diff --git a/doc/python/conf.py b/doc/python/conf.py
index c81fab9..7bbf8ca 100644
--- a/doc/python/conf.py
+++ b/doc/python/conf.py
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ INPUT_DOCS = [
     'magnum.math.rst',
     'magnum.platform.rst',
     'magnum.scenegraph.rst',
-    'magnum.shaders.rst'
+    'magnum.shaders.rst',
+    'magnum.trade.rst',
 ]
 
 LINKS_NAVBAR2 = [
diff --git a/doc/python/magnum.rst b/doc/python/magnum.rst
index d65a2a4..95efa48 100644
--- a/doc/python/magnum.rst
+++ b/doc/python/magnum.rst
@@ -87,3 +87,39 @@
 .. py:class:: magnum.MutableImageView3D
 
     See `ImageView2D` for more information.
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.ImageView1D.__init__(self, arg0: magnum.ImageView1D)
+    :raise RuntimeError: If `trade.ImageData1D.is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+    This function is used to implement implicit conversion from
+    `trade.ImageData1D` in the `trade` module.
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.ImageView2D.__init__(self, arg0: magnum.ImageView2D)
+    :raise RuntimeError: If `trade.ImageData2D.is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+    This function is used to implement implicit conversion from
+    `trade.ImageData2D` in the `trade` module.
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.ImageView3D.__init__(self, arg0: magnum.ImageView3D)
+    :raise RuntimeError: If `trade.ImageData3D.is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+    This function is used to implement implicit conversion from
+    `trade.ImageData3D` in the `trade` module.
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.MutableImageView1D.__init__(self, arg0: magnum.MutableImageView1D)
+    :raise RuntimeError: If `trade.ImageData1D.is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+    This function is used to implement implicit conversion from
+    `trade.ImageData1D` in the `trade` module.
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.MutableImageView2D.__init__(self, arg0: magnum.MutableImageView2D)
+    :raise RuntimeError: If `trade.ImageData2D.is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+    This function is used to implement implicit conversion from
+    `trade.ImageData2D` in the `trade` module.
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.MutableImageView3D.__init__(self, arg0: magnum.MutableImageView3D)
+    :raise RuntimeError: If `trade.ImageData3D.is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+    This function is used to implement implicit conversion from
+    `trade.ImageData3D` in the `trade` module.
diff --git a/doc/python/magnum.trade.rst b/doc/python/magnum.trade.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30d3a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/python/magnum.trade.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+..
+    This file is part of Magnum.
+
+    Copyright © 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
+              Vladimír Vondruš <mosra@centrum.cz>
+
+    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+    copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+    to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+    the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+    and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+    Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+    in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+    THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+    FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+    DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+..
+
+.. py:class:: magnum.trade.ImageData1D
+
+    See `ImageData2D` for more information.
+
+.. py:class:: magnum.trade.ImageData2D
+
+    Similarly to `Image2D`, holds its own data buffer, thus doesn't have an
+    equivalent to `ImageView2D.owner`. Implicitly convertible to `ImageView2D`
+    / `MutableImageView2D`, so all APIs consuming image views work with this
+    type as well.
+
+.. py:class:: magnum.trade.ImageData3D
+
+    See `ImageData2D` for more information.
+
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData1D.storage
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData2D.storage
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData3D.storage
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData1D.format
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData2D.format
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData3D.format
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData1D.pixel_size
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData2D.pixel_size
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData3D.pixel_size
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData1D.pixels
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData2D.pixels
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.ImageData3D.pixels
+    :raise AttributeError: If `is_compressed` is :py:`True`
+
+.. py:class:: magnum.trade.ImporterManager
+    :summary: Manager for `AbstractImporter` plugin instances
+
+    Each plugin returned by `instantiate()` or `load_and_instantiate()`
+    references its owning `ImporterManager` through `AbstractImporter.manager`,
+    ensuring the manager is not deleted before the plugin instances are.
+
+.. py:class:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter
+
+    Similarly to C++, importer plugins are loaded through `ImporterManager`:
+
+    ..
+        >>> from magnum import trade
+
+    .. code:: py
+
+        >>> manager = trade.ImporterManager()
+        >>> importer = manager.load_and_instantiate('PngImporter')
+
+    Unlike C++, errors in both API usage and file parsing are reported by
+    raising an exception. See particular function documentation for detailed
+    behavior.
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.open_data
+    :raise RuntimeError: If file opening fails
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.open_file
+    :raise RuntimeError: If file opening fails
+
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image1d_count
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image2d_count
