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Why couldn't the iPod be the master (i.e. pretend it was iPhoto) and suck pictures from the camera?
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Perhaps it could, but there are two issues.
First, the iPod would still need to be a slave device for connection to a Mac. You can't just have it switch to master mode when it 'sees' other slave devices on the USB port, because then it would get terribly confused when connecting to a Mac or PC via a USB hub. However, you could perhaps include a menu choice on the iPod to switch between master & slave mode.
Second, with USB in particular, there is a difference between the master & slave ends of the cable. The jack on the end of the iPod's USB cable fits into a Mac or PC USB port, but will NOT fit into the USB port on a camera. A different cable, or adapter, would be needed.
On a related note: Most Canon digital cameras can be connected directly to a special Canon USB photo printer. USB printers are normally slave devices, but this model knows how to be a Master. On the camera, you select pictures you want to print and then press a 'print' button on the camera to initiate the printout.
Perhaps:
A) iPod Photos can be enabled to also interface with these Canon printers
B) With some iPod software changes, this interface could be used to copy individual photos between Canon CAMERAS and iPod Photo
EDIT: previously said 'between Canon printers and iPod Photo' --not what I meant!