Comment 5 for bug 944862

@tagrain: I actually just created a directory in /usr/share (/usr/share/wallpapers) but then I got a little more creative

I went to /home and created a directory called /home/public
Then I replaced the public folder in *my* Home folder with a symbolic link to the new one.
That's honestly a bit overboard for a workaround, and plus you still can't select the photos from your home folder "/home/matt/Public/photo.jpg" doesn't work. You have to go "/home/public/photo.jpg"