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+.. py:property:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image3d_count
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image1d_for_name
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image2d_for_name
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image3d_for_name
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image1d_name
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+    :raise ValueError: If :p:`id` is negative or not less than `image1d_count`
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image2d_name
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+    :raise ValueError: If :p:`id` is negative or not less than `image2d_count`
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image3d_name
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+    :raise ValueError: If :p:`id` is negative or not less than `image3d_count`
+
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image1d
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+    :raise ValueError: If :p:`id` is negative or not less than `image1d_count`
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image2d
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+    :raise ValueError: If :p:`id` is negative or not less than `image2d_count`
+.. py:function:: magnum.trade.AbstractImporter.image3d
+    :raise RuntimeError: If no file is opened
+    :raise ValueError: If :p:`id` is negative or not less than `image3d_count`
diff --git a/src/python/corrade/pluginmanager.h b/src/python/corrade/pluginmanager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9972611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/corrade/pluginmanager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#ifndef corrade_pluginmanager_h
+#define corrade_pluginmanager_h
+/*
+    This file is part of Magnum.
+
+    Copyright © 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
+              Vladimír Vondruš <mosra@centrum.cz>
+
+    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+    copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+    to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+    the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+    and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+    Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+    in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+    THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+    FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+    DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#include <memory> /* :( */
+#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
+#include <Corrade/PluginManager/Manager.h>
+
+#include "Corrade/Python.h"
+
+#include "corrade/bootstrap.h"
+
+namespace Corrade { namespace PluginManager {
+
+/* Stores additional stuff needed for proper refcounting of array views. Due
+   to obvious reasons we can't subclass plugins so this is the only possible
+   way. */
+template<class T> struct PyPluginHolder: std::unique_ptr<T> {
+    explicit PyPluginHolder(T*) {
+        /* Pybind needs this signature, but it should never be called */
+        CORRADE_ASSERT_UNREACHABLE();
+    }
+
+    explicit PyPluginHolder(T* object, pybind11::object manager) noexcept: std::unique_ptr<T>{object}, manager{std::move(manager)} {}
+
+    PyPluginHolder(PyPluginHolder<T>&&) noexcept = default;
+    PyPluginHolder(const PyPluginHolder<T>&) = delete;
+    PyPluginHolder<T>& operator=(PyPluginHolder<T>&&) noexcept = default;
+    PyPluginHolder<T>& operator=(const PyPluginHolder<T>&) = default;
+
+    ~PyPluginHolder() {
+        /* On destruction, first `manager` and then the plugin would be
+           destroyed, which would mean it asserts due to the manager being
+           destructed while plugins are still around. To flip the order, we
+           need to reset the pointer first */
+        std::unique_ptr<T>::reset();
+    }
+
+    pybind11::object manager;
+};
+
+}}
+
+PYBIND11_DECLARE_HOLDER_TYPE(T, Corrade::PluginManager::PyPluginHolder<T>)
+
+namespace corrade {
+
+template<class T> void plugin(py::class_<T, PluginManager::PyPluginHolder<T>>& c) {
+    c
+        .def_property_readonly("manager", [](const T& self) {
+            return pyObjectHolderFor<PluginManager::PyPluginHolder>(self).manager;
+        }, "Manager owning this plugin instance");
+}
+
+template<class T> void manager(py::class_<PluginManager::Manager<T>, PluginManager::AbstractManager>& c) {
+    c
+        .def(py::init<const std::string&>(), py::arg("plugin_directory") = std::string{}, "Constructor")
+        .def("instantiate", [](PluginManager::Manager<T>& self, const std::string& plugin) {
+            /* This causes a double lookup, but well... better than dying */
+            if(!(self.loadState(plugin) & PluginManager::LoadState::Loaded)) {
+                PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError, "plugin %s is not loaded", plugin.data());
+                throw py::error_already_set{};
+            }
+
+            auto loaded = self.instantiate(plugin);
+            if(!loaded) {
+                PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError, "can't instantiate plugin %s", plugin.data());
+                throw py::error_already_set{};
+            }
+
+            return PluginManager::PyPluginHolder<T>{loaded.release(), py::cast(self)};
+        })
+        .def("load_and_instantiate", [](PluginManager::Manager<T>& self, const std::string& plugin) {
+            auto loaded = self.loadAndInstantiate(plugin);
+            if(!loaded) {
+                PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError, "can't load and instantiate plugin %s", plugin.data());
+                throw py::error_already_set{};
+            }
+
+            return PluginManager::PyPluginHolder<T>{loaded.release(), py::cast(self)};
+        });
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/python/magnum/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python/magnum/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bf30bf..12b5a86 100644
--- a/src/python/magnum/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python/magnum/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ if(NOT MAGNUM_BUILD_STATIC)
 
