diff --git a/lib/spatial_features.rb b/lib/spatial_features.rb
index 53d827d3..c6de0594 100644
--- a/lib/spatial_features.rb
+++ b/lib/spatial_features.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 require 'spatial_features/has_spatial_features/feature_import'
 
 require 'spatial_features/importers/base'
+require 'spatial_features/importers/exif_photo'
 require 'spatial_features/importers/file'
 require 'spatial_features/importers/geo_json'
 require 'spatial_features/importers/esri_geo_json'
diff --git a/lib/spatial_features/importers/exif_photo.rb b/lib/spatial_features/importers/exif_photo.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9ad27cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spatial_features/importers/exif_photo.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+require 'exifr/jpeg'
+require 'ostruct'
+require 'fileutils'
+
+module SpatialFeatures
+  module Importers
+    class ExifPhoto < Base
+      JPEG_PATTERN = /\.jpe?g\z/i.freeze
+      NO_PHOTOS = "This archive doesn't contain any JPEG photos.".freeze
+      UNREADABLE_PHOTO = "This photo couldn't be read. It may be damaged, or saved in a JPEG format we don't support.".freeze
+
+      def self.create_all(data, **options)
+        tmpdir = options.fetch(:tmpdir)
+        photos_dir = ::File.join(tmpdir, 'exif_photos')
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p(photos_dir)
+
+        files = Download.open_each(data, unzip: JPEG_PATTERN, tmpdir: tmpdir)
+        files.map.with_index do |file, index|
+          filename = ::File.basename(file.path)
+
+          # Separate directories prevent two photos with the same filename colliding,
+          # while keeping the original filename for feature names and warnings.
+          staged_path = ::File.join(photos_dir, index.to_s, filename)
+          FileUtils.mkdir_p(::File.dirname(staged_path))
+
+          begin
+            file.rewind
+            ::File.open(staged_path, 'wb') do |staged_file|
+              IO.copy_stream(file, staged_file)
+            end
+          ensure
+            file.close
+          end
+
+          new(staged_path, **options)
+        end
+      rescue Unzip::PathNotFound
+        raise ImportError, NO_PHOTOS
+      ensure
+        Array(files).each {|file| file.close unless file.closed? }
+      end
+
+      def initialize(data, **options)
+        options[:source_identifier] ||= ::File.basename(data.to_s)
+        super(data, **options)
+      end
+
+      def cache_key
+        @cache_key ||= Digest::MD5.file(@data).hexdigest
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def each_record
+        photo = EXIFR::JPEG.new(@data)
+        gps = photo.gps
+        unless usable_gps?(gps)
+          @warnings << 'No usable GPS coordinates were found in this photo.'
+          return
+        end
+
+        yield OpenStruct.new(
+          name: ::File.basename(@data),
+          geog: "POINT(#{gps.longitude} #{gps.latitude})",
+          metadata: metadata_from(photo, gps),
+          importable_image_paths: [@data]
+        )
+      rescue EXIFR::MalformedImage
+        raise ImportError, UNREADABLE_PHOTO
+      end
+
+      def usable_gps?(gps)
+        gps && gps.latitude.is_a?(Numeric) && gps.longitude.is_a?(Numeric) &&
+          (-90..90).cover?(gps.latitude) && (-180..180).cover?(gps.longitude)
+      end
+
+      def metadata_from(photo, gps)
+        {
