Iphoto photos have disappeared

USe the iphoto first aid.

Launch iPhoto holding the option command keys. Rebuild if necessary.

I have read numerous forums and followed some of the advice to no avail.

Lot faster if you tell us what you've tried so we don't waste time telling you things you've already done.

and what the results were including any exact error messages as that often gives the information to resolve the problem

How are you opening the library? Have you tried double clicking on it? The most likely guess since you give us no details is that you are opening a new, empty library

LN

I have had the exact same thing happen to me.

phone was running low on storage, becoming slow when I open app;s etc.

I take 1 photo and my entire Photo albums (30GB worth) disappears.. I can not see it in Settings>General>About BUT I can see storage space being used for it in Settings>Storage&Icloud usage>Manage storage>Photos & Camera 31.64 GB.

What I have tried -

1. to back up to laptop (bombs out - error as "iPhone disconnects" - yet it doesn't...

2. to sync to iTunes (bombs out - same as above)

3. to sync to icloud (but that's limited to 5Gb - did not buy extra storage)

4. taken it to istore - could not assist

ANY Help out there? except to lose all my photos...

Start by asking in the correct location. This is the iPhoto for Mac forum. You're asking about an iPhone and the Photos.app on it. I'd post your question on the iPhone forum.