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If you just want the directory page removed from SERPs, but not the images, you can put a meta noindex tag in the of the page (see here).  It'll look like .  Provided you link to the images from other pages, you should be in business. I don't think it would hurt your rankings at all.  I would exclude it as you don't want people wandering in to your site on a directory page.