diff --git a/src/files.rs b/src/files.rs
index 0fbda63..beb7916 100644
--- a/src/files.rs
+++ b/src/files.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::fs::read_dir;
 use std::io;
@@ -9,14 +10,17 @@ use ::anyhow;
 use actix::{Handler, Message};
 use anyhow::{Context, anyhow};
 
-use crate::data::{Claims, FilesRequest, FilterMode, PhotosResponse, SortType};
+use crate::data::{Claims, FilesRequest, FilterMode, MediaType, PhotosResponse, SortType};
+use crate::database::ExifDao;
+use crate::geo::{gps_bounding_box, haversine_distance};
+use crate::memories::extract_date_from_filename;
 use crate::{AppState, create_thumbnails};
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use actix_web::{
     HttpRequest, HttpResponse,
     web::{self, Query},
 };
-use log::{debug, error, info, trace};
+use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
 use opentelemetry::trace::{Span, Status, TraceContextExt, Tracer};
 
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ pub async fn list_photos<TagD: TagDao, FS: FileSystemAccess>(
     app_state: web::Data<AppState>,
     file_system: web::Data<FS>,
     tag_dao: web::Data<Mutex<TagD>>,
+    exif_dao: web::Data<Mutex<Box<dyn ExifDao>>>,
 ) -> HttpResponse {
     let search_path = &req.path;
 
@@ -67,10 +72,119 @@ pub async fn list_photos<TagD: TagDao, FS: FileSystemAccess>(
             req.exclude_tag_ids.clone().unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
         ),
         KeyValue::new("sort", format!("{:?}", &req.sort.unwrap_or(NameAsc))),
+        // EXIF search parameters
+        KeyValue::new("camera_make", req.camera_make.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
+        KeyValue::new("camera_model", req.camera_model.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
+        KeyValue::new("lens_model", req.lens_model.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
+        KeyValue::new(
+            "gps_lat",
+            req.gps_lat.map(|v| v.to_string()).unwrap_or_default(),
+        ),
+        KeyValue::new(
+            "gps_lon",
+            req.gps_lon.map(|v| v.to_string()).unwrap_or_default(),
+        ),
+        KeyValue::new(
+            "gps_radius_km",
+            req.gps_radius_km.map(|v| v.to_string()).unwrap_or_default(),
+        ),
+        KeyValue::new(
+            "date_from",
+            req.date_from.map(|v| v.to_string()).unwrap_or_default(),
+        ),
+        KeyValue::new(
+            "date_to",
+            req.date_to.map(|v| v.to_string()).unwrap_or_default(),
+        ),
+        KeyValue::new(
+            "media_type",
+            req.media_type
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|mt| format!("{:?}", mt))
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
+        ),
     ]);
 
     let span_context = opentelemetry::Context::current_with_span(span);
 