     if(Magnum_Trade_FOUND)
         pybind11_add_module(magnum_trade SYSTEM ${magnum_trade_SRCS})
-        target_include_directories(magnum_trade PRIVATE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/python)
+        target_include_directories(magnum_trade PRIVATE
+            ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
+            ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/python)
         target_link_libraries(magnum_trade PRIVATE Magnum::Trade)
         set_target_properties(magnum_trade PROPERTIES
             FOLDER "python"
diff --git a/src/python/magnum/magnum.cpp b/src/python/magnum/magnum.cpp
index a9ca707..fa24922 100644
--- a/src/python/magnum/magnum.cpp
+++ b/src/python/magnum/magnum.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ template<class T> void imageView(py::class_<T, PyImageViewHolder<T>>& c) {
         .def(py::init([](Image<T::Dimensions>& image) {
             return pyImageViewHolder(T{image}, image.data() ? py::cast(image) : py::none{});
         }), "Construct a view on an image")
+        .def(py::init([](const ImageView<T::Dimensions, typename T::Type>& other) {
+            return pyImageViewHolder(ImageView<T::Dimensions, typename T::Type>(other), pyObjectHolderFor<PyImageViewHolder>(other).owner);
+        }), "Construct from any type convertible to an image view")
 
         /* Properties */
         .def_property_readonly("storage", &T::storage, "Storage of pixel data")
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ template<class T> void imageViewFromMutable(py::class_<T, PyImageViewHolder<T>>&
     c
         .def(py::init([](const BasicMutableImageView<T::Dimensions>& other) {
             return pyImageViewHolder(BasicImageView<T::Dimensions>(other), pyObjectHolderFor<PyImageViewHolder>(other).owner);
-        }), "Constructor");
+        }), "Construct from a mutable view");
 }
 
 void magnum(py::module& m) {
diff --git a/src/python/magnum/test/rgb.png b/src/python/magnum/test/rgb.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cacab70
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/python/magnum/test/rgb.png differ
diff --git a/src/python/magnum/test/rgba_dxt1.dds b/src/python/magnum/test/rgba_dxt1.dds
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..903752a
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/python/magnum/test/rgba_dxt1.dds differ
diff --git a/src/python/magnum/test/test_trade.py b/src/python/magnum/test/test_trade.py
index a70215f..6360c1f 100644
--- a/src/python/magnum/test/test_trade.py
+++ b/src/python/magnum/test/test_trade.py
@@ -23,12 +23,182 @@
 #   DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #
 
+import os
+import sys
 import unittest
 
+from corrade import pluginmanager
 from magnum import *
 from magnum import trade
 
