Duplicate photos from iPhone to iPhoto

It appears duplicate photos are being created when I sync iPhone 6 (most recent software) to iPhoto (on mac, most recent OS and iPhoto).
When I sync from my phone to iphoto, I will get duplicates of every photo. IMG_0001, IMG_0001_2, etc.
iCloud photo library is off.
Photo stream is on.
Sharing is on.
When I look at my phone there is only one photo.
When I look at iPhoto photos there are two of everything.
This only happens on photos that I take with the phone. If someone shares a photo w/ me in a message there is only one photo.
I thought with Sharing and Syncing it would recognize duplicates and not upload them. This appears to be being uploaded from the phone itself.
Any ideas?

It sounds as if you're looking in iPhoto's "Photos" area.
Try looking in "Events" in iPhoto. Also look in the shared area, using iPhoto's left bar. That left bar in the iPhoto display will help you figure out where those photos reside.

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