1. An image editing apparatus comprising: display means for carrying out various kinds of display; image display control means for displaying a catalog of images on the display means; template display control means for displaying a template used as photo album paper on the display means together with the catalog, the template having at least one image insertion area and added with condition specification information specifying a state of an image or respective images to be inserted in the image insertion area or areas; selection reception means for receiving selection of the image insertion area or any one of the image insertion areas in the template displayed on the display means; image sifting means for sifting appropriate images agreeing with the condition specification information for the selected image insertion area from the catalog, with reference to the condition specification information for the selected image insertion area; and image selection means for receiving selection of the image to be inserted in the selected image insertion area from the appropriate images.