Cannot Import from iPhone into Photos App on External SSD after Ventura Update

I recently upgraded to Ventura on my Mac mini. After doing so, I noticed something strange with the Photos app. I am unable to import photos from any source, including iPhone or from the computer itself. It'll simply show it's loading for a long time, then the program will crash. I then try to relaunch it, and it has to restore the library.

It is important to note that I house my Photos library on an external SSD. When I tried importing photos on a newly-created Photos library located in the Pictures folder (the default), it worked just fine. So, somehow there is an issue related to the Ventura update and the fact that my Photos library is on an external SSD. Before the Ventura update, my Photos library worked perfectly from the external SSD. Does anyone know what might be causing this and perhaps know if a solution?