ICloud is a great place to store photos as it means you can access them on all of your devices, from anywhere in the world. Click and hold the download button in the upper corner of the window. On, click Photos and select a photo or video.Hold the command key on your Mac or control key on your PC to select multiple photos or videos.
The default view puts you in Moments, where photos are subdivided into days (or parts of days). New photos that you take automatically download from iCloud Photos and you can choose to download your entire collection by year.