This has been standard operating procedure on iOS devices since...ever. There's also no reason that Safari can't upload photos out of the browser...except the

This has been standard operating procedure on iOS devices since...ever. There's also no reason that Safari can't upload photos out of the browser...except the fact that it would allow devs to write web-based apps that use the camera, meaning less mindshare going to iOS dev. Right now (well, as of about a month ago, the last time I looked), that's impossible.