl } from '../../api/api';
 import PartyPosition from './rewards/PartyPosition';
 import { avgRatingTwoDecimals, totalRating } from './util';
+import PhotoSwipe from 'photoswipe';
 
 interface ImageDimensions {
   width: number;
   height: number;
 }
 
-function useImageDimensions(imageUrls: string[], imageIds: string[]): Map<string, ImageDimensions> {
+function SubmissionGallery({ submissions }: { submissions: PartySubmissionResponse[] }) {
   const [dimensions, setDimensions] = useState<Map<string, ImageDimensions>>(new Map());
+  const pswpRef = useRef<PhotoSwipe | null>(null);
+  const urlKey = submissions.map((s) => s.imageId).join(',');
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const newDimensions = new Map<string, ImageDimensions>();
-    let loadedCount = 0;
+    setDimensions(new Map());
 
-    imageUrls.forEach((url, idx) => {
+    submissions.forEach((submission, index) => {
       const img = new Image();
-      img.src = url;
-      img.onload = () => {
-        newDimensions.set(imageIds[idx], { width: img.naturalWidth, height: img.naturalHeight });
-        loadedCount++;
-        if (loadedCount === imageUrls.length) {
-          setDimensions(new Map(newDimensions));
-        }
-      };
-      img.onerror = () => {
-        // Fallback dimensions
-        newDimensions.set(imageIds[idx], { width: 800, height: 600 });
-        loadedCount++;
-        if (loadedCount === imageUrls.length) {
-          setDimensions(new Map(newDimensions));
+      img.src = getImageUrl(submission.imageId);
+      const applyDimensions = (width: number, height: number) => {
+        setDimensions((prev) => new Map(prev).set(submission.id, { width, height }));
+
+        // If the gallery is open, adjust the image dimensions and refresh the slide (in case it was opened before completely loaded)
+        const photoswipe = pswpRef.current;
+        if (photoswipe) {
+          const dataSource = photoswipe.options.dataSource as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+          if (Array.isArray(dataSource) && dataSource[index]) {
+            dataSource[index].w = width;
+            dataSource[index].h = height;
+		  	photoswipe.refreshSlideContent(index);
+          }
         }
       };
+      img.onload = () => applyDimensions(img.naturalWidth, img.naturalHeight);
+      img.onerror = () => applyDimensions(800, 600);
     });
-  }, imageUrls);
-
-  return dimensions;
-}
-
-function SubmissionGallery({ submissions }: { submissions: PartySubmissionResponse[] }) {
-  const originalUrls = submissions.map((s) => getImageUrl(s.imageId));
-  const imageIds = submissions.map((s) => s.id);
-  const dimensions = useImageDimensions(originalUrls, imageIds);
+  }, [urlKey]);
 
   return (
-    <Gallery withCaption id="vp-submission-gallery">
-      {submissions.map((submission, i) => {
-        const currentDimensions = dimensions.get(submission.id);
-        return (
-          <div id={"vp-gallery-submission-" + i} className="flex items-center justify-items-center space-x-4 space-y-4" key={submission.id}>
-            <PartyPosition position={i} />
-            <Item
-              original={getImageUrl(submission.imageId)}
-              thumbnail={getThumbnailUrl(submission.imageId)}
-              width={currentDimensions?.width}
-              height={currentDimensions?.height}
-              caption={submission.name}>
-              {({ ref, open }) => (
-                <img
-                  style={{ cursor: 'pointer', maxHeight: '240px' }}
-                  className="w-96 rounded object-contain"
-                  ref={ref}
-                  onClick={open}
-                  src={getThumbnailUrl(submission.imageId)} />
-              )}
-            </Item>
-            <div className="flex flex-col justify-between h-full">
-              <div>
-                <b>{submission.name}</b> {submission.description}
-              </div>
-              <div className="text-2xl">Ø {avgRatingTwoDecimals(submission.votes)}</div>
-              <div className="flex items-center space-x-1">
-                <div>{totalRating(submission.votes)}</div>
-                <FaStar size={20} />
+      <Gallery
+          withCaption
+          id="vp-submission-gallery"
+          onOpen={(pswp) => {
+            pswpRef.current = pswp;
+            pswp.on('destroy', () => { pswpRef.current = null; });
+          }}
+      >
+        {submissions.map((submission, i) => {
+          const currentDimensions = dimensions.get(submission.id);
+          return (
+              <div id={"vp-gallery-submission-" + i} className="flex items-center justify-items-center space-x-4 space-y-4" key={submission.id}>
+                <PartyPosition position={i} />
+                <Item
+                    original={getImageUrl(submission.imageId)}
+                    thumbnail={getThumbnailUrl(submission.imageId)}
+                    width={currentDimensions?.width}
+                    height={currentDimensions?.height}
+                    caption={submission.name}>
+                  {({ ref, open }) => (
+                      <img
+                          style={{ cursor: 'pointer', maxHeight: '240px' }}
+                          className="w-96 rounded object-contain"
+                          ref={ref}
+                          onClick={open}
+                          src={getThumbnailUrl(submission.imageId)} />
+                  )}
+                </Item>
+                <div className="flex flex-col justify-between h-full">
+                  <div>
+                    <b>{submission.name}</b> {submission.description}
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="text-2xl">Ø {avgRatingTwoDecimals(submission.votes)}</div>
+                  <div className="flex items-center space-x-1">
+                    <div>{totalRating(submission.votes)}</div>
+                    <FaStar size={20} />
+                  </div>
+                  <div>{submission.votes.length} vote(s)</div>
+                </div>
               </div>
-              <div>{submission.votes.length} vote(s)</div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        );
-      })}
-    </Gallery>
+          );
+        })}
+      </Gallery>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/version.ts b/frontend/src/version.ts
index e150b6a..611b974 100644
--- a/frontend/src/version.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/version.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ export interface Change {
 }
 
 export const CHANGES: Change[] = [
+  {
+    name: '0.15.1',
+    changes: [
+      { description: 'Fixed initial image display in gallery', type: 'fix' },
+    ],
+  },
   {
     name: '0.15.0',
     changes: [