+    // Check if EXIF filtering is requested
+    let has_exif_filters = req.camera_make.is_some()
+        || req.camera_model.is_some()
+        || req.lens_model.is_some()
+        || req.gps_lat.is_some()
+        || req.date_from.is_some()
+        || req.date_to.is_some();
+
+    // Apply EXIF-based filtering if requested
+    let exif_matched_files: Option<HashSet<String>> = if has_exif_filters {
+        // Validate GPS parameters (all 3 must be present together)
+        if (req.gps_lat.is_some() || req.gps_lon.is_some() || req.gps_radius_km.is_some())
+            && !(req.gps_lat.is_some() && req.gps_lon.is_some() && req.gps_radius_km.is_some())
+        {
+            warn!("GPS search requires lat, lon, and radius_km to all be specified");
+            span_context
+                .span()
+                .set_status(Status::error("Invalid GPS parameters"));
+            return HttpResponse::BadRequest().body("GPS search requires lat, lon, and radius_km");
+        }
+
+        // Calculate GPS bounding box if GPS search is requested
+        let gps_bounds = if let (Some(lat), Some(lon), Some(radius_km)) =
+            (req.gps_lat, req.gps_lon, req.gps_radius_km)
+        {
+            let (min_lat, max_lat, min_lon, max_lon) = gps_bounding_box(lat, lon, radius_km);
+            Some((min_lat, max_lat, min_lon, max_lon))
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        // Query EXIF database
+        let mut exif_dao_guard = exif_dao.lock().expect("Unable to get ExifDao");
+        let exif_results = exif_dao_guard
+            .query_by_exif(
+                req.camera_make.as_deref(),
+                req.camera_model.as_deref(),
+                req.lens_model.as_deref(),
+                gps_bounds,
+                req.date_from,
+                req.date_to,
+            )
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                warn!("EXIF query failed: {:?}", e);
+                Vec::new()
+            });
+
+        // Apply precise GPS distance filtering if GPS search was requested
+        let filtered_results = if let (Some(lat), Some(lon), Some(radius_km)) =
+            (req.gps_lat, req.gps_lon, req.gps_radius_km)
+        {
+            exif_results
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter(|exif| {
+                    if let (Some(photo_lat), Some(photo_lon)) =
+                        (exif.gps_latitude, exif.gps_longitude)
+                    {
+                        let distance = haversine_distance(lat, lon, photo_lat, photo_lon);
+                        distance <= radius_km
+                    } else {
+                        false
+                    }
+                })
+                .map(|exif| exif.file_path)
+                .collect::<HashSet<String>>()
+        } else {
+            exif_results
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|exif| exif.file_path)
+                .collect::<HashSet<String>>()
+        };
+
+        info!("EXIF filtering matched {} files", filtered_results.len());
+        Some(filtered_results)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
     let search_recursively = req.recursive.unwrap_or(false);
     if let Some(tag_ids) = &req.tag_ids
         && search_recursively
@@ -128,6 +242,14 @@ pub async fn list_photos<TagD: TagDao, FS: FileSystemAccess>(
                         search_path.strip_suffix('/').unwrap_or_else(|| search_path)
                     ))
                 })
+                .filter(|f| {
+                    // Apply EXIF filtering if present
+                    if let Some(ref exif_files) = exif_matched_files {
+                        exif_files.contains(&f.file_name)
+                    } else {
+                        true
+                    }
+                })
                 .collect::<Vec<FileWithTagCount>>()
         })
         .map(|files| sort(files, req.sort.unwrap_or(NameAsc)))
@@ -211,21 +333,83 @@ pub async fn list_photos<TagD: TagDao, FS: FileSystemAccess>(
 
                     true
                 })
+                .filter(|(file_name, _)| {
+                    // Apply EXIF filtering if present
+                    if let Some(ref exif_files) = exif_matched_files {
+                        exif_files.contains(file_name)
+                    } else {
+                        true
+                    }
+                })
+                .filter(|(file_name, _)| {
+                    // Apply media type filtering if specified
+                    if let Some(ref media_type) = req.media_type {
+                        let path = PathBuf::from(file_name);
+                        matches_media_type(&path, media_type)
+                    } else {
+                        true
+                    }
+                })
                 .map(|(file_name, tags)| FileWithTagCount {
                     file_name,
                     tag_count: tags.len() as i64,
                 })
                 .collect::<Vec<FileWithTagCount>>();
 
-            let mut response_files = photos
-                .clone()
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|f| f.file_name)
-                .collect::<Vec<String>>();
-            if let Some(sort_type) = req.sort {
-                debug!("Sorting files: {:?}", sort_type);
-                response_files = sort(photos, sort_type)
-            }
+            // Handle sorting - use FileWithMetadata for date sorting to support EXIF dates
+            let response_files = if let Some(sort_type) = req.sort {
+                match sort_type {
+                    SortType::DateTakenAsc | SortType::DateTakenDesc => {
+                        debug!("Date sorting requested, fetching EXIF data");
+
+                        // Collect file paths for batch EXIF query
+                        let file_paths: Vec<String> =
+                            photos.iter().map(|f| f.file_name.clone()).collect();
+
+                        // Batch fetch EXIF data
+                        let mut exif_dao_guard = exif_dao.lock().expect("Unable to get ExifDao");
+                        let exif_map: std::collections::HashMap<String, i64> = exif_dao_guard
+                            .get_exif_batch(&file_paths)
+                            .unwrap_or_default()
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .filter_map(|exif| exif.date_taken.map(|dt| (exif.file_path, dt)))
+                            .collect();
+                        drop(exif_dao_guard);
+
+                        // Convert to FileWithMetadata with date fallback logic
+                        let files_with_metadata: Vec<FileWithMetadata> = photos
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .map(|f| {
+                                // Try EXIF date first
+                                let date_taken =
+                                    exif_map.get(&f.file_name).copied().or_else(|| {
+                                        // Fallback to filename extraction
+                                        extract_date_from_filename(&f.file_name)
+                                            .map(|dt| dt.timestamp())
+                                    });
+
+                                FileWithMetadata {
+                                    file_name: f.file_name,
+                                    tag_count: f.tag_count,
+                                    date_taken,
+                                }
+                            })
+                            .collect();
+
+                        sort_with_metadata(files_with_metadata, sort_type)
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        // Use regular sort for non-date sorting
+                        sort(photos, sort_type)
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                // No sorting requested
+                photos
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|f| f.file_name)
+                    .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+            };
 
             let dirs = files
                 .iter()
@@ -369,6 +553,31 @@ pub fn is_image_or_video(path: &Path) -> bool {
         || extension == "avif"
 }
 