+class ImageData(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test(self):
+        # The only way to get an image instance is through a manager
+        importer = trade.ImporterManager().load_and_instantiate('StbImageImporter')
+        importer.open_file(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "rgb.png"))
+        image = importer.image2d(0)
+        self.assertFalse(image.is_compressed)
+        self.assertEqual(image.storage.alignment, 1) # libPNG has 4 tho
+        self.assertEqual(image.format, PixelFormat.RGB8_UNORM)
+        self.assertEqual(image.pixel_size, 3)
+        self.assertEqual(image.size, Vector2i(3, 2))
+        # TODO: ugh, report as bytes, not chars
+        self.assertEqual(ord(image.pixels[1, 2, 2]), 181)
+        self.assertEqual(ord(image.data[9 + 6 + 2]), 181) # libPNG has 12 +
+
+    def test_compressed(self):
+        # The only way to get an image instance is through a manager
+        importer = trade.ImporterManager().load_and_instantiate('DdsImporter')
+        importer.open_file(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "rgba_dxt1.dds"))
+        image = importer.image2d(0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(image.data), 8)
+        self.assertTrue(image.is_compressed)
+        # TODO: compressed properties
+
+        # No compressed-image-related APIs exposed ATM, so just verifying the
+        # uncompressed ones fail properly
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(AttributeError, "image is compressed"):
+            image.storage
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(AttributeError, "image is compressed"):
+            image.format
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(AttributeError, "image is compressed"):
+            image.pixel_size
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(AttributeError, "image is compressed"):
+            image.pixels
+
+    def test_convert_view(self):
+        # The only way to get an image instance is through a manager
+        importer = trade.ImporterManager().load_and_instantiate('StbImageImporter')
+        importer.open_file(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "rgb.png"))
+        image = importer.image2d(0)
+
+        view = ImageView2D(image)
+        mutable_view = MutableImageView2D(image)
+
+    def test_convert_view_compressed(self):
+        # The only way to get an image instance is through a manager
+        importer = trade.ImporterManager().load_and_instantiate('DdsImporter')
+        importer.open_file(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "rgba_dxt1.dds"))
+        image = importer.image2d(0)
+
+        # No compressed-image-related APIs exposed ATM, so just verifying the
+        # uncompressed ones fail properly
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "image is compressed"):
+            view = ImageView2D(image)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "image is compressed"):
+            mutable_view = MutableImageView2D(image)
+
 class MeshData(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_init(self):
         # Well this doesn't do much but well
         a = trade.MeshData2D
+
+class Importer(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test(self):
+        manager = trade.ImporterManager()
+        self.assertIn('StbImageImporter', manager.alias_list)
+        self.assertEqual(manager.load_state('StbImageImporter'), pluginmanager.LoadState.NOT_LOADED)
+
+        self.assertTrue(manager.load('StbImageImporter') & pluginmanager.LoadState.LOADED)
+        self.assertEqual(manager.unload('StbImageImporter'), pluginmanager.LoadState.NOT_LOADED)
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "can't load plugin"):
+            manager.load('NonexistentImporter')
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "can't unload plugin"):
+            manager.unload('NonexistentImporter')
+
+    def test_no_file_opened(self):
+        importer = trade.ImporterManager().load_and_instantiate('StbImageImporter')
+        self.assertFalse(importer.is_opened)
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image1d_count
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image2d_count
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image3d_count
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image1d_for_name('')
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image2d_for_name('')
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image3d_for_name('')
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image1d_name(0)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image2d_name(0)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image3d_name(0)
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image1d(0)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image2d(0)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "no file opened"):
+            importer.image3d(0)
+
+    def test_index_oob(self):
+        importer = trade.ImporterManager().load_and_instantiate('StbImageImporter')
+        importer.open_file(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'rgb.png'))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
+            importer.image1d_name(0)
+        with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
+            importer.image2d_name(1)
+        with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
+            importer.image3d_name(0)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
+            importer.image1d(0)
+        with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
+            importer.image2d(1)
+        with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
+            importer.image3d(0)
+
+    def test_open_failed(self):
+        importer = trade.ImporterManager().load_and_instantiate('StbImageImporter')
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "opening nonexistent.png failed"):
+            importer.open_file('nonexistent.png')
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "opening data failed"):
+            importer.open_data(b'')
+
+    def test_image2d(self):
+        manager = trade.ImporterManager()
+        manager_refcount = sys.getrefcount(manager)
+
+        # Importer references the manager to ensure it doesn't get GC'd before
+        # the plugin instances
+        importer = manager.load_and_instantiate('StbImageImporter')
+        self.assertIs(importer.manager, manager)
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(manager), manager_refcount + 1)
+
+        importer.open_file(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'rgb.png'))
+        self.assertEqual(importer.image2d_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(importer.image2d_name(0), '')
+        self.assertEqual(importer.image2d_for_name(''), -1)
+
+        image = importer.image2d(0)
+        self.assertEqual(image.size, Vector2i(3, 2))
+
+        # Deleting the importer should decrease manager refcount again
+        del importer
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(manager), manager_refcount)
+
+    def test_image2d_data(self):
+        importer = trade.ImporterManager().load_and_instantiate('StbImageImporter')
+
+        with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "rgb.png"), 'rb') as f:
+            importer.open_data(f.read())
+
+        image = importer.image2d(0)
+        self.assertEqual(image.size, Vector2i(3, 2))
+
+    def test_image2d_failed(self):
+        importer = trade.ImporterManager().load_and_instantiate('StbImageImporter')
+        importer.open_data(b'bla')
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "import failed"):
+            image = importer.image2d(0)
diff --git a/src/python/magnum/trade.cpp b/src/python/magnum/trade.cpp
index badf451..b36551e 100644
--- a/src/python/magnum/trade.cpp
+++ b/src/python/magnum/trade.cpp
@@ -24,30 +24,242 @@
 */
 
