An image editing apparatus and an image editing method for selecting an area of interest, in which a user more accurately selects an area desired to be selected using a finger by setting a position of a touch input as a selection start point for starting image selection if the user performs the touch input on a background image at the time of image editing, sets a trace generated by moving the background image or the selects start point as a selection image area, and selecting the set selection image area from the background image.