+1  A: 

Yes:

http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/news/create-a-photo-admin-site-using-php-and-jquery/

It is not only Javascript I mean you need more than that but his will get you going!

Good luck!

Trufa
A: 

Uploadify - uses Flash for progress tracking, and obviously, you have to handle the upload on the server side.

Thomas