What @paperdigits said. You will not get a community of any appreciable size to all agree that such-and-such distro is best. Ever[1]. Providing up to date packages that can be used under different distros will serve more users. And it’s my impression that the good folks here who are working on photography-related projects have their hands full already, and would probably not be eager to add distro maintenance to their workloads.
[1] I have used Manjaro, and liked it. But by no means is it for everyone. To see the level of consensus out there, have a read of this thread: