Asking for anything out of Time Machine is a lost cause. It’s essentially a completed and legacy product. I migrated to Linux + Pika Backup. For photos I use E

Asking for anything out of Time Machine is a lost cause. It’s essentially a completed and legacy product. I migrated to Linux + Pika Backup. For photos I use Ente Photos with their managed cloud storage plus a continuous export to my NAS. Ente is surprisingly well integrated with iOS, you really don’t need to use Apple’s solution. It automatically backs up photos I take in the background.