One option: Ask the person taking and sending the photos to reduce the picture resolution, either via the camera's settings or after-the-fact with computer software that's available to do that function. Much of such software is available as freeware - no charge. Google "photo resizer" and check into some of the results.
Or........it might be just a simple matter of the sender trying to send too many photos in one e-mail. Ask them to try splitting them up across several e-mails to see if that addresses the issue.
Bill