Unable to download photos from camera to iphoto

All of a sudden when I try to import photos from my camera to iPhoto it's as if iPhoto is not recognizing the camera. iPhoto doen't open like it usually does when I plug camera in. Any thought?

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Your Signature says you are running 10.4.8.  Yet you posted to 10.6 forum.  Did you recently upgrade?  If not, have you installed anything new since you were last able to read the camera?  And are the camera's batteries fully charged, and the camera actually showing it is powered on?

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