Microsoft to stop supporting Publisher by October 2025 - How to replace?

I have used MS Publisher for close to 25 years, writing service manuals in my corporate career, and assorted material related to plants since then.  This means inserting photos at suitable locations in the text, adding graphics and often inserting text on the photo as well (example below).

MS Word is not suitable for this type of work, and it does not look like MS Designer is the right vehicle for writing 1-4 page articles with this type of graphics either.  Any suggestions on what I can use in the future?

Affinity Publisher 2

Easy learning curve. Price is 1x, no monthly subscription fees.

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/publisher