Abstract: An image retrieval apparatus includes: an image storage section that stores two or more photographic images and receives an access for the photographic images; an access detection section that detects an access for the photographic images stored in the image storage section; an access image analyzing section that analyzes a subject of the photographic image detected in the access by the access detection section to determine a word associated with the subject; and an image retrieval section that retrieves a photographic image associated with the word determined by the access image analyzing section, of said two or more photographic images.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an image analysis apparatus and an image analysis program storage medium storing the image analysis program that analyze an image and automatically determine words relating to the image. There are provided an acquiring section which acquires an image; an element extracting section which analyzes the content of the image acquired by the acquiring section to extract constituent elements that constitute the image; a storage section which associates and stores plural of words with each of plural of constituent elements; and a search section which searches the words stored in the storage section for a word associated with a constituent element extracted by the element extracting section.

Abstract: An image retrieval apparatus includes: an image storage section that stores two or more photographic images and receives an access for the photographic images; an access detection section that detects an access for the photographic images stored in the image storage section; an access image analyzing section that analyzes a subject of the photographic image detected in the access by the access detection section to determine a word associated with the subject; and an image retrieval section that retrieves a photographic image associated with the word determined by the access image analyzing section, of said two or more photographic images.