HT4859 how do i back up photos on iphoto?

how do i back up photos on my imac from iphoto. I thought this was supposed to happen automatically to icloud but i've been advised that only applies for photos on my iphone. thx

More advice, regarding photos on iOS devices ...
You should be importing all pics taken with the iphone to your computer regularly as you would with any digital camera. This is covered in the manual.
iOS: Importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer

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