Amreader/Annix, thank you for your inquiry. I understand the importance of transferring your pictures to a new phone. Have you already tried connecting your phone to a computer and enabling USB mass storage? To do this, make sure the SD card is inserted. Once the phone is connected, slide down the notification panel and choose USB connection mode, Mass Storage. This should give the option to view both the SD card contents and internal contents thru your Windows Explorer.

You can also use a file manager program like Astro File Manager or a similar program to transfer files from the internal memory to the SD card.