Cannot find iPhoto in App store

I'm not sure iPhoto was ever offered for sale via the AppStore. Updates, yes but I don't think purchases since it came installed with OS X.

 

Photos for Mac replaced iPhoto. It's been removed from the App Store completely.

 

Did you try clicking on Purchased at the top of the App Store window and seeing it in the list of all the apps you have purchased in the past?

 

https://support.apple.com/downloads/iphoto

 

Same problem. I deleted iPhoto app and then reinstalled "Photo" from
< http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/ >

 

Answer found in "Photo" < http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/ >

 

Found in <http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/ >

 

Photos is built into OS X 10.11

 

It depends if your iPhoto version is recent enough for App Store to recognise it. If you can find newer update from Apples download site https://support.apple.com/downloads/iphoto App Store should detect it and offer latest El Capitan compatible update from updates tab.

If that doesn't work and you have another Mac with iPhoto installed you could try updating it, both Macs have to use same Apple ID or it won't work! Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, I am not sure why.

Currently Photos is very limited compared to iPhoto especially when it comes to organising pictures and it may not suit your needs. In that case might be good idea to look for a third party replacement.