diff --git a/moto/rekognition/exceptions.py b/moto/rekognition/exceptions.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 898e9321b..000000000
--- a/moto/rekognition/exceptions.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""Exceptions raised by the rekognition service."""
diff --git a/moto/rekognition/models.py b/moto/rekognition/models.py
index 0b4ba7d08..b5b2f20e3 100644
--- a/moto/rekognition/models.py
+++ b/moto/rekognition/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """RekognitionBackend class with methods for supported APIs."""
 
 import string
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
 
 from moto.core import BaseBackend, BackendDict
 from moto.moto_api._internal import mock_random as random
@@ -9,13 +10,15 @@ from moto.moto_api._internal import mock_random as random
 class RekognitionBackend(BaseBackend):
     """Implementation of Rekognition APIs."""
 
-    def start_face_search(self):
+    def start_face_search(self) -> str:
         return self._job_id()
 
-    def start_text_detection(self):
+    def start_text_detection(self) -> str:
         return self._job_id()
 
-    def get_face_search(self):
+    def get_face_search(
+        self,
+    ) -> Tuple[str, str, Dict[str, Any], List[Dict[str, Any]], str, str]:
         """
         This returns hardcoded values and none of the parameters are taken into account.
         """
@@ -28,7 +31,9 @@ class RekognitionBackend(BaseBackend):
             self._text_model_version(),
         )
 
-    def get_text_detection(self):
+    def get_text_detection(
+        self,
+    ) -> Tuple[str, str, Dict[str, Any], List[Dict[str, Any]], str, str]:
         """
         This returns hardcoded values and none of the parameters are taken into account.
         """
@@ -43,24 +48,24 @@ class RekognitionBackend(BaseBackend):
 
     # private
 
-    def _job_id(self):
+    def _job_id(self) -> str:
         return "".join(
             random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits) for _ in range(64)
         )
 
-    def _job_status(self):
+    def _job_status(self) -> str:
         return "SUCCEEDED"
 
-    def _next_token(self):
+    def _next_token(self) -> str:
         return ""
 
-    def _status_message(self):
+    def _status_message(self) -> str:
         return ""
 
-    def _text_model_version(self):
+    def _text_model_version(self) -> str:
         return "3.1"
 
-    def _video_metadata(self):
+    def _video_metadata(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             "Codec": "h264",
             "DurationMillis": 15020,
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ class RekognitionBackend(BaseBackend):
             "ColorRange": "LIMITED",
         }
 
-    def _persons(self):
+    def _persons(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         return [
             {
                 "Timestamp": 0,
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ class RekognitionBackend(BaseBackend):
             }
         ]
 
-    def _text_detections(self):
+    def _text_detections(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         return [
             {
                 "Timestamp": 0,
diff --git a/moto/rekognition/responses.py b/moto/rekognition/responses.py
index d82e73b40..b1f73c3ae 100644
--- a/moto/rekognition/responses.py
+++ b/moto/rekognition/responses.py
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
-"""Handles incoming rekognition requests, invokes methods, returns responses."""
 import json
 
+from moto.core.common_types import TYPE_RESPONSE
 from moto.core.responses import BaseResponse
-from .models import rekognition_backends
+from .models import rekognition_backends, RekognitionBackend
 
 
 class RekognitionResponse(BaseResponse):
     """Handler for Rekognition requests and responses."""
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__(service_name="rekognition")
 
     @property
-    def rekognition_backend(self):
-        """Return backend instance specific for this region."""
+    def rekognition_backend(self) -> RekognitionBackend:
         return rekognition_backends[self.current_account][self.region]
 
-    def get_face_search(self):
+    def get_face_search(self) -> str:
         (
             job_status,
             status_message,
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ class RekognitionResponse(BaseResponse):
             )
         )
 
-    def get_text_detection(self):
+    def get_text_detection(self) -> str:
         (
             job_status,
             status_message,
@@ -58,19 +57,16 @@ class RekognitionResponse(BaseResponse):
             )
         )
 
-    def start_face_search(self):
+    def start_face_search(self) -> TYPE_RESPONSE:
         headers = {"Content-Type": "application/x-amz-json-1.1"}
         job_id = self.rekognition_backend.start_face_search()
         response = ('{"JobId":"' + job_id + '"}').encode()
 
         return 200, headers, response
 
-    def start_text_detection(self):
+    def start_text_detection(self) -> TYPE_RESPONSE:
         headers = {"Content-Type": "application/x-amz-json-1.1"}
         job_id = self.rekognition_backend.start_text_detection()
         response = ('{"JobId":"' + job_id + '"}').encode()
 
         return 200, headers, response
-
-
-# add templates from here
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 96c15a9a7..a973320f1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ disable = W,C,R,E
 enable = anomalous-backslash-in-string, arguments-renamed, dangerous-default-value, deprecated-module, function-redefined, import-self, redefined-builtin, redefined-outer-name, reimported, pointless-statement, super-with-arguments, unused-argument, unused-import, unused-variable, useless-else-on-loop, wildcard-import
 
 [mypy]
-files= moto/a*,moto/b*,moto/c*,moto/d*,moto/e*,moto/f*,moto/g*,moto/i*,moto/k*,moto/l*,moto/m*,moto/n*,moto/o*,moto/p*,moto/q*,moto/ram,moto/rds*,moto/redshift*,moto/scheduler
+files= moto/a*,moto/b*,moto/c*,moto/d*,moto/e*,moto/f*,moto/g*,moto/i*,moto/k*,moto/l*,moto/m*,moto/n*,moto/o*,moto/p*,moto/q*,moto/ram,moto/rds*,moto/redshift*,moto/rekognition,moto/scheduler
 show_column_numbers=True
 show_error_codes = True
 disable_error_code=abstract