Why does iPhoto grab ALL my pictures?

Since I started downloading pictures from my iPhone and Nikon Cameras iPhoto grabs every picture I try to look at in my files and "imports" it. Those from the cameras are already in the iPhoto Library and I really don't want all my old photos in there (I have tons).
They used to just open on what ever page I was on and when I downloaded them it was with Preview. Can I disenfranchise (giggle) iPhoto? I know very little about photography/graphics and it's in and outs but I do like to look at my pictures from time to time without having to make a federal case of the process. Any help will be appreciated.
.....goldie

Hi LarryHN, you admonish me:
"You post is very confusing
"waht version of iPhoto do your have?
         --See above Post/Picture!
"What exactly do you mean by
as they seem to indiscrimently pick pictures andautomatically import them.
"Are there photos on your hard drive?
    --".... I've been checking my pictures files and opening them to view, ..." (see original post)
"On your camera? In DropBox? Where exactly are they?
"And by importing them are you saying that after this happens you have two or more copies of exactly the same photo in iPhoto?
     --I am not importing them, iPhoto is abducting them when I open them -in my files- and      iPhoto is importing them automatically without asking me and without my permission. I      don't check for duplicates I just don't want them in iPhoto.
"Doe this happen every time you launch iPhoto?
     I have, at no time during this fiasco, launched iPhoto. It automatically (do you need a      definition of the word?) imports them even though they've been in my files for years (2007      for instance).
"when you import form yoru camera?
     --It never happened when I was importing from my camera. iPhoto only imported the      photos I was importing.
"from your iPhone?
     I don't import from my iPhone! I download to my Desktop files through Preview and file      them in my pictures files.
"When you drag photos form the internet to iPhoto?
     I don't drag pictures to iPhoto, i drop them onto my Desktop.
"When you drag photos form disk to iPhoto?
     I don't drag pictures from disk to iPhoto. At least I haven't so far.
"We can not see you or your computer so we need clear, concise informatiion and exact work flows to help
     --Has this helped?
"And yes
I'm rambling here
"You are - without providing needed details
     --Did you indeed read the details of my post or did my confession of confusion endow you      with the right to excoriate me without bothering to search out the details?
I do appreciate your attempt to help but I do not appreciate your scorn at my admission of ignorance.
....goldie

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