Cannot import or view iPhone photos in iPhoto.

I am trying to import photos from my iPhone into iPhoto. My phone shows up as a device in iPhoto, but none of the image previews load and the import buttons are greyed out. With Image Capture I have the same problem, the device is recognized but nothing else loads. I have updated all software with no effect. Importing photos previously worked without any problems.
Let me know what I can try to get this to work. My software versions are below:
Macbook Air (Mid-2011) OS X 10.7.5
iPhoto '11 9.1.4(613)
iPhone 4 iOS 7.1.2

These were photos taken with the default camera app. They have not been modified at all and are located in the camera roll on the iPhone.
My software was actually not up to date for iPhoto. I tried updating it through the App Store but it would not proceed due to 10.7 as my current OS. I downloaded v9.2.3 off of support.apple.com but it would also not let me proceed with the update when I ran the .pkg. It stated that iPhoto needed to be updated through the App Store.
Any ideas how to upgrade to a version that is not the most current but is supported on 10.7?

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