Samsung S7 G930 Nougat version. Gallery - contacts photos issue

[tmobyrne]

I have photos in my Gallery. Trying to link to Contacts. I have set Contacts to be on the Phone. I have a linked Google account.

When I am in Gallery , choose a photo and choose the option to Set as Contact Photo the contact list displayed includes all my linked Gmail account contacts in addition to my phone contacts.

Can I stop the Gmail contacts being displayed and just have the Phone contacts? I do not want to unlink my Google account. I have tried various things but cannot get a solution.

Would very much appreciate some help.

Terence