Frozen and lost photo's!?!?

i just imported 200 so photo's into iPhoto but after the import i was rotating some and the program crashed, when i re-opened it the photo's i just imported were not there.
As usual i had selected the option to delete the photo's from my camera after import so now i don't seem to have the photo's anywhere
PLEASE tell me i still have these Photo's somewhere, and there not gone.

macmanman:
Open the iPhoto library like this and check inside the Originals folder to see if there's a folder titled Import. Check it to see if your photos are there. If there is no Import folder check in the Originals folder for the more recent subfolders. Those should contain your last import attempt.
If you do not find your photos you can use MediaRECOVER to recover the deleted photos from the memory card. You can run MediaRECOVER in the demo mode to verify it can see and recover the photos before having to pay for it.
Now that the horse is out of the barn let me soapbox a little on workflow. One should never have iPhoto set up to automatically delete the photos after import for the very reason you're posting. I find it much safer to upload from the camera to a folder on the desktop. I name and date the folder and then import it into iPhoto creating an Event with the same name as the folder. A couple of more steps but much safer in the long run. Actually I use a card reader to take the wear and tear off my camera and its battery.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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2. The images still appear in my iphoto library thumbnails when scrolling down the screen (briefly before turning to grey !'s). Can I somehow salvage the image from the thumbnails?
no
3. Do I have to find the original files to see the photos again?
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I have learned to not mess with orignial files in iphoto,
Yes - that is critical - doing so is likely to lose data and possibly photos
never delete when importng,
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and always have mucho diskspace when uploading.
Yes - 10GB minimum
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