Lost Pictures, Help!!

I cannot find any pictures after May 2012 on my external hard drive even though I did a COMPLETE back up in Feb. 2013. Where can I find my pictures on the external hard drive?
I went to Users > "MaW1028" > Pictures > Right Click on Iphoto to show package contents
However all I found were folders from 1999-2012. I really need these pictures back!!
Any ideas?
Thank you

I'm happy to help out a user who's so good keeping good backups. Not everyone is as smart as you.
Instead of using iPhoto, see if you can perform a Spotlight search (command-space), and see if you can locate pictures you know should be there; i.e., look for familiar image names that might lead you to your lost photos. Also, in iPhoto, see if you can find the photos in the Trash. I'm presumimg that the recent photos might still be on your computer's HD, somewhere.
In Time Machine and even CarbonCopyCloner, you still might be able to retrieve your photos.

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