Ventura Behavior Changed: Photos Upload Dialog - Can't See Folders and Albums, only the entire Library.

Is there such a thing as a photo app with Ventura 13.2 that only works on an iPhone? If so, that's nuts for a lot of reasons. I'm 75 and in the beginning stages of macular degeneration ~ having to use a phone to work with photos is just impossibly difficult! I need those larger files to see and work with!! I'm sure I'm not the only person using a MacBook Pro who is challenged. Apple, I'm soooo disappointed in your lack of concern for all of your users.

That would be wonderful! I'm not a business but I feel for those owners who were blind-sided by Apple's obvious mistake. I'm simply a person who uses my Photos a lot as both my husband and I create books for our grandkids as well as for ourselves. I'm hoping this gets resolved fast so I can finally do our 50th Anniversary book before March 10! Yes, I could probably do drag and drop but OMG I am 75, with the beginning stages of macular degeneration and I hate wasting all that time and energy when it was originally a perfect (for the most part) application. Thank you for this information, Old Toad!

That's completely absurd. I have a business too, so need the same functionality as you. I've send feedback. But even if I didn't have a feedback can you think of a single other platform where you can't see photos sorted? Madness, makes it so difficult to use

What an idiotic move by the developers. Not only is it impossible now to access individual folders within the main photos directory; the sorting options, e.g., name, date added, list, icons, etc., which remained in place don't seem to work either. I fail to see the rhyme or reason behind this change to the platform.

Yesterday, I saw a message saying there was an update to Ventura. Happy Dance...but it didn't happen. My Photos has not improved. I'm left wondering what the heck did they 'improve' with the so-called update. I'm so bummed. BIG disappointment in Apple.

There are two ways to add a keyword to a photo:

1 - select the photo(s) and bring up it's Info pane (⌘_i). Then type in the keyword you want to use in the Keyword field.

2 - select the photo(s) and type ⌘+k to bring up the Keyword pane. If the keyword is already in the list select it. If it isn't then click on the "+" button at the bottom and add the keyword you want to use. Then close the edit and select the keyword.

Imagine having 12000 photos... all neatly categorized in albums. Product photos (I have a business), family photos, vacation photos. And now having to go back and add key words to them... as if I had time... This is insanity!

If YOU have a solution to our collective problem with PHOTOS, please share it. This is NOT Facebook or twitter, a place where many feel comfortable deriding others. Post a solution, please. I'd appreciate it as I'm ure, others here would too.

I was just trying to clarify, not deride. You make a pretty large claim there:

I don't think it's going to be fixed. ... Apple deemed it a security issue and decided to disable the application.

If what you say is true, then there is no solution. And the folks on here suggesting you file a bug report (which they do in good faith) are wasting their time and yours too. As Apple have not said anything publicly, and you seem to have extra information, I thought it worth clarifying your source so that we might evaluate the rather large claim you're making.

So, I think I'm quite entitled to ask is your source:

the guy went in back and talked to the other guy, who claimed to have talked to Apple Support, who told him things they've told nobody else.

Or do you have some other inside track no one else is privy too. No need to get defensive or offended, just answer the question.

And if you actually believe what you write, that Apple have deliberately disabled the application, then why are you demanding that I or anybody else provide a solution when none is possible, as Apple have disabled the application. I'm just trying to understand.

Keith Gatling wrote:

I guess the trick here is that when you create an album to name the photos with a prefix that indicates the album they’re in. Then when you search for them you can find them easily.

Actually, you can just search for the album name. Petty easy, really.

I was passing on information which I received from what I consider to be a credible source. Graphite is a well-respected company here in Madison. It serves the University of Wisconsin and is an Apple Authorized Service Provider. I bought my latest MacBook Pro from the company and have never experienced any bad advice. Apple no longer has a store in Madison so Graphite is the only reliable source, as far as I know. I shared what I was told and it certainly sounded credible. Perhaps no one there knows what to do. I am sorry I passed on information; I thought I was being helpful. That said, YOUR response was snarky and not deserved.

But since yesterday, after I installed a security update, there are new glitches. Unless I open Photos, before I try to click "Media > Photos", I cannot even open the media Browser.

I'm not seeing that. I can get straight to the Media Browser.

Same problem here