Custom gallery sort/filters

[matt3o]

I understand (correct me if wrong) that it is not possible to sort and filter all images from all albums. I'd like to be able to have a gallery homepage with a sortable list of pictures; specifically sorted by most liked in the last X days, or latest images by tag, and so on.

If it's not a core feature, would you be able to point me in the right direction to achieve that with a plugin? Is there a plugin I can look into that does a similar thing and I can maybe adapt to my need? Or maybe can you point me to the right hooks?

Thanks!