Quickest way to find duplicate photos on mac?

So I'm trying to clean up my macbook and I have a ton of duplicate photos. It would take me days to go through all my photos manually, so I am wondering if there is a way to find all duplicates? Iphoto really messes up the ability to search for a photo (i have tried many times to search my mac for a photo that is in iphoto, and nothing comes up, why?!). So i have no way of knowing which of my photos in iphoto are already saved in other photo folders i have on my computer.
Is there software that can make this process easier?

Use a third party software such as dupeGuru:
http://www.hardcoded.net/dupeguru/
Ciao.

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The sort could by by date, name, Lat Long or any other method

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