 #include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
+#include <Corrade/Containers/Optional.h>
+#include <Corrade/Containers/StridedArrayView.h>
+#include <Magnum/ImageView.h>
+#include <Magnum/Trade/AbstractImporter.h>
+#include <Magnum/Trade/ImageData.h>
 #include <Magnum/Trade/MeshData2D.h>
 #include <Magnum/Trade/MeshData3D.h>
 
+#include "Corrade/Containers/Python.h"
+#include "Magnum/Python.h"
+
+#include "corrade/pluginmanager.h"
 #include "magnum/bootstrap.h"
 
 namespace magnum {
 
 namespace {
 
+template<UnsignedInt dimensions, class T> PyObject* implicitlyConvertibleToImageView(PyObject* obj, PyTypeObject*) {
+    py::detail::make_caster<Trade::ImageData<dimensions>> caster;
+    if(!caster.load(obj, false)) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    Trade::ImageData<dimensions>& data = caster;
+    if(data.isCompressed()) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "image is compressed");
+        throw py::error_already_set{};
+    }
+
+    auto r = pyCastButNotShitty(pyImageViewHolder(ImageView<dimensions, T>(data), py::reinterpret_borrow<py::object>(obj))).release().ptr();
+    return r;
+}
+
+template<UnsignedInt dimensions> void imageData(py::class_<Trade::ImageData<dimensions>>& c) {
+    /*
+        Missing APIs:
+
+        Dimensions
+    */
+
+    /* These two are quite hacky attempts to bring the ImageData -> ImageView
+       conversion operator functionality here. Using py::implicitly_convertible
+       alone doesn't work as it only calls conversion constructors exposed to
+       Python, and we can't expose such a thing to Python because ImageView is
+       defined in the `magnum` module while this is `magnum.trade`, and that
+       would mean a cyclic dependency.
+
+       Instead, I took the guts of py::implicitly_convertible and instead of
+       calling into Python I'm calling the C++ conversion operator directly
+       myself. That alone is not enough, as this implicit conversion is only
+       chosen if the target type has a Python-exposed constructor that takes a
+       type that's implicitly convertible from the source type. Ugh.
+
+       If this ever breaks with a pybind update, I'm probably going to
+       reimplement this in a pure duck-typed fashion. I hope not tho. */
+    {
+        auto tinfo = py::detail::get_type_info(typeid(ImageView<dimensions, char>));
+        CORRADE_INTERNAL_ASSERT(tinfo);
+        tinfo->implicit_conversions.push_back(implicitlyConvertibleToImageView<dimensions, char>);
+    } {
+        auto tinfo = py::detail::get_type_info(typeid(ImageView<dimensions, const char>));
+        CORRADE_INTERNAL_ASSERT(tinfo);
+        tinfo->implicit_conversions.push_back(implicitlyConvertibleToImageView<dimensions, const char>);
+    }
+
+    c
+        /* There are no constructors at the moment --- expecting those types
+           get only created by importers. (It would also need the Array type
+           and movability figured out, postponing that to later.) */
+
+        /* Properties */
+        .def_property_readonly("is_compressed", &Trade::ImageData<dimensions>::isCompressed, "Whether the image is compressed")
+        .def_property_readonly("storage", [](Trade::ImageData<dimensions>& self) {
+            if(self.isCompressed()) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, "image is compressed");
+                throw py::error_already_set{};
+            }
+
+            return self.storage();
+        }, "Storage of pixel data")
+        .def_property_readonly("format", [](Trade::ImageData<dimensions>& self) {
+            if(self.isCompressed()) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, "image is compressed");
+                throw py::error_already_set{};
+            }
+
+            return self.format();
+        }, "Format of pixel data")
+        .def_property_readonly("pixel_size", [](Trade::ImageData<dimensions>& self) {
+            if(self.isCompressed()) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, "image is compressed");
+                throw py::error_already_set{};
+            }
+
+            return self.pixelSize();
+        }, "Pixel size (in bytes)")
+        .def_property_readonly("size", [](Trade::ImageData<dimensions>& self) {
+            return PyDimensionTraits<dimensions, Int>::from(self.size());
+        }, "Image size")
+        .def_property_readonly("data", [](Trade::ImageData<dimensions>& self) {
+            return Containers::pyArrayViewHolder(self.data(), py::cast(self));
+        }, "Image data")
+        .def_property_readonly("pixels", [](Trade::ImageData<dimensions>& self) {
+            if(self.isCompressed()) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, "image is compressed");
+                throw py::error_already_set{};
+            }
+
+            return Containers::pyArrayViewHolder(self.pixels(), py::cast(self));
+        }, "View on pixel data");
+}
+
 template<class T> void meshData(py::class_<T>& c) {
     c
         .def_property_readonly("primitive", &T::primitive, "Primitive")
         .def("is_indexed", &T::isIndexed, "Whether the mesh is indexed");
 }
 
