Rob, I have been myself in that position several times; a couple of websites had to be scraped, modified, or downright erased, due to various motives. I have come to a conclusion (which can still suffer alterations): sooner or later, we are drawn to a new design, new features, new this and new that. I do like the new one, although the old one is not shabby at all.
The best thing about modifying a website, or building a new one is that we have to re-assess our photographs. We see them with new eyes, most of the times. And this is a good opportunity to check past work, think of mistakes, learn from our own ones and so forth.
And yes, websites are not as popular as they once were. That said, a lot of people still love to peruse a website instead of one's social media account. A matter of perception of one's work, which when shared out in the middle of the social media mayhem cannot or will not be perceived in an accurate environment, probably.
