Gnome-Photos doesn't start error: photos_application_create_window: assertion 'gegl_sanity_checked' failed

Gnome-photos doesn't start, I get these error messages in the console:

$ gnome-photos
(org.gnome.Photos:19251): gnome-photos-WARNING **: 10:39:04.388: Unable to find GEGL operation gegl:shadows-highlights: Check your GEGL install

(org.gnome.Photos:19251): gnome-photos-CRITICAL **: 10:39:04.388: photos_application_create_window: assertion 'gegl_sanity_checked' failed

Installing or uninstalling the gegl package doesn't change anything.

This is after an upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: gnome-photos 3.28.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Apr 30 10:39:07 2018
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-04 (573 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
SourcePackage: gnome-photos
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-27 (2 days ago)