User blog comment:Rappy 4187/Technical Update: March 10, 2015/@comment-11387016-20150311151618/@comment-452-20150311180427

I support the return of the Recent Photos module, but you don't have to type special:NewFiles into the URL to upload photo.

You could instead:
 * Choose "Upload a photo" from the contribute menu on every page.
 * Click the "Photos" link in the "On the Wiki" menu on every page.
 * Add Special:Upload to your toolbar. (Click "Customize", then type "Upload")