Stream Photos to ATV without slideshow??

Hi -
Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, but I couldn't find it.
Can I stream photos from iTunes to ATV without using the slideshow?
I'd like to either browse my photo library (like in ituens or my touch) or at least 'next' and 'previous' at will with my remote (ATV remote or touch Remote app - either is fine).
Can this be done?
THANKS!

whoit wrote:
OK - there is some strangeness now.
It seems that if you chose to "sync", then you can still stream from iTunes everything except Photos.
That's how it should work
When setup for "sync" you cannot access photos, and everything else is based on playlists, and what is checked within iTunes. Photos must be synced to the ATV.
You can access photos, sure you're looking in my photos not shared photos.
It's not all just playlist based, you can choose specific movies, tv shows etc and choose music by artist etc.
When setup for "stream" you can access anything in iTunes, whether it is checked or not. For example, I have about 700 podcasts, and I can get them all when streaming, but only the checked ones when set on sync.
Again that's how it's supposed to work, syncing gives you far more control than streaming.

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hi--
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