Nothing about Gemini prevents you from linking to images. Furthermore, nothing prevents Gemini clients from eagerly fetching linked images (based on the URI) a

Nothing about Gemini prevents you from linking to images. Furthermore, nothing prevents Gemini clients from eagerly fetching linked images (based on the URI) and displaying them inline- if the user chooses such a client. Being strictly text-oriented is simply the default, and a default that must be taken seriously by anyone writing a page.