Thats to bad you stopped, considering you appear to know a rather active area.
I tend to disagree with you opinion. A photograph is not going to prove squat but I think it could move the needle. You don't have to move all of "sciences needle", you just have to peek the interest in that one person or group that can get the ball rolling. It may be years later that something is proven and there may be no credit to your photo, but a small needle move may start it.
Meldrum, and Krantz are examples of science raising its eyebrow at the subject. A few more or just the right one may crack it.