+          'capture_time' => photo.date_time_original&.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
+          'altitude' => gps.altitude&.to_s,
+          'camera_model' => photo.model.presence
+        }.compact
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spatial_features.gemspec b/spatial_features.gemspec
index e234fa26..a50237d1 100644
--- a/spatial_features.gemspec
+++ b/spatial_features.gemspec
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency "rubyzip", "~> 3.0"
   s.add_runtime_dependency "nokogiri"
   s.add_runtime_dependency "ostruct"
+  s.add_runtime_dependency "exifr"
 
   s.add_development_dependency "rails", '>= 7', '< 9'
   s.add_development_dependency "pg", '~> 1'
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/bc25_bt_0030.JPG b/spec/fixtures/bc25_bt_0030.JPG
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0539861
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diff --git a/spec/fixtures/sample_photos.zip b/spec/fixtures/sample_photos.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adf82ae4
Binary files /dev/null and b/spec/fixtures/sample_photos.zip differ
diff --git a/spec/lib/spatial_features/has_spatial_features/feature_import_spec.rb b/spec/lib/spatial_features/has_spatial_features/feature_import_spec.rb
index 867f0071..696c1201 100644
--- a/spec/lib/spatial_features/has_spatial_features/feature_import_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/spatial_features/has_spatial_features/feature_import_spec.rb
@@ -553,6 +553,10 @@ class ImageHandlerMock
         def self.call(feature, images); end
       end
 
+      class ExifImageHandlerMock
+        def self.call(feature, images); end
+      end
+
       subject do
         new_dummy_class(:parent => FeatureImportMock) do
           has_spatial_features :import => { :test_kml => :KMLFile }, :image_handlers => [:ImageHandlerMock]
@@ -570,6 +574,33 @@ def test_kml
         expect(ImageHandlerMock).to have_received(:call).with(Feature, [Pathname, Pathname]).once
       end
 
+      it 'keeps staged EXIF photos available through image handling, then cleans them up' do
+        source_photo = fixture_file_path('bc25_bt_0030.JPG')
+        tmpdir = Dir.mktmpdir
+        handled_paths = []
+        handled_bytes = []
+        photo_subject = new_dummy_class(:parent => FeatureImportMock) do
+          has_spatial_features :import => { :test_photo => :ExifPhoto }, :image_handlers => [:ExifImageHandlerMock]
+
+          define_method(:test_photo) { source_photo }
+        end.create
+        allow(ExifImageHandlerMock).to receive(:call) do |_feature, images|
+          handled_paths.concat(images)
+          handled_bytes.concat(images.map {|path| ::File.binread(path) })
+        end
+
+        photo_subject.update_features!(:tmpdir => tmpdir)
+
+        expect(photo_subject.features.count).to eq(1)
+        expect(ExifImageHandlerMock).to have_received(:call).once
+        expect(handled_paths).to all(start_with(tmpdir))
+        expect(handled_bytes).to eq([::File.binread(source_photo)])
+        expect(handled_paths).to all(satisfy {|path| !::File.exist?(path) })
+        expect(::Dir.exist?(tmpdir)).to be(false)
+      ensure
+        FileUtils.remove_entry(tmpdir) if tmpdir && Dir.exist?(tmpdir)
+      end
+
       let(:keys_to_remove) { SpatialFeatures::Importers::KML::IMAGE_METADATA_KEYS }
       it 'removes image metadata keys from persisted feature metadata' do
         subject.update_features!
