Photos not appearing under Media->Photos in file upload dialog box (Chrome)

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Ok i have a new Mac. New Mac user here. I have a samsung phone and have imported photos from my phone onto my Mac (I assume they are in the filesystem now). When i open "Photos" application i can see all my imported phone pics there.

Now i am using Chrome and I'm attempting to upload photos from my Mac into my wordpress blog. Same situation with facebook or any other website. When the finder dialog box opens and i go to Media->Photos there are no photos showing.

Is this some kind of permissions issue where the dialog that opens cannot access the photos in the photos application? Are the photos presented through the photos application actual files on the drive in the regular filesystem? I am not hooked up to iCloud.

Best Answer

The photos in the Photos app are stored in a library. You can drag them out on to the desktop, then open them in Chrome.