+/// Check if a file matches the media type filter
+fn matches_media_type(path: &Path, media_type: &MediaType) -> bool {
+    let extension = path
+        .extension()
+        .and_then(|p| p.to_str())
+        .map_or(String::from(""), |p| p.to_lowercase());
+
+    match media_type {
+        MediaType::All => true,
+        MediaType::Photo => {
+            extension == "png"
+                || extension == "jpg"
+                || extension == "jpeg"
+                || extension == "nef"
+                || extension == "webp"
+                || extension == "tiff"
+                || extension == "tif"
+                || extension == "heif"
+                || extension == "heic"
+                || extension == "avif"
+        }
+        MediaType::Video => extension == "mp4" || extension == "mov",
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn is_valid_full_path<P: AsRef<Path> + Debug + AsRef<std::ffi::OsStr>>(
     base: &P,
     path: &P,
@@ -571,6 +780,104 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    struct MockExifDao;
+
+    impl crate::database::ExifDao for MockExifDao {
+        fn store_exif(
+            &mut self,
+            data: crate::database::models::InsertImageExif,
+        ) -> Result<crate::database::models::ImageExif, crate::database::DbError> {
+            // Return a dummy ImageExif for tests
+            Ok(crate::database::models::ImageExif {
+                id: 1,
+                file_path: data.file_path.to_string(),
+                camera_make: data.camera_make.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                camera_model: data.camera_model.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                lens_model: data.lens_model.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                width: data.width,
+                height: data.height,
+                orientation: data.orientation,
+                gps_latitude: data.gps_latitude,
+                gps_longitude: data.gps_longitude,
+                gps_altitude: data.gps_altitude,
+                focal_length: data.focal_length,
+                aperture: data.aperture,
+                shutter_speed: data.shutter_speed,
+                iso: data.iso,
+                date_taken: data.date_taken,
+                created_time: data.created_time,
+                last_modified: data.last_modified,
+            })
+        }
+
+        fn get_exif(
+            &mut self,
+            _: &str,
+        ) -> Result<Option<crate::database::models::ImageExif>, crate::database::DbError> {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+
+        fn update_exif(
+            &mut self,
+            data: crate::database::models::InsertImageExif,
+        ) -> Result<crate::database::models::ImageExif, crate::database::DbError> {
+            // Return a dummy ImageExif for tests
+            Ok(crate::database::models::ImageExif {
+                id: 1,
+                file_path: data.file_path.to_string(),
+                camera_make: data.camera_make.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                camera_model: data.camera_model.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                lens_model: data.lens_model.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                width: data.width,
+                height: data.height,
+                orientation: data.orientation,
+                gps_latitude: data.gps_latitude,
+                gps_longitude: data.gps_longitude,
+                gps_altitude: data.gps_altitude,
+                focal_length: data.focal_length,
+                aperture: data.aperture,
+                shutter_speed: data.shutter_speed,
+                iso: data.iso,
+                date_taken: data.date_taken,
+                created_time: data.created_time,
+                last_modified: data.last_modified,
+            })
+        }
+
+        fn delete_exif(&mut self, _: &str) -> Result<(), crate::database::DbError> {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        fn get_all_with_date_taken(
+            &mut self,
+        ) -> Result<Vec<(String, i64)>, crate::database::DbError> {
+            Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
+
+        fn get_exif_batch(
+            &mut self,
+            _: &[String],
+        ) -> Result<Vec<crate::database::models::ImageExif>, crate::database::DbError> {
+            Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
+
+        fn query_by_exif(
+            &mut self,
+            _: Option<&str>,
+            _: Option<&str>,
+            _: Option<&str>,
+            _: Option<(f64, f64, f64, f64)>,
+            _: Option<i64>,
+            _: Option<i64>,
+        ) -> Result<Vec<crate::database::models::ImageExif>, crate::database::DbError> {
+            Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
+
+        fn get_camera_makes(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<(String, i64)>, crate::database::DbError> {
+            Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
+    }
+
     mod api {
         use super::*;
         use actix_web::{HttpResponse, web::Query};
@@ -581,6 +888,7 @@ mod tests {
             testhelpers::BodyReader,
         };
 
