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"Desktop publishing" is the category of software you want. I've not used it, but I believe Scribus is the standard FOSS tool for this. If you want a simple graphical way to make your album, this is the way.
Many people have metnioned LaTex - I would not recommend it for this purpose. LaTex, while powerful, will have a steep learning curve, and isn't really made for artistic tasks - its purpose is for writing technical papers. From literally the first two sentences on the project site:
It's probably possible to make a beautiful photo album with LaTex, but without a lot of work, it's more likely to come out looking like a calculator manual.
I noticed that as part of the LaTeX description, thanks for confirming! I will take a look at scribus.