diff --git a/plants/views/identify.py b/plants/views/identify.py
index 1403eec..ddf0c50 100644
--- a/plants/views/identify.py
+++ b/plants/views/identify.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import os
 import uuid
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
 from plants.services import plantnet
 from plants.services.plantnet import PlantNetError
 from plants.services.vpc import search_species as vpc_search
-from plants.models import Plant, Species
+from plants.models import Plant, PlantPhoto, Species
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -171,9 +172,23 @@ def identify_fields(request):
         plant = Plant.objects.create(name=name, species=species)
 
         try:
-            for p in request.session.get('identify_image_paths', []):
-                if default_storage.exists(p['path']):
-                    default_storage.delete(p['path'])
+            image_paths = request.session.get('identify_image_paths', [])
+            for i, p in enumerate(image_paths):
+                if not default_storage.exists(p['path']):
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    with default_storage.open(p['path'], 'rb') as fh:
+                        data = fh.read()
+                    filename = os.path.basename(p['path'])
+                    photo = PlantPhoto(plant=plant, is_thumbnail=(i == 0))
+                    photo.image.save(filename, ContentFile(data), save=True)
+                except Exception:
+                    logger.exception('identify_fields: failed to save photo %s', p['path'])
+                finally:
+                    try:
+                        default_storage.delete(p['path'])
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
         finally:
             _clear_session(request)