Organize photos/pics in two-level folders

Is it possible to organize photos/pics on two-level folders, e.g. work (proj1, proj2..) family (birthday, travel..) ?
From the sync method with PC I only may organize pics in a flat folders structure (proj1, proj2, birthday, etc)

The Photos app currently only supports folders/albums to one level - any photos below that first-level folder on your computer will be included in it's parent folder's album on the iPad.
It looks like the Photo Manager Pro app from the iTunes app store supports sub-folders, and it seems to have fairly good reviews

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