All photos disappeared from I cloud

Hi Hello-Anna-,

You might want to follow the steps here: If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app

If they are from My Photo Stream, unfortunately, My Photo Stream has been permanently shut down. You should be able to access those photos from the device where you took them.

Hope that helps!

If photo library was set up with iCloud the photos are still in server Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

They can be searched by year Search for photos on iPhone - Apple Support

Note : if photos were saved using photo stream About iCloud Photos and My Photo Stream - Apple Support

• Uses your iCloud storage.
• As long as you have enough space in iCloud, you can store as many photos and videos as you like.
• Stored in the original format at full resolution.
• You can turn on Optimize Storage and save space on your device.
• Edits are stored in iCloud and stay up to date on your Apple devices.

My Photo Stream

• Doesn't count against your iCloud storage.
• Uploads your last 30 days and up to 1000 photos.
• Downloads to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in a smaller resolution. On your Mac or PC, your photos download in full resolution.
• Edits you make won't update across your devices.

Also photos stream has now shut down My Photo Stream - Apple Support

My Photo Stream uploads your most recent photos (except Live Photos) so that you can view and import them to another device, if you like. Photos are stored in My Photo Stream for 30 days and then are deleted from iCloud.

Hi Anna,

I presume you have opened the app on your iPhone and your photos are not showing.

Have you tired the Photo App on a Apple computer, laptop or iPad and signed in with your Apple ID and seeing if you are able to access your photos.

Not sure what you mean by "just reloaded"

See the article If your iCloud Photos aren't syncing to your device - Apple Support

If your iCloud storage is full or almost full

If you exceed your iCloud storage limit, photos and videos won't sync to iCloud and your library won’t stay up to date across your devices. To continue using iCloud Photos, you can upgrade your storage plan or reduce the amount of storage that you're using.

Did you remove them from a device syncing with iCloud? Or, did you let your iCloud account revert to the free 5GB level after having more data in the past? Your images would not otherwise disappear. You can, of course, restore from your backups or original sources.