+/* For some reason having ...Args as the second (and not last) template
+   argument does not work. So I'm listing all variants here ... which are
+   exactly two, in fact. */
+template<class R, R(Trade::AbstractImporter::*f)() const> R checkOpened(Trade::AbstractImporter& self) {
+    if(!self.isOpened()) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "no file opened");
+        throw py::error_already_set{};
+    }
+    return (self.*f)();
+}
+template<class R, class Arg1, R(Trade::AbstractImporter::*f)(Arg1)> R checkOpened(Trade::AbstractImporter& self, Arg1 arg1) {
+    if(!self.isOpened()) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "no file opened");
+        throw py::error_already_set{};
+    }
+    return (self.*f)(arg1);
+}
+
+template<class R, R(Trade::AbstractImporter::*f)(UnsignedInt), UnsignedInt(Trade::AbstractImporter::*bounds)() const> R checkOpenedBounds(Trade::AbstractImporter& self, UnsignedInt id) {
+    if(!self.isOpened()) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "no file opened");
+        throw py::error_already_set{};
+    }
+
+    if(id >= (self.*bounds)()) {
+        PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_IndexError);
+        throw py::error_already_set{};
+    }
+
+    return (self.*f)(id);
+}
+
+template<class R, Containers::Optional<R>(Trade::AbstractImporter::*f)(UnsignedInt), UnsignedInt(Trade::AbstractImporter::*bounds)() const> R checkOpenedBoundsResult(Trade::AbstractImporter& self, UnsignedInt id) {
+    if(!self.isOpened()) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "no file opened");
+        throw py::error_already_set{};
+    }
+
+    if(id >= (self.*bounds)()) {
+        PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_IndexError);
+        throw py::error_already_set{};
+    }
+
+    /** @todo log redirection -- but we'd need assertions to not be part of
+        that so when it dies, the user can still see why */
+    Containers::Optional<R> out = (self.*f)(id);
+    if(!out) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "import failed");
+        throw py::error_already_set{};
+    }
+
+    return *std::move(out);
+}
+
 }
 
 void trade(py::module& m) {
     m.doc() = "Data format exchange";
 
