diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/object_gallery.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/object_gallery.html
index 6e59c380..9e8c1875 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/object_gallery.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/object_gallery.html
@@ -16,21 +16,22 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #}
 
+{% import 'mediagoblin/utils/pagination.html' as paginationmacro  %}   
 
-  <div>
-    {% if media_entries %}
-        <ul>
-	  {% for entry in media_entries %}
-          <li>
-            <a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.user_pages.media_home',
-                     user= entry.uploader.username, m_id= entry._id) }}">
-              <img src="{{ request.app.public_store.file_url(
-			entry['media_files']['thumb']) }}" /></a>
-          </li>
-	  {% endfor %}
-	</ul>
-	
-	{% import 'mediagoblin/utils/pagination.html' as paginationmacro %}
-	{{ paginationmacro.render_pagination(pagination) }}
-    {%  endif %}
-  </div>
+<div>
+  {% if media_entries %}
+    <ul>
+      {% for entry in media_entries %}
+        <li>
+          <a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.user_pages.media_home',
+               user= entry.uploader.username, m_id= entry._id) }}">
+          <img src="{{ request.app.public_store.file_url(
+		  entry['media_files']['thumb']) }}" /></a>
+        </li>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+
+    {{ paginationmacro.render_pagination(pagination) }}
+
+  {%  endif %}
+</div>
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/pagination.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/pagination.html
index 80b4b820..685a1bb9 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/pagination.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/pagination.html
@@ -18,24 +18,31 @@
 
 {% macro render_pagination(pagination) %}
 
-{# only display if {{pagination}} is defined #}
+  {# only display if {{pagination}} is defined #}
 
-{% if pagination %}
-  <div class=pagination>
-  {%- for page in pagination.iter_pages() %}
-    {% if page %}
-      {% if page != pagination.page %}
-        <a href={{pagination.url_generator(page)}}>{{ page }}</a>
-      {% else %}
-        <strong>{{ page }}</strong>
+  {% if pagination %}
+    <div class=pagination>
+
+      {% if pagination.has_prev %}
+        <a href={{pagination.url_generator(pagination.page-1)}}> &laquo; Prev</a>
       {% endif %}
-    {% else %}
-      <span class=ellipsis>…</span>
-    {% endif %}
-  {%- endfor %}
-  {% if pagination.has_next %}
-    <a href={{pagination.url_generator(pagination.page+1)}}>Next &raquo;</a>
+
+      {%- for page in pagination.iter_pages() %}
+        {% if page %}
+          {% if page != pagination.page %}
+            <a href={{pagination.url_generator(page)}}>{{ page }}</a>
+          {% else %}
+            <strong>{{ page }}</strong>
+          {% endif %}
+        {% else %}
+          <span class=ellipsis>…</span>
+        {% endif %}
+      {%- endfor %}
+
+      {% if pagination.has_next %}
+        <a href={{pagination.url_generator(pagination.page+1)}}>Next &raquo;</a>
+      {% endif %}
+     </div>
   {% endif %}
-  </div>
-{% endif %}
+
 {% endmacro %}
diff --git a/mediagoblin/user_pages/views.py b/mediagoblin/user_pages/views.py
index 55d60c6b..26c67425 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/user_pages/views.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/user_pages/views.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ from webob import Response, exc
 from pymongo import DESCENDING
 from mongokit import ObjectId
 import wtforms
-from ..util import Pagination
+from mediagoblin.util import Pagination
+from pymongo import ASCENDING, DESCENDING
 
 def user_home(request):
     """'Homepage' of a User()"""
@@ -28,12 +29,12 @@ def user_home(request):
     if not user:
         return exc.HTTPNotFound()
 
-    pagination = Pagination()
-    media_entries = pagination(
-        { 'per_page': 2,
-          'request': request,
-          'collection':'MediaEntry',
-          'query': { 'uploader':user, 'state':'processed'} } )
+    cursor = request.db.MediaEntry \
+                .find({'uploader': user, 'state': 'processed'}) \
+               .sort('created', DESCENDING)
+
+    pagination = Pagination(2, cursor, request)
+    media_entries = pagination()
     
     #if no data is available, return NotFound
     if media_entries == None:
diff --git a/mediagoblin/util.py b/mediagoblin/util.py
index 0f28dd79..b79d6b05 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/util.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/util.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import translitcodec
 from mediagoblin import globals as mgoblin_globals
 
 import urllib
-from pymongo import ASCENDING, DESCENDING
 from math import ceil
 
 
@@ -300,53 +299,20 @@ class Pagination(object):
     """
     Pagination class
     """
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
-
-    def __call__(self, args):
-        """
-        input values:
-        {'page': ...,       ---    requested page
-         'per_page': ...,   ---    objects per page
-          'request': ...,   ---    webob request object for url generation
-          'collection' ...  ---    db collection, thats to be queried
-          'query': {'user': xxx},  query restrictions, db.collection.find(query)
-          }
-
-        add:
-           option for sorting attribute
-           ascending, descending option
-           range based pagination
-        """
-        self.per_page = args['per_page']
-        self.request = args['request']
-
+    def __init__(self, per_page, cursor, request):
         try:
-            self.page = abs(int(args['request'].str_GET['page']))
-        # set default page, if page value is not set    
+            self.page = int(request.str_GET['page'])
         except KeyError:
             self.page = 1
-        # return None(404 Error) if page is set, but has no value or has an invalid value    
-        except ValueError:
-            return None
 
-        ######################################################
-        #
-        # db queries should be changed into range based pagination
-        # save count and current page in some user session data
-        #
-        ######################################################
+        self.per_page = per_page
+        self.cursor = cursor
+        self.request = request
+        self.total_count = self.cursor.count()
 
-        collection =  getattr(self.request.db, args['collection'])
-
-        self.total_count = collection.find(args['query']).count()
-
-        #check if requested page is valid, not larger than available number of pages
-        if self.page > self.pages:
-             return None
-        
-        return collection.find(args['query']).sort('created',DESCENDING) \
-            .skip((self.page-1)*self.per_page).limit(self.per_page)
+    def __call__(self):
+        return self.cursor.skip((self.page-1)*self.per_page) \
+                          .limit(self.per_page)
 
     @property
     def pages(self):