diff --git a/util/import_photos.py b/util/import_photos.py
index d6d272f..32a4065 100644
--- a/util/import_photos.py
+++ b/util/import_photos.py
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ def process_pictures(source: str, dest_shrunk: str, dest_original: str):
                 cloned.auto_orient()
                 # strip an image of all profiles and comments
                 cloned.strip()  # Q: may damage icc, do we allow that or use smh else?
-                cloned.transform(resize="50%")  # Q: what do we want here?
+                # resize the shorter side to be no more than 1000px
+                # https://legacy.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?p=44329#p44329
+                cloned.transform(resize="1000^>")  # Q: what do we want here?
                 # move them to the processed folder
                 cloned.save(filename=path.join(dest_shrunk, filename))