diff --git a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/image-select.html b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/image-select.html
index f4ce7ed..8b54763 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/image-select.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/image-select.html
@@ -1,43 +1,41 @@
-@if (imageViewsQuery.isLoading()) {
+@if (loadingImages()) {
     <app-spinner></app-spinner>
-} @else if (imageViewsQuery.isError()) {
+} @else if (loadImagesError()) {
     <p>There was an error loading images.</p>
-} @else if (imageViewsQuery.isSuccess()) {
+} @else {
     <div class="image-grid">
-        @for (imageQuery of imageViewsWithBlobUrlsQueries(); track $index) {
-            @if (imageQuery.isLoading()) {
-                <app-spinner></app-spinner>
-            } @else if (imageQuery.isError()) {
-                <p>There was an error loading this image.</p>
-            } @else {
-                @let imageView = imageQuery.data()!;
-                <mat-card>
-                    <img
-                        mat-card-image
-                        [src]="imageView.blobUrl"
-                        alt="imageData!.imageView.alt"
-                        (click)="onImageClick(imageView)"
-                        class="image-grid-image"
-                    />
-                    <mat-card-content>
-                        <p class="image-filename">{{ imageView.filename }}</p>
-                    </mat-card-content>
-                    <mat-card-actions>
-                        <mat-checkbox [checked]="isSelected(imageView)" (click)="onImageClick(imageView)"
-                            >Main?</mat-checkbox
-                        >
-                        <button matButton="text" type="button" [matMenuTriggerFor]="imageActionsMenu">
-                            <fa-icon [icon]="faEllipsis"></fa-icon>
-                        </button>
-                        <mat-menu #imageActionsMenu>
-                            <button mat-menu-item type="button" (click)="editImage(imageView)">Edit</button>
-                            <button mat-menu-item type="button" (click)="deleteImage(imageView)">Delete</button>
-                        </mat-menu>
-                    </mat-card-actions>
-                </mat-card>
-            }
+        @for (image of imagesSlice()!.content; track $index) {
+            <mat-card>
+                <img
+                    mat-card-image
+                    [src]="image.blobUrl"
+                    [alt]="image.alt"
+                    (click)="onImageClick(image)"
+                    class="image-grid-image"
+                />
+                <mat-card-content>
+                    <p class="image-filename">{{ image.filename }}</p>
+                </mat-card-content>
+                <mat-card-actions>
+                    <mat-checkbox [checked]="isSelected(image)" (click)="onImageClick(image)">Main?</mat-checkbox>
+                    <button matButton="text" type="button" [matMenuTriggerFor]="imageActionsMenu">
+                        <fa-icon [icon]="faEllipsis"></fa-icon>
+                    </button>
+                    <mat-menu #imageActionsMenu>
+                        <button mat-menu-item type="button" (click)="editImage(image)">Edit</button>
+                        <button mat-menu-item type="button" (click)="deleteImage(image)">Delete</button>
+                    </mat-menu>
+                </mat-card-actions>
+            </mat-card>
         }
     </div>
+
+    @if (deleting()) {
+        <app-spinner size="24px"></app-spinner>
+    } @else if (deleteError()) {
+        <p>There was an error deleting the image.</p>
+    }
+
     <mat-paginator
         [length]="imageCount()"
         [pageSize]="pageSize()"
diff --git a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/image-select.ts b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/image-select.ts
index a8d6ce6..860af66 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/image-select.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/image-select.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-import { Component, computed, inject, input, output, signal } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, inject, input, OnInit, output, signal } from '@angular/core';
 import { MatPaginator, PageEvent } from '@angular/material/paginator';
 import { ImageService } from '../../../../../shared/services/ImageService';
-import { injectQuery, keepPreviousData } from '@tanstack/angular-query-experimental';
 import { Spinner } from '../../../../../shared/components/spinner/spinner';
 import { ImageView } from '../../../../../shared/models/ImageView.model';
-import { injectQueries } from '@tanstack/angular-query-experimental/inject-queries-experimental';
 import { MatCard, MatCardActions, MatCardContent, MatCardImage } from '@angular/material/card';
 import { MatCheckbox } from '@angular/material/checkbox';
 import { MatMenu, MatMenuItem, MatMenuTrigger } from '@angular/material/menu';
@@ -13,6 +11,8 @@ import { faEllipsis } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 import { MatButton } from '@angular/material/button';
 import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import { EditImageDialog } from './edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog';
+import { SliceView } from '../../../../../shared/models/SliceView.model';
+import { ImageViewWithBlobUrl } from '../../../../../shared/client-models/ImageViewWithBlobUrl';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-image-select',
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { EditImageDialog } from './edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog';
     templateUrl: './image-select.html',
     styleUrl: './image-select.css',
 })
-export class ImageSelect {
+export class ImageSelect implements OnInit {
     public readonly select = output<ImageView | null>();
     public readonly selectedUsernameFilename = input<readonly [string, string] | null>(null);
 
