Double-click a day, month or year to see the photos in it.
On a trackpad, you can pinch open or closed on the day, month or year to change views.
Do any of the following:
Zoom in or out on a photo: Drag the Zoom slider or pinch open or closed on the trackpad. You can drag the zoomed image to reposition it.
View a photo’s location on a map: Scroll down to Places. Click Show Nearby Photos to see other photos from nearby locations. See on your Mac, choose View > Enter Full Screen.
In full screen view, do any of the following:
Scroll through photos: Press the arrow keys.
View thumbnails: Position the pointer at the top of the window to display the menu bar, then choose View > Show Thumbnails.
Show the toolbar and the sidebar: Position the pointer at the top of the window to display the menu bar, then choose View > Always Show Toolbar and Sidebar in Full Screen, so there’s a tick next to it.
Leave full screen view: Press the Escape key. You can also position the pointer at the top of the screen until the menu bar appears, and choose View > Exit Full Screen.
You can hide selected photos and show them only when you want to work with them.
In the Photos app Find photos by text, content or date in Photos on Mac