Provided are an image processing apparatus in which it is possible to appropriately correct an image at a more appropriate timing, an image processing method, a program causing a computer to perform the image processing method, and a recording medium in which the program is recorded. The image processing apparatus includes an image input receiving unit that receives an input of an image captured by a user, a correction rule setting unit that sets a correction rule for the input image in accordance with supplementary information regarding the input image in a case where the image input receiving unit receives the input of the image, and a correction suggestion unit that suggests, to the user, correction of the image, to which the correction rule is applied, in a case where the correction rule setting unit sets the correction rule.