Abstract: A method comprising receiving an image, the image including associated contextual information; converting the received image into searchable image data, the searchable image data being descriptive of the received image; filtering information from a search database based on the contextual information associated with the received image to create a filtered information set; collecting a plurality of images from the filtered information set to create a seed data set; comparing the received image to the plurality of images from the seed data set using the searchable image data; and determining whether one of the plurality of images is related to the received image.