There is provided an image selection apparatus, an image selection method and a program. The image selection apparatus includes a selection number designation portion to designate a selection number of images, an image analysis portion 228 to analyze a plurality of images and extract a feature amount of each image, a first selection portion to select at least the selection number of images from the plurality of images based on the feature amount of each image extracted by the image analysis portion, a second selection portion to select images from the plurality of images by a given method different from a method of the first selection portion, and a selection control portion to cause the second selection portion, rather than the first selection portion, to select images if the selection number is larger than a first set number.