It is Sunnah Mu'akkadah (emphasized Sunnah).

It is Sunnah Mu'akkadah (emphasized Sunnah). Q 59. PRAYER IN FRONT OF A PHOTOGRAPH Can one pray Salah facing a wall on which a photo of Ka'bah, or some du'a is displayed. A. It is Makruh to pray before a photograph or a statue of a thing, except when it is hidden by a curtain or a cover. It is Makruh to pray in a room which has any photograph. Therefore if one prays facing a wall on which a photograph of the Ka'bah is hung, it will be Makruh. - i.e., the thawab of Salah will be less than usual.