app/Photo.php

@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ class Photo extends Model
         return $this->belongsTo(Album::class);
     }
 
+    public function approvedComments()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(PhotoComment::class)->whereNotNull('approved_at');
+    }
+
     public function exifUrl()
     {
         return route('viewExifData', [

app/PhotoComment.php

@@ -16,4 +16,14 @@ class PhotoComment extends Model
         'commentor_email',
         'comment_text'
     ];
+
+    public function approvedBy()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class, 'approved_user_id');
+    }
+
+    public function createdBy()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class, 'created_user_id');
+    }
 }

resources/views/themes/base/gallery/photo.blade.php

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                 @endif
 
                 @if (UserConfig::get('allow_photo_comments'))
-                    @include (Theme::viewName('partials.gallery_photo_comments'))
+                    @include (Theme::viewName('partials.photo_comments'))
                 @endif
             </div>
 

resources/views/themes/base/partials/gallery_photo_comments.blade.php

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<div class="row">
-    <div class="col mt-4">
-        <h2>@lang('gallery.photo_comments_heading')</h2>
-
-        <h3>@lang('gallery.photo_comments_reply_form_heading')</h3>
-        <p>@lang('gallery.photo_comments_reply_form_p1')</p>
-        <hr/>
-        @include(Theme::viewName('gallery.photo_comments_reply_form'))
-    </div>
-</div>

resources/views/themes/base/partials/photo_comments.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col mt-4">
+        <h2>@lang('gallery.photo_comments_heading')</h2>
+
+        <h3>@lang('gallery.photo_comments_reply_form_heading')</h3>
+        <p>@lang('gallery.photo_comments_reply_form_p1')</p>
+        <hr/>
+        @include(Theme::viewName('partials.photo_comments_reply_form'))
+
+        @if ($photo->approvedComments()->count() > 0)
+            <ul>
+                @foreach ($photo->approvedComments as $comment)
+                    <li>
+                        Comment by <b>{{ $comment->createdBy->name }}</b>:<br/>
+                        {{ $comment->comment_text }}
+                    </li>
+                @endforeach
+            </ul>
+        @endif
+    </div>
+</div>