diff --git a/spec/lib/spatial_features/importers/exif_photo_spec.rb b/spec/lib/spatial_features/importers/exif_photo_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06825d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/spatial_features/importers/exif_photo_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe SpatialFeatures::Importers::ExifPhoto do
+  let(:photo_path) { fixture_file_path('bc25_bt_0030.JPG') }
+
+  subject(:importer) { described_class.new(photo_path) }
+
+  let(:features) { importer.features }
+
+  describe '#features' do
+    it 'imports one feature from a geotagged photo' do
+      expect(features.count).to eq(1)
+    end
+
+    it 'places the feature at the EXIF GPS coordinates' do
+      expect(features.first.geog).to eq(
+        'POINT(-125.12249 50.36145)'
+      )
+    end
+
+    it 'includes EXIF metadata' do
+      expect(features.first.metadata).to eq(
+        'capture_time' => '2025-08-08 16:48:16',
+        'altitude' => '109.4',
+        'camera_model' => 'NIKON D7500'
+      )
+    end
+
+    it 'makes the photo available for attachment importing' do
+      expect(features.first.importable_image_paths).to eq([photo_path])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#cache_key' do
+    it 'is based on the photo contents rather than its path' do
+      expect(importer.cache_key).to eq(Digest::MD5.file(photo_path).hexdigest)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when the photo has no GPS coordinates' do
+    before do
+      allow(EXIFR::JPEG).to receive(:new).with(photo_path).and_return(double(gps: nil))
+    end
+
+    it 'does not import a feature' do
+      expect(features).to be_empty
+    end
+
+    it 'records a warning that identifies the problem' do
+      features
+
+      expect(importer.warnings).to include(a_string_matching(/GPS coordinates/i))
+    end
+
+    it 'identifies the source photo by filename' do
+      expect(importer.source_identifier).to eq('bc25_bt_0030.JPG')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when optional EXIF metadata is absent' do
+    let(:gps) { double(latitude: 50.36145, longitude: -125.12249, altitude: nil) }
+    let(:photo) { double(gps: gps, date_time_original: nil, model: nil) }
+
+    before do
+      allow(EXIFR::JPEG).to receive(:new).with(photo_path).and_return(photo)
+    end
+
+    it 'imports the point without blank metadata values' do
+      expect(features.first.metadata).to eq({})
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when the JPEG is malformed' do
+    before do
+      allow(EXIFR::JPEG).to receive(:new).with(photo_path).and_raise(EXIFR::MalformedJPEG)
+    end
+
+    it 'raises an import error with a useful message' do
+      expect { features }
+        .to raise_error(SpatialFeatures::ImportError, /photo couldn't be read/i)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '.create_all' do
+    let(:tmpdir) { Dir.mktmpdir }
+
+    after do
+      FileUtils.remove_entry(tmpdir) if Dir.exist?(tmpdir)
+    end
+
+    context 'with an individual JPEG' do
+      subject(:created_importer) do
+        described_class.create_all(photo_path, tmpdir: tmpdir).first
+      end
+
+      it 'creates one importer from a staged copy' do
+        staged_path = created_importer.features.first.importable_image_paths.first
+
+        expect(created_importer.features.count).to eq(1)
+        expect(staged_path).to eq(::File.join(tmpdir, 'exif_photos', '0', 'bc25_bt_0030.JPG'))
+        expect(staged_path).not_to eq(photo_path)
+        expect(::File.binread(staged_path)).to eq(::File.binread(photo_path))
+      end
+
+      it 'keeps the original filename for the feature and source identifier' do
+        expect(created_importer.source_identifier).to eq('bc25_bt_0030.JPG')
+        expect(created_importer.features.first.name).to eq('bc25_bt_0030.JPG')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the source path is unlinked while its file is still open' do
+      it 'stages the JPEG from the open file descriptor and closes it' do
+        owner = Tempfile.new(['remote-photo', '.JPG'])
+        owner.binmode
+        owner.write(::File.binread(photo_path))
+        owner.flush
+        open_file = ::File.open(owner.path, 'rb')
+        owner.close!
+
+        expect(::File.exist?(open_file.path)).to be(false)
+        allow(SpatialFeatures::Download).to receive(:open_each).and_return([open_file])
+
+        created_importer = described_class.create_all('https://example.test/photo.JPG', tmpdir: tmpdir).first
+        staged_path = created_importer.features.first.importable_image_paths.first
+
+        expect(open_file).to be_closed
+        expect(created_importer.cache_key).to eq(Digest::MD5.file(photo_path).hexdigest)
+        expect(created_importer.features.count).to eq(1)
+        expect(::File.binread(staged_path)).to eq(::File.binread(photo_path))
+      ensure
+        open_file&.close unless open_file&.closed?
+        owner&.close!
