diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c18dd8d..be142fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 __pycache__/
+photos/
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diff --git a/README b/README
index 87bd6ed..beb1e55 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 In here we can put instructions on how to run this / any general info
+
+pip packages:
+    * pymediainfo
+    * PIL (should be there by default)
+    *
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diff --git a/photos.py b/photos.py
index 597beae..6747419 100644
--- a/photos.py
+++ b/photos.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
 import os
 from os import path
+import glob
+from PIL import Image
+from pymediainfo import MediaInfo
 
 from settings import Settings
 
@@ -14,9 +17,15 @@ from settings import Settings
 ################################################################################
 # Class describing Author in the database, and via sqlalchemy, connected to the DB as well
 ################################################################################
+
+# photos might not be the best name... more than just photos live in this class currently
 class Photos(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.Sequence('photos_id_seq'), primary_key=True )
-    name = db.Column(db.String, unique=True, nullable=True )
+    name = db.Column(db.String, unique=True, nullable=False )
+    type = db.Column(db.String, unique=False, nullable=False)
+    size = db.Column(db.Integer, unique=False, nullable=False)
+    # hash might not be unique, this could be the source of dupe problems
+    hash = db.Column(db.Integer, unique=True, nullable=False)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<id: {}, name: {}>".format(self.id, self.name )
@@ -28,11 +37,43 @@ class Photos(db.Model):
 def photos():
     sets = Settings.query.filter(Settings.name=="import_path").all()
     paths= sets[0].value.split("#")
-    image_list=""
+    file_list=[]
+    file_types = {}
     view_path=""
     for p in paths:
+        if p.startswith('c:'):
+            p = p.replace('/', '\\')
         if( path.exists( p ) ):
             view_path = p
+            file_list.append(glob.glob(view_path + '**', recursive=True))
+            for file in file_list[0]:
+                if os.path.isdir(file):
+                    file_types[file] = 'Directory'
+                elif isImage(file):
+                    file_types[file] = 'Image'
+                elif isVideo(file):
+                    file_types[file] = 'Video'
+                else:
+                    file_types[file] = 'File'
+            print(file_types)
+
     return render_template("photos.html", page_title='View Photos', view_path=view_path, alert=st.GetAlert(), message=st.GetMessage() )
 
 
+def isImage(file):
+    try:
+        img = Image.open(file)
+        return True
+    except:
+        print('not an image')
+        return False
+
+def isVideo(file):
+    try:
+        fileInfo = MediaInfo.parse(file)
+        for track in fileInfo.tracks:
+            if track.track_type == "Video":
+                return True
+        return False
+    except:
+        return False
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