Reinstalled OSX, ANY way to recover iPhoto photos?

I don't know exactly what the chap at the Apple store did (and can't find out as he didn't record any notes) though it effectively reinstalled the whole OS. Brand new, no trace of old files.
My SOs photos were on there in iPhoto... Is there ANY way I can retrieve them?
Thanks for any help, hopefully it's not the doghouse for me...

No back up?
Only hope at all:
File Salvage - you can download a free trial and it will scan the disk for you and tell you with might be recoverable. Actual recovery will require that you purchase the app. There may be many files with the same or similar names. Always recover the largest file size.
There are other such apps. Search on Macupdate or the App Store

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