diff --git a/include/core/image.hpp b/include/core/image.hpp
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+#ifndef IMAGE_HPP
+#define IMAGE_HPP
+
+#include "device.hpp"
+
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace Vulkan::Core {
+
+    ///
+    /// C++ wrapper class for a Vulkan image.
+    ///
+    /// This class manages the lifetime of a Vulkan image.
+    ///
+    class Image {
+    public:
+        ///
+        /// Create the image.
+        ///
+        /// @param device Vulkan device
+        /// @param extent Extent of the image in pixels.
+        /// @param format Vulkan format of the image
+        /// @param usage Usage flags for the image
+        /// @param aspectFlags Aspect flags for the image view
+        ///
+        /// @throws std::invalid_argument if the device is invalid.
+        /// @throws ls::vulkan_error if object creation fails.
+        ///
+        Image(const Device& device, VkExtent2D extent, VkFormat format,
+            VkImageUsageFlags usage, VkImageAspectFlags aspectFlags);
+
+        /// Get the Vulkan handle.
+        [[nodiscard]] auto handle() const { return *this->image; }
+        /// Get the Vulkan image view handle.
+        [[nodiscard]] auto getView() const { return *this->view; }
+        /// Get the extent of the image.
+        [[nodiscard]] VkExtent2D getExtent() const { return this->extent; }
+        /// Get the format of the image.
+        [[nodiscard]] VkFormat getFormat() const { return this->format; }
+
+        /// Check whether the object is valid.
+        [[nodiscard]] bool isValid() const { return static_cast<bool>(this->image); }
+        /// if (obj) operator. Checks if the object is valid.
+        explicit operator bool() const { return this->isValid(); }
+
+        /// Trivially copyable, moveable and destructible
+        Image(const Image&) noexcept = default;
+        Image& operator=(const Image&) noexcept = default;
+        Image(Image&&) noexcept = default;
+        Image& operator=(Image&&) noexcept = default;
+        ~Image() = default;
+    private:
+        std::shared_ptr<VkImage> image;
+        std::shared_ptr<VkDeviceMemory> memory;
+        std::shared_ptr<VkImageView> view;
+
+        VkExtent2D extent;
+        VkFormat format;
+    };
+
+}
+
+#endif // IMAGE_HPP
diff --git a/src/core/image.cpp b/src/core/image.cpp
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+#include "core/image.hpp"
+#include "utils/exceptions.hpp"
+
+#include <optional>
+
+using namespace Vulkan::Core;
+
+Image::Image(const Device& device, VkExtent2D extent, VkFormat format,
+        VkImageUsageFlags usage, VkImageAspectFlags aspectFlags)
+        : extent(extent), format(format) {
+    if (!device)
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid Vulkan device");
+
+    // create image
+    const VkImageCreateInfo desc{
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
+        .imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D,
+        .format = format,
+        .extent = {
+            .width = extent.width,
+            .height = extent.height,
+            .depth = 1
+        },
+        .mipLevels = 1,
+        .arrayLayers = 1,
+        .samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT,
+        .usage = usage,
+        .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE
+    };
+    VkImage imageHandle{};
+    auto res = vkCreateImage(device.handle(), &desc, nullptr, &imageHandle);
+    if (res != VK_SUCCESS || imageHandle == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
+        throw ls::vulkan_error(res, "Failed to create Vulkan image");
+
+    // find memory type
+    VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties memProps;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties(device.getPhysicalDevice(), &memProps);
+
+    VkMemoryRequirements memReqs;
+    vkGetImageMemoryRequirements(device.handle(), imageHandle, &memReqs);
+
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunsafe-buffer-usage"
+    std::optional<uint32_t> memType{};
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < memProps.memoryTypeCount; ++i) {
+        if ((memReqs.memoryTypeBits & (1 << i)) && // NOLINTBEGIN
+            (memProps.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT)) {
+            memType.emplace(i);
+            break;
+        } // NOLINTEND
+    }
+    if (!memType.has_value())
+        throw ls::vulkan_error(VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN, "Unable to find memory type for image");
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+
+    // allocate and bind memory
+    const VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo{
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+        .allocationSize = memReqs.size,
+        .memoryTypeIndex = memType.value()
+    };
+    VkDeviceMemory memoryHandle{};
+    res = vkAllocateMemory(device.handle(), &allocInfo, nullptr, &memoryHandle);
+    if (res != VK_SUCCESS || memoryHandle == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
+        throw ls::vulkan_error(res, "Failed to allocate memory for Vulkan image");
+
+    res = vkBindImageMemory(device.handle(), imageHandle, memoryHandle, 0);
+    if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
+        throw ls::vulkan_error(res, "Failed to bind memory to Vulkan image");
+
+    // store image and memory in shared ptr
+    this->image = std::shared_ptr<VkImage>(
+        new VkImage(imageHandle),
+        [dev = device.handle()](VkImage* img) {
+            vkDestroyImage(dev, *img, nullptr);
+        }
+    );
+    this->memory = std::shared_ptr<VkDeviceMemory>(
+        new VkDeviceMemory(memoryHandle),
+        [dev = device.handle()](VkDeviceMemory* mem) {
+            vkFreeMemory(dev, *mem, nullptr);
+        }
+    );
+
+    // create image view
+    const VkImageViewCreateInfo viewDesc{
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO,
+        .image = *this->image,
+        .viewType = VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D,
+        .format = format,
+        .components = {
+            .r = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY,
+            .g = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY,
+            .b = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY,
+            .a = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY
+        },
+        .subresourceRange = {
+            .aspectMask = aspectFlags,
+            .levelCount = 1,
+            .layerCount = 1
+        }
+    };
+
+    VkImageView viewHandle{};
+    res = vkCreateImageView(device.handle(), &viewDesc, nullptr, &viewHandle);
+    if (res != VK_SUCCESS || viewHandle == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
+        throw ls::vulkan_error(res, "Failed to create image view");
+
+    // store image view in shared ptr
+    this->view = std::shared_ptr<VkImageView>(
+        new VkImageView(viewHandle),
+        [dev = device.handle()](VkImageView* imgView) {
+            vkDestroyImageView(dev, *imgView, nullptr);
+        }
+    );
+
+}