Iphoto doesn't find photos

i can't view my photos in iPhoto.
my storage says i have 60gb of photos but they don't show anywhere.
i have looked in finder/user/pictures/iphoto library (which is only 1.3gb in size) but no luck. i have 'shown package contents' which reveals only 3 pics in masters?!
the folders old masters, old previews and old thumbnails contain folders which appear to be labelled in year format from 1998 to 2015 (a few years missing) and each of these contain my 'event' titles however they don't lead to the actual file.
i have opened iPhoto with option/command and have tried each of the recovery options but with no luck.
can anyone help me find them?

You've been bitten by a bug in the upgrade process. Report your problem to Apple via http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html so they know others are having the same problem. With more reporting it they may work on a fix.
It appears that your only recourse is to restore a backup copy of the library made just prior to this occurring.

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