Any Tips for Managing iPhone Photos to Make Google Maps Reviews Easier?

I often travel and take photos and videos at various locations, but due to time constraints, I don’t write reviews while traveling. When I have free time to write reviews, weeks may have passed since the visit. The problem I face is that it takes a lot of time to find photos of the place because Google Maps (on iPhone) only allows me to access the Recent Album when uploading pictures. I can’t select other albums, so I end up sliding through pages to find the photos I need.

Does anyone have tips or methods to save time selecting photos when writing reviews later, especially when Google Maps no longer prioritizes showing photos from the location at the top?

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Not sure if this is helpful for you @gizmoz, but since you asked for methods:
I don’t rely on the Google albums. Instead I keep track of all my photos on my PC using a database which also includes information where I did post each photo in Google Photos or Maps or elsewhere (e.g. Facebook). In my opinion, Google doesn’t provide any tools to manage our own digital assets.
I use Daminion since several years, but there are also free solutions such as Digikam.

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Hello, @gizmoz , I am sharing my experience on iPhone 13. To view photos on your iPhone related to a specific Point of Interest (POI) , please enable the following settings:

iPhone Settings > Google Maps > Photos > Full Access

This setting will allow iPhone photos to display relevant photos for the selected location.
Please take a look at my topic;

https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/how-to-quickly-find-photos-for-a-reviews-on-iphone/466433?u=prasadvr

I will be glad, to kindly share your feedback and also mark it as the solution.

P.S.:Please ensure you have the latest iOS version.

cc @WilfriedB

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Hello dear fellow LG @gizmoz
Hope you got your answer… right?
If so, kindly mark the answer as ‘Solution’ please…
I’m an Android user… please
Best wishes