why did a few of my saved pictures disappear from my phone/google photos?

[Android Central Question]

I had taken some pictures on my Pixel 3. The pictures were able to be saved. But a month later, I could not find them on my phone. Where did they go?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Since the Pixel 3 had the well-publicized problem with some pics not being saved appropriately, are you 100% certain it was originally saved to the phone when you took the shots? If so, then have you also looked on your Google Photos website on your computer browser to see if it's in the cloud (assuming you've had auto-backup turned on)?