My options: 1. Local backup 2. SelfHosted cloud like own Cloud or next cloud 3. Get the hard copy and put it in beautifully crafted albums 4. OneDrive/Dropb

My options: 1. Local backup 2. SelfHosted cloud like own Cloud or next cloud 3. Get the hard copy and put it in beautifully crafted albums 4. OneDrive/Dropbox/GooglePhoto/iCloud/Flickr for anything which isn't personal with still my privacy settings ON. I treat them the way I treat images downloaded from Internet. PS: Assuming that those are your personal photos as you are concerned about privacy and you describe yourself as a data scientist.