+        use crate::database::SqliteExifDao;
         use crate::database::test::in_memory_db_connection;
         use crate::tags::SqliteTagDao;
         use actix_web::test::TestRequest;
@@ -619,6 +927,9 @@ mod tests {
                 Data::new(AppState::test_state()),
                 Data::new(RealFileSystem::new(String::from("/tmp"))),
                 Data::new(Mutex::new(SqliteTagDao::default())),
+                Data::new(Mutex::new(
+                    Box::new(MockExifDao) as Box<dyn crate::database::ExifDao>
+                )),
             )
             .await;
             let status = response.status();
@@ -658,6 +969,9 @@ mod tests {
                 Data::new(AppState::test_state()),
                 Data::new(RealFileSystem::new(String::from("./"))),
                 Data::new(Mutex::new(SqliteTagDao::default())),
+                Data::new(Mutex::new(
+                    Box::new(MockExifDao) as Box<dyn crate::database::ExifDao>
+                )),
             )
             .await;
 
@@ -711,6 +1025,9 @@ mod tests {
                 Data::new(AppState::test_state()),
                 Data::new(FakeFileSystem::new(files)),
                 Data::new(Mutex::new(tag_dao)),
+                Data::new(Mutex::new(
+                    Box::new(MockExifDao) as Box<dyn crate::database::ExifDao>
+                )),
             )
             .await;
 
@@ -781,6 +1098,9 @@ mod tests {
                 Data::new(AppState::test_state()),
                 Data::new(FakeFileSystem::new(files)),
                 Data::new(Mutex::new(tag_dao)),
+                Data::new(Mutex::new(
+                    Box::new(MockExifDao) as Box<dyn crate::database::ExifDao>
+                )),
             )
             .await;
 
diff --git a/src/tags.rs b/src/tags.rs
index 22bbcf9..5cf0ed2 100644
--- a/src/tags.rs
+++ b/src/tags.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ async fn get_tags<D: TagDao>(
 async fn get_all_tags<D: TagDao>(
     _: Claims,
     tag_dao: web::Data<Mutex<D>>,
+    exif_dao: web::Data<Mutex<Box<dyn crate::database::ExifDao>>>,
     request: HttpRequest,
     query: web::Query<GetTagsRequest>,
 ) -> impl Responder {
@@ -97,17 +98,34 @@ async fn get_all_tags<D: TagDao>(
     let mut tag_dao = tag_dao.lock().expect("Unable to get TagDao");
     tag_dao
         .get_all_tags(&span_context, query.path.clone())
-        .map(|tags| {
+        .and_then(|tags| {
             span_context.span().set_status(Status::Ok);
 
-            HttpResponse::Ok().json(
-                tags.iter()
-                    .map(|(tag_count, tag)| TagWithTagCount {
-                        tag: tag.clone(),
-                        tag_count: *tag_count,
-                    })
-                    .collect::<Vec<TagWithTagCount>>(),
-            )
+            let tags_response = tags
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(tag_count, tag)| TagWithTagCount {
+                    tag: tag.clone(),
+                    tag_count: *tag_count,
+                })
+                .collect::<Vec<TagWithTagCount>>();
+
+            // Get camera makes from EXIF database
+            let camera_makes = exif_dao
+                .lock()
+                .expect("Unable to get ExifDao")
+                .get_camera_makes()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                    log::warn!("Failed to get camera makes: {:?}", e);
+                    Vec::new()
+                })
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|(make, count)| CameraMakeCount { make, count })
+                .collect::<Vec<CameraMakeCount>>();
+
+            Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(AllTagsResponse {
+                tags: tags_response,
+                camera_makes,
+            }))
         })
         .into_http_internal_err()
 }
@@ -208,6 +226,18 @@ pub struct TagWithTagCount {
     pub tag: Tag,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Debug)]
+pub struct CameraMakeCount {
+    pub make: String,
+    pub count: i64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Debug)]
+pub struct AllTagsResponse {
+    pub tags: Vec<TagWithTagCount>,
+    pub camera_makes: Vec<CameraMakeCount>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Insertable, Clone, Debug)]
 #[diesel(table_name = tags)]
 pub struct InsertTag {