I found the generic approach NextCloud takes towards file-storage to yield underwhelming results when it comes to photos. Features like searching for photos by faces, locations, intelligent sorting are all lacking and making their mobile merely a file browser.
Building on top of NextCloud was an option I had considered, but understanding their abstractions was painful, and I did not want to tie myself down to their ecosystem.
Building on top of NextCloud was an option I had considered, but understanding their abstractions was painful, and I did not want to tie myself down to their ecosystem.