I cannot upload photos to Iphoto

Hello,
I'm really struggling with Iphoto on my MacBook Pro.
The version of Iphoto is Iphoto 09 (8.1.2) and my Macbook Pro is a couple of years old and running O S X 10.5.8.
I've always been able to just upload photos really easily from both my Iphone (3GS) and my camera.
For a couple of weeks, I upload photos, and can see them there uploading. Everything seems to be working totally fine. But as soon as I quit Iphoto, they vanish. They're not in 'last upload' or 'last 12 months' or any folders I drag photos into or set up specifically.
It's like I didn't upload them at all. No matter where the image is from or how big it is.
I don't really know what to do. I've moved all my images into Aperture too, so I don't lose them, but I really, really don't understand how Aperture works whereas Iphoto always used to be so straightforward!
I don't think it's a storage issue, as I don't have that many images and most are small ones only taken with my iphone.
Please can anyone help me? I'd be really grateful for any advice.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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