@@ -43,37 +43,49 @@ export class ImageSelect {
     private readonly imageService = inject(ImageService);
     private readonly dialog = inject(MatDialog);
 
-    protected readonly imageViewsQuery = injectQuery(() => ({
-        queryKey: ['image-views', this.currentPage(), this.pageSize()],
-        queryFn: () =>
-            this.imageService.getOwnedImages({
+    protected readonly loadingImages = signal(false);
+    protected readonly loadImagesError = signal<Error | null>(null);
+    protected readonly imagesSlice = signal<SliceView<ImageViewWithBlobUrl> | null>(null);
+
+    protected readonly imageCount = signal(0);
+
+    protected readonly deleting = signal(false);
+    protected readonly deleteError = signal<Error | null>(null);
+
+    public ngOnInit(): void {
+        this.loadImages();
+    }
+
+    private loadImages(): void {
+        this.loadingImages.set(true);
+        this.imageService
+            .getOwnedImageViewsWithBlobUrls({
                 page: this.currentPage(),
+                size: this.pageSize(),
                 sort: [
                     {
                         property: 'created',
                         order: 'DESC',
                     },
                 ],
-                size: this.pageSize(),
-            }),
-        placeholderData: keepPreviousData,
-    }));
-
-    protected readonly imageCount = computed(() => {
-        if (this.imageViewsQuery.isSuccess()) {
-            return this.imageViewsQuery.data()!.count;
-        } else {
-            return 0;
-        }
-    });
-
-    protected readonly imageViewsWithBlobUrlsQueries = injectQueries(() => ({
-        queries:
-            this.imageViewsQuery.data()?.content.map((imageView) => ({
-                queryKey: ['image-views-with-blob-urls', imageView.owner.username, imageView.filename],
-                queryFn: () => this.imageService.getImageViewWithBlobUrl(imageView),
-            })) ?? [],
-    }));
+            })
+            .subscribe({
+                next: (sliceView) => {
+                    sliceView.content.sort((a, b) => b.created.valueOf() - a.created.valueOf());
+                    this.loadingImages.set(false);
+                    this.imagesSlice.set(sliceView);
+                },
+                error: (e) => {
+                    this.loadingImages.set(false);
+                    this.loadImagesError.set(e);
+                },
+            });
+        this.imageService.getOwnedImagesCount().subscribe({
+            next: (count) => {
+                this.imageCount.set(count);
+            },
+        });
+    }
 
     protected onPage(pageEvent: PageEvent): void {
         if (pageEvent.pageIndex < this.currentPage()) {
@@ -81,9 +93,10 @@ export class ImageSelect {
             this.currentPage.update((old) => Math.max(old - 1, 0));
         } else {
             // forward
-            this.currentPage.update((old) => (this.imageViewsQuery.data()?.slice.hasNext ? old + 1 : old));
+            this.currentPage.update((old) => (this.imagesSlice()?.slice.hasNext ? old + 1 : old));
         }
         this.pageSize.set(pageEvent.pageSize);
+        this.loadImages();
     }
 
     protected onImageClick(imageView: ImageView): void {
@@ -109,8 +122,18 @@ export class ImageSelect {
         });
     }
 
