Adding Captions to Imported Pictures?

I've returned to Pages after an absence of several years. I've owned every version but have spent a lot of time with OpenOffice/LibreOffice. Please excuse me if this question has been answered before. I searched but didn't find anything.

Question: Is there any way to add a style-defined caption to graphical objects (such as photos) imported into a Pages document? I know how to create a separate textbox and group it with a picture, but I'm looking for a less kludgy way to accomplish this, like what is available in OpenOffice or Microsoft Office.

One of the reasons I'm returning to Pages is because I like the straightforward way that graphical objects can be added, moved, and edited within a Pages document, but I need to be able to add captions.

Thanks.