+    /* AbstractImporter depends on this */
+    py::module::import("corrade.pluginmanager");
+
     py::class_<Trade::MeshData2D> meshData2D{m, "MeshData2D", "Two-dimensional mesh data"};
     py::class_<Trade::MeshData3D> meshData3D{m, "MeshData3D", "Three-dimensional mesh data"};
     meshData(meshData2D);
     meshData(meshData3D);
+
+    py::class_<Trade::ImageData1D> imageData1D{m, "ImageData1D", "One-dimensional image data"};
+    py::class_<Trade::ImageData2D> imageData2D{m, "ImageData2D", "Two-dimensional image data"};
+    py::class_<Trade::ImageData3D> imageData3D{m, "ImageData3D", "Three-dimensional image data"};
+    imageData(imageData1D);
+    imageData(imageData2D);
+    imageData(imageData3D);
+
+    /* Importer. Skipping file callbacks and openState as those operate with
+       void*. Leaving the name as AbstractImporter (instead of Importer) to
+       avoid needless name differences and because in the future there *might*
+       be pure Python importers (not now tho). */
+    py::class_<Trade::AbstractImporter, PluginManager::PyPluginHolder<Trade::AbstractImporter>> abstractImporter{m, "AbstractImporter", "Interface for importer plugins"};
+    corrade::plugin(abstractImporter);
+    abstractImporter
+        /** @todo features (once moved outside of the importer) */
+        .def_property_readonly("is_opened", &Trade::AbstractImporter::isOpened, "Whether any file is opened")
+        .def("open_data", [](Trade::AbstractImporter& self, Containers::ArrayView<const char> data) {
+            /** @todo log redirection -- but we'd need assertions to not be
+                part of that so when it dies, the user can still see why */
+            if(self.openData(data)) return;
+
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "opening data failed");
+            throw py::error_already_set{};
+        }, "Open raw data", py::arg("data"))
+        .def("open_file", [](Trade::AbstractImporter& self, const std::string& filename) {
+            /** @todo log redirection -- but we'd need assertions to not be
+                part of that so when it dies, the user can still see why */
+            if(self.openFile(filename)) return;
+
+            PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError, "opening %s failed", filename.data());
+            throw py::error_already_set{};
+        }, "Open a file", py::arg("filename"))
+        .def("close", &Trade::AbstractImporter::close, "Close currently opened file")
+
+        /** @todo all other data types */
+        .def_property_readonly("image1d_count", checkOpened<UnsignedInt, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image1DCount>, "One-dimensional image count")
+        .def_property_readonly("image2d_count", checkOpened<UnsignedInt, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image2DCount>, "Two-dimensional image count")
+        .def_property_readonly("image3d_count", checkOpened<UnsignedInt, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image3DCount>, "Three-dimensional image count")
+        .def("image1d_for_name", checkOpened<Int, const std::string&, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image1DForName>, "One-dimensional image ID for given name")
+        .def("image2d_for_name", checkOpened<Int, const std::string&, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image2DForName>, "Two-dimensional image ID for given name")
+        .def("image3d_for_name", checkOpened<Int, const std::string&, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image3DForName>, "Three-dimensional image ID for given name")
+        .def("image1d_name", checkOpenedBounds<std::string, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image1DName, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image1DCount>, "One-dimensional image name", py::arg("id"))
+        .def("image2d_name", checkOpenedBounds<std::string, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image2DName, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image2DCount>, "Two-dimensional image name", py::arg("id"))
+        .def("image3d_name", checkOpenedBounds<std::string, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image3DName, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image3DCount>, "Three-dimensional image name", py::arg("id"))
+        .def("image1d", checkOpenedBoundsResult<Trade::ImageData1D, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image1D, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image1DCount>, "One-dimensional image", py::arg("id"))
+        .def("image2d", checkOpenedBoundsResult<Trade::ImageData2D, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image2D, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image2DCount>, "Two-dimensional image", py::arg("id"))
+        .def("image3d", checkOpenedBoundsResult<Trade::ImageData3D, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image3D, &Trade::AbstractImporter::image3DCount>, "Three-dimensional image", py::arg("id"));
+
+    py::class_<PluginManager::Manager<Trade::AbstractImporter>, PluginManager::AbstractManager> importerManager{m, "ImporterManager", "Plugin manager for importer plugins"};
+    corrade::manager(importerManager);
 }
 
 }