-    protected async deleteImage(imageView: ImageView): Promise<void> {
-        await this.imageService.deleteImage(imageView.owner.username, imageView.filename);
+    protected deleteImage(imageView: ImageView): void {
+        this.deleting.set(true);
+        this.imageService.deleteImage(imageView.owner.username, imageView.filename).subscribe({
+            next: () => {
+                this.deleting.set(false);
+                this.loadImages();
+            },
+            error: (e) => {
+                this.deleting.set(false);
+                this.deleteError.set(e);
+            },
+        });
     }
 
     protected readonly faEllipsis = faEllipsis;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/models/Query.model.ts b/src/app/shared/models/Query.model.ts
index fc2b331..8a09c70 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/models/Query.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/models/Query.model.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export interface QueryParams<T extends readonly string[] = any> {
     page?: number;
     size?: number;
     sort?: Array<string | Sort<T>>;
+    custom?: Record<string, any>;
 }
 
 export interface Sort<T extends readonly string[] = any> {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/services/EndpointService.ts b/src/app/shared/services/EndpointService.ts
index 3d1d1fe..e461dc3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/services/EndpointService.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/services/EndpointService.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ export class EndpointService {
                 urlSearchParams.append('sort', sortString);
             }
         });
+        if (queryParams?.custom !== undefined) {
+            Object.entries(queryParams.custom).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+                urlSearchParams.append(key, value.toString());
+            });
+        }
 
         let pathString = pathParts?.join('/') || '';
         if (pathString?.length) {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/services/ImageService.ts b/src/app/shared/services/ImageService.ts
index a76572b..4f89cd2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/services/ImageService.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/services/ImageService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { inject, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { firstValueFrom, map, Observable, tap } from 'rxjs';
+import { firstValueFrom, from, map, mergeMap, Observable, tap, toArray } from 'rxjs';
 import { EndpointService } from './EndpointService';
 import { ImageView } from '../models/ImageView.model';
 import { SliceView } from '../models/SliceView.model';
@@ -41,10 +41,53 @@ export class ImageService {
         };
     }
 
-    public getOwnedImages(queryParams?: QueryParams<typeof ImageService.ImageProps>): Promise<SliceView<ImageView>> {
-        return firstValueFrom(
-            this.httpClient.get<SliceView<ImageView>>(this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [], queryParams)),
-        );
+    public getOwnedImageViewsWithBlobUrls(
+        queryParams?: QueryParams<typeof ImageService.ImageProps>,
+    ): Observable<SliceView<ImageViewWithBlobUrl>> {
+        return this.httpClient
+            .get<SliceView<WithStringDates<ImageView>>>(this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [], queryParams))
+            .pipe(
+                map((sliceView) => ({
+                    ...sliceView,
+                    content: sliceView.content.map((withStringDates) => this.hydrateImageView(withStringDates)),
+                })),
+                mergeMap((sliceView) => {
+                    return from(sliceView.content).pipe(
+                        mergeMap((imageView) => {
+                            return this.httpClient
+                                .get(
+                                    this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [
+                                        imageView.owner.username,
+                                        imageView.filename,
+                                    ]),
+                                    {
+                                        responseType: 'blob',
+                                    },
+                                )
+                                .pipe(
+                                    map((blob) => URL.createObjectURL(blob)),
+                                    map((blobUrl) => ({
+                                        ...imageView,
+                                        blobUrl,
+                                    })),
+                                );
+                        }),
+                        toArray(),
+                        map((content) => {
+                            return {
+                                ...sliceView,
+                                content,
+                            } satisfies SliceView<ImageViewWithBlobUrl>;
+                        }),
+                    );
+                }),
+            );
+    }
+
+    public getOwnedImagesCount(): Observable<number> {
+        return this.httpClient
+            .get<{ count: number }>(this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [], { custom: { count: true } }))
+            .pipe(map((res) => res.count));
     }
 
     public getImageViewWithBlobUrl(imageView: ImageView): Promise<ImageViewWithBlobUrl> {
@@ -120,19 +163,8 @@ export class ImageService {
         );
     }
 
-    public deleteImage(username: string, filename: string): Promise<void> {
-        return firstValueFrom(
-            this.httpClient.delete<void>(this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [username, filename])).pipe(
-                tap(async () => {
-                    await this.queryClient.refetchQueries({
-                        queryKey: ['image-views', username, filename],
-                    });
-                    await this.queryClient.refetchQueries({
-                        queryKey: ['image-views-with-blob-urls', username, filename],
-                    });
-                }),
-            ),
-        );
+    public deleteImage(username: string, filename: string): Observable<void> {
+        return this.httpClient.delete<void>(this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [username, filename]));
     }
 
     public updateImage(username: string, filename: string, data: ImageUpdateBody): Observable<ImageView> {