A method (300) for performing image processing utilizes mobile platforms to provide functions including processing, retrieving, annotating and/or mining of media information. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method (300) includes extracting first and second features of an image (320); searching a database according to one of the first and second extracted features and producing candidates in the database that match all or part of the one of the first and second extracted features (340); selecting one or more of the candidates according to the other of the first and second extracted features (350); and enabling display of the selected one or more candidates (350).