diff --git a/util/import_photos.py b/util/import_photos.py
index 926c350..d5ce5cf 100644
--- a/util/import_photos.py
+++ b/util/import_photos.py
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ from wand.image import Image
 import filetype
 
 # Built-in
-from os import path
+from os import path, walk
 from sys import argv, stderr
 from shutil import move
 
 # update database residing here
 DB_LOCATION = "photovoter.dblite"
-# place compressed images here
+# place compressed images here (needs to exist)
 DEST_STRUNK = "image/"
+# move originals here (needs to exist)
+DEST_ORIGINAL = "original/"
 
 
 def usage():
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ def process_pictures():
     # Ignore any nested directories
     (root, _, filenames) = next(walk(argv[1], topdown=True), (None, None, []))
     for filename in filenames:
+        # FIXME:what if picture with the same name already exists?
         # skip any non-image files
         if not filetype.image_match(path.join(root, filename)):
             continue
@@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ def process_pictures():
                 # move them to the processed folder
                 cloned.save(filename=path.join(DEST_STRUNK, filename))
 
+        # move the originals out of the working directory
+        # Q: do we strip exif from originals?
+        move(path.join(root, filename), DEST_ORIGINAL)
+
     # update the database
     pass