diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2516fef..a6b76dd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 pub use error::Error;
 pub use image::parse_image;
 pub use jpeg::get_exif_attr as get_exif_attr_from_jpeg;
+pub use reader::Reader;
 pub use tag::{Context, Tag};
 pub use tiff::Field;
 pub use tiff::parse_exif;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ mod endian;
 mod error;
 mod image;
 mod jpeg;
+mod reader;
 pub mod tag;
 mod tiff;
 mod util;
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..007e0a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2017 KAMADA Ken'ichi.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+// are met:
+// 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+//    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+// 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+//    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+//    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+// IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+// ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+// FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+// DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+// OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+// HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+// LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+// OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+// SUCH DAMAGE.
+//
+
+use std::io;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::mem;
+
+use error::Error;
+use jpeg;
+use tiff;
+use tiff::Field;
+
+/// The `Reader` struct reads a JPEG or TIFF image,
+/// parses the Exif attributes in it, and holds the results.
+//
+// The struct Reader is self-contained, which means that it does not
+// have any external reference.  The `fields` field actually refers to
+// the `buf` field.  The type system of the current Rust (as of 1.15)
+// cannot represent this, so the static lifetime is used to trick it.
+//
+// This struct can be moved because the contents of a Vec are allocated
+// in the heap and do not change their addresses by the move.
+//
+// The static lifetime is a lie and it must be kept secret in this struct.
+// - This struct must not be destructured by the users.
+// - The `fields` must be adjusted to refer the struct itself when
+//   returned to the outside world.
+pub struct Reader {
+    // TIFF data.
+    buf: Vec<u8>,
+    // Exif fields.
+    fields: Vec<Field<'static>>,
+    // True if the TIFF data is little endian.
+    little_endian: bool,
+}
+
+impl Reader {
+    /// Reads a JPEG or TIFF image and parses the Exif attributes in it.
+    /// If an error occurred, `exif::Error` is returned.
+    pub fn new<R>(mut reader: &mut R)
+                  -> Result<Reader, Error> where R: io::BufRead {
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+        try!(reader.by_ref().take(4).read_to_end(&mut buf));
+        if jpeg::is_jpeg(&buf) {
+            let exif_buf = try!(jpeg::get_exif_attr(
+                &mut buf.as_mut_slice().chain(reader)));
+            buf = exif_buf;
+        } else if tiff::is_tiff(&buf) {
+            try!(reader.read_to_end(&mut buf));
+        } else {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidFormat("Unknown image format"));
+        }
+
+        // Cheat on the type system and erase the lifetime by transmute().
+        // The scope releases the innter `v` to unborrow `buf`.
+        let (v, le) = {
+            let (v, le) = try!(tiff::parse_exif(&buf));
+            (unsafe { mem::transmute(v) }, le) };
+        let r = Reader { buf: buf, fields: v, little_endian: le };
+        Ok(r)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the slice that contains the TIFF data.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn buf(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        &self.buf[..]
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the reference to the vector of Exif fields.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn fields<'a>(&'a self) -> &Vec<Field<'a>> {
+        &self.fields
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if the TIFF data is in the little-endian byte order.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn little_endian(&self) -> bool {
+        self.little_endian
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::io::BufReader;
+    use tiff::Field;
+    use value::Value;
+    use super::*;
+
+    static TIFF_ASCII: &'static [u8] =
+        b"MM\0\x2a\0\0\0\x08\0\x01\x01\x0e\0\x02\0\0\0\x04ABC\0\0\0\0\0";
+
+    // Test if moving a `Reader` does not invalidate the references in it.
+    // The referer is in the heap and does not move, so this test is not
+    // so meaningful.
+    #[test]
+    fn move_reader() {
+        let r1 = Reader::new(&mut BufReader::new(TIFF_ASCII)).unwrap();
+        let ptr = &r1 as *const _;
+        move_in_and_drop(r1, ptr);
+
+        let (r2, ptr) = move_out_and_drop();
+        assert!(ptr != &r2 as *const _, "not moved");
+        check_abc(r2.fields());
+    }
+
+    #[inline(never)]
+    fn move_in_and_drop(r1: Reader, ptr: *const Reader) {
+        assert!(ptr != &r1 as *const _, "not moved");
+        check_abc(r1.fields());
+    }
+
+    #[inline(never)]
+    fn move_out_and_drop() -> (Reader, *const Reader) {
+        let r2 = Reader::new(&mut BufReader::new(TIFF_ASCII)).unwrap();
+        let ptr = &r2 as *const _;
+        (r2, ptr)
+    }
+
+    #[inline(never)]
+    fn check_abc(fields: &Vec<Field>) {
+        if let Value::Ascii(ref v) = fields[0].value {
+            assert_eq!(*v, vec![b"ABC"]);
+        } else {
+            panic!("TIFF ASCII field is expected");
+        }
+    }
+}