My Loop

<?php
    /* create query */
    $gallery = $wp_query;
    $wp_query = null;
    $wp_query = new WP_Query();
    $wp_query -> query("category_name=photos&showposts=12&paged=".$paged);
    /* begin loop */
    if ( have_posts() ) : while ($wp_query -> have_posts()) : $wp_query -> the_post();
?>

<a href="<?php $thumb = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID), 'gallery-full' ); $url = $thumb['0']; echo $url; ?>" class="thickbox" title="<?php the_title(); ?>" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail("gallery-thumbnail", array("title" => get_the_title(), "alt" => get_the_title()) ); ?></a>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

<?php if ( $prev = get_previous_posts_link("Previous Page") ) { ?>
    <div class="button"><?php echo $prev ?></div>
<?php } ?>
<?php if ( $next = get_next_posts_link("Next Page") ) { ?>
    <div class="button"><?php echo $next ?></div>
<?php } ?>
<?php $wp_query = null; $wp_query = $gallery;?>