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Select and deselect photos in Photos on Mac
You can select and deselect photos in a variety of ways.
In the Photos app on your Mac, do any of the following:
Select a single photo: Click the photo, or press the arrow keys to quickly navigate to and select the photo.
Select a group of adjacent photos: Click the first photo, then press the Shift key while you click the last photo. You can also press the Shift key while you press the arrow keys, or drag a selection rectangle around the photos.
Select photos that are not adjacent to each other: Press the Command key while you click each photo.
Deselect specific photos: Press the Command key while you click the photos you want to deselect.
Deselect all photos: Click an empty space in the window (not a photo).