[lxgr]

Definitely not true for me. My most common scenario is "can you please send me all the photos of the trip/dinner/... in the original resolution" in a car park/train station/street corner.

[toomuchtodo]

iCloud album link?

[ComputerGuru]

Please no. The recipient does not actually “have” the photo when it is sent.

[ianleighton]

but they have the option to download (with the iCloud share link, not shared album).