Why won't my iPhoto import photos from my phone?

everytime i connect my phone iPhoto pops up, i have imported photos from my phone since december, it is now march so when i click import all photos it starts the import but usually the loading moves it stays in the same place for an hour and the only way i can stop the import is unplugging my phone and then i find out that only 6/1474 photos have imported. I don't have time to wait i need to go on a trip !!!!

try using Image Capture - doe it work better?
MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
and note that OS X 10.10.2 and iPhoto 9.6.1 are out - you really should stay up to date - each new release fixes problems
LN

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I swear I did this sometime ago... Motorola V551 with Bluetooth (although I have to use a cable!) -- How do I get photos from the camera over to one of my Macs?
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Unfortunately the cable attached Motorola phones do not appear on the G5 desktop nor do they appear to Image Capture. Only iSync sees the Motorola phone on the G5.
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I'm afraid that Motorola does not want to sell any more phones to Macintosh owners. I'll go find a blog of phone recommendations and pitch these Motos.
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