Photos repeatedly importing the same photos.

Photos is reimporting the same photos every time I connect my iPhone or iPad.
I'm running the most recent OS and iOS (iPhone 6, iPad 2) and most recent version of Photos. Every time I connect my phone or ipad "import new photos" re-imports the same set of photos, as well as any new photos.
Previous there was the "keep the photo app open on your phone when you connect" fix - as far as I can tell that is not still the case?
Any ideas what might be causing this?
Thanks.

Hello there c_knaus,
It sounds like you Photos app seems to think the same photos it has already imported need to be reimported over and over again along with photos that actually are new on the device whenever you connect it. I would start by quitting all the running apps on the iPhone:
iOS: Force an app to close
Double-click the Home button.
Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
Swipe the app up to close it.
When you have done that restart the device, and your computer as well then test the issue again:
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

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