Sort photos into folders (like Finder)

Hello all,
I'm using iPhoto for a very short time now and have some trouble finding stuff in it.
I've transferred all my pictures in the library but they're all into events or photos, organized randomly.
I would like to have them all sorted just like in the Finder, with the folders and sub-folders.
Do I have to do all this manually???
Thanks already

1 - do not go into the iPhoto library using the finder and never, never make any changes of any sort to the structure or content of the iPhoto library using the finder or other programs - use iPhoto to manage your photos - it must totally control the library - it is a SQL database
2 - Within iPhoto you can create albums from photos and you can create folders - folders can hold albums or other folders
3 - you also have smart albums and the search in the lower left which lets you find any photo easily if you have assigned faces, places and keywords
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