Selecting multiple elements and storing them in a variable

Selecting multiple elements and storing them in a variable

Hello, just a very basic question. Have a div (id - photos) with multiple images.   1) Does this select them all? $('#photos img')  2)If so, how can i capture this information? Like so -> var bunchOfStuff = ($('#photos img'));    and 3) if so, why can't i do something like alert(bunchOfStuff.length)      I realize there is something incredibly basic I just don't understand yet, but I can't seem to figure it out on my own. Thanks in advance  PS - sorry if formatting sucks - I can't figure out how to make a new line / not insert everything into code tags...