We introduce a method to cluster large image collections. We first rescale
and convert images into gray scales. We then threshold these scales to obtain
black pixels and compute descriptors of the configurations of these black
pixels. Finally, we cluster images based on their descriptors. In contrast to
raster clustering, which uses the entire pixel raster for distance
computations, our application, which uses a small set of descriptors, can
handle large image collections within reasonable time.