react-image-component
React component to load images with a little finesse. A placeholder is rendered while the image loads. Once loaded the image fill fade in. See http://pugholdit.herokuapp.com for an example.
usage
var Image = require('react-image-component')
React.renderComponent(<Image src={'http://pugholdit.herokuapp.com/500x400.jpg'} aspectRatio={0.8} />, mountNode)