If the images sitemap is empty it could be not a problem related to the 'media' folder or K2 extension.
A possible issue could be that reported at this forum thread due to server setup:
http://storejextensions.org/forum/view/10-jsitemap/645-re-problem-with-image-xml.html
The first thing to check is if some images not strictly related to K2 are indexed or the image sitemap is always empty.
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Cheers,
John