Iphoto stuck in hidden mode

I can see the iPhoto on my dock. It looks open when I go to Hot Corners but will not open when I click on the iPhoto (either on dock or HC)

"Why are you using a hot corner to access the iPhoto Window?"
Should have been clearer - I'm using the hot corner to access my open windows. iPhoto opens, and when I have it open, the iPhoto window does not appear on the desktop, but it does appear when I go down into the hot corner. However, when I click on the iPhoto window from the hot corner, it just pops back out of sight.

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