1. A gesture recognition apparatus comprising: an imaging device configured to photograph a gesture recognition region and generate image information; a distance sensor configured to sense a particular object that approaches a gesture start position; a controller configured to: enter a gesture input mode when the particular object is located at the gesture start position for a predetermined time; recognize a gesture by detecting the particular object based on the image information; and provide feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located at the gesture start position and feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located in the gesture recognition region in the input mode, wherein the gesture recognition region is set to be a predetermined area around a gearshift knob and wherein the gesture start position is spaced apart form an upper portion of the gearshift knob in a vertical direction by a predetermined distance.