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when staging the photo fails' do
+      it 'still closes every source file' do
+        source_files = Array.new(2) { ::File.open(photo_path, 'rb') }
+        allow(SpatialFeatures::Download).to receive(:open_each).and_return(source_files)
+        allow(IO).to receive(:copy_stream).and_raise(IOError, 'copy failed')
+
+        expect do
+          described_class.create_all(photo_path, tmpdir: tmpdir)
+        end.to raise_error(IOError, 'copy failed')
+        expect(source_files).to all(be_closed)
+      ensure
+        source_files&.each {|file| file.close unless file.closed? }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with an in-memory remote JPEG' do
+      it 'remains available after the download temporary object is collected' do
+        bytes = ::File.binread(photo_path)
+        allow(URI).to receive(:open).and_return(StringIO.new(bytes))
+
+        created_importer = described_class.create_all('https://example.test/photo.JPG', tmpdir: tmpdir).first
+        GC.start
+        staged_path = created_importer.features.first.importable_image_paths.first
+
+        expect(created_importer.cache_key).to eq(Digest::MD5.hexdigest(bytes))
+        expect(created_importer.features.count).to eq(1)
+        expect(::File.file?(staged_path)).to be(true)
+        expect(::File.binread(staged_path)).to eq(bytes)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with a ZIP of JPEGs' do
+      subject(:importers) do
+        described_class.create_all(fixture_file_path('sample_photos.zip'), tmpdir: tmpdir)
+      end
+
+      it 'creates one importer per photo' do
+        expect(importers.count).to eq(5)
+      end
+
+      it 'imports one distinct point per photo' do
+        features = importers.flat_map(&:features)
+
+        expect(features.count).to eq(5)
+        expect(features.map(&:geog).uniq.count).to eq(5)
+      end
+
+      it 'preserves each photo filename' do
+        expect(importers.map(&:source_identifier)).to contain_exactly(
+          'bc25_bt_0030.JPG',
+          'bc25_bt_0031.JPG',
+          'bc25_bt_0032.JPG',
+          'bc25_bt_0033.JPG',
+          'bc25_bt_0034.JPG'
+        )
+      end
+
+      it 'keeps every extracted photo available to image handlers' do
+        image_paths = importers.flat_map(&:features).flat_map(&:importable_image_paths)
+
+        expect(image_paths.count).to eq(5)
+        expect(image_paths.all? {|path| ::File.file?(path) }).to be(true)
+      end
+
+      it 'stages every photo below the managed temporary directory' do
+        image_paths = importers.flat_map(&:features).flat_map(&:importable_image_paths)
+
+        expect(image_paths).to all(start_with("#{tmpdir}/exif_photos/"))
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with duplicate filenames in different ZIP directories' do
+      let(:archive_path) do
+        ::File.join(tmpdir, 'duplicate_names.zip').tap do |path|
+          bytes = ::File.binread(photo_path)
+          Zip::OutputStream.open(path) do |zip|
+            zip.put_next_entry('first/repeated.JPG')
+            zip.write(bytes)
+            zip.put_next_entry('second/repeated.JPG')
+            zip.write(bytes)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'keeps both photos without changing their displayed filename' do
+        importers = described_class.create_all(archive_path, tmpdir: tmpdir)
+        image_paths = importers.flat_map(&:features).flat_map(&:importable_image_paths)
+
+        expect(importers.map(&:source_identifier)).to eq(['repeated.JPG', 'repeated.JPG'])
+        expect(importers.flat_map(&:features).map(&:name)).to eq(['repeated.JPG', 'repeated.JPG'])
+        expect(image_paths.map {|path| ::File.basename(path) }).to eq(['repeated.JPG', 'repeated.JPG'])
+        expect(image_paths.uniq.count).to eq(2)
+        expect(image_paths.map {|path| ::File.binread(path) }).to all(eq(::File.binread(photo_path)))
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with a ZIP containing no JPEGs' do
+      it 'reports that the archive has no photos' do
+        expect do
+          described_class.create_all(fixture_file_path('archive_without_any_known_file.zip'), tmpdir: tmpdir)
+        end.to raise_error(SpatialFeatures::ImportError, /JPEG photos/i)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end