People searches using images

One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method of retrieving at least one digital image related to a person, the method comprising:

• receiving a search query for the person;
• recognizing an intent of the search query is to find information on the person;
• automatically selecting at least one digital image related to the person using content of the search query;
• submitting an identifier of the at least one digital image to an image index, wherein the image index comprises a mapping between identifiers of web images and links to the web images;
• resolving the search query by returning at least one link mapped to an identifier of a web image, wherein the identifier of the at least one digital image corresponds with the identifier of the web image within the mapping of the image index;
• and
• distributing for presentation a representation of the at least one link within a set of search results that are responsive to the search query.

A computerized method for employing an image index to satisfy a search query from a user, the method comprising:

• accessing the image index, wherein the image index comprises a mapping between identifiers of web images and links to the web images;
• comparing an identifier of a digital image against identifiers of the web images collected at the image index, wherein the digital image is selected as a function of content of the search query;
• based on the comparison, determining that the identifier of the digital image corresponds with one or more identifiers of the web images;
• reading one or more links mapped to the one or more corresponding identifiers of the web images;
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• distributing for presentation a representation of the one or more links to the user within a set of search results that are responsive to the search query.