1. A computer-accessible medium which includes a computer program thereon for image-based recognition wherein, when the computer program is executed by a processing arrangement, the processing arrangement is configured to: receive image data; generate an orthonormal decomposition of the image data related to an invariance of motions associated with the image data; and recognize at least one of at least one subject, an action, an expression, an illumination or a viewpoint based on the orthonormal decomposition.