Q: How can I transfer photos from my iPod touch 6th generation to my macbook pro WITHOUT using iCloud please? It is simple with any other camera device but not so, it seems, for the Apple iPod

Use the Import to Your Mac option of:

Import photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

I would like to share an easy way to transfer photos from iPod touch to Macbook, and hope this can help you. I had an iPod before and one day I want to move some pictures to my computer, then I search on Google to find some solutions. So I found a software and download it, I connect my iPod to PC after setting up the program. Then I click "Photos"on the left column and preview images. Finally, I click "Export to" – "Export to PC". And it is done! I think this operating process would be similar to yours. You may take a try.