diff --git a/include/load_texture.h b/include/load_texture.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c3cf9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/load_texture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef LOAD_TEXTURE_H_
+#define LOAD_TEXTURE_H_
+
+#include <FreeImage.h>
+
+namespace Texture {
+    void LoadTexture(const char* filePath);
+}
+
+#endif // LOAD_TEXTURE_H_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/load_texture.cpp b/source/load_texture.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f70c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/load_texture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "load_texture.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace Texture {
+    void LoadTexture(const char* filePath) {
+        FIBITMAP* bitmap = FreeImage_Load(FIF_TIFF, filePath, TIFF_DEFAULT);
+
+        if(!bitmap) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to load TIFF image: " << filePath << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        FIBITMAP* bitmap32 = FreeImage_ConvertTo32Bits(bitmap);
+        FreeImage_Unload(bitmap);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/main.cpp b/source/main.cpp
index ca19995..9a049b3 100644
--- a/source/main.cpp
+++ b/source/main.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <imgui_impl_glfw.h>
 #include <imgui_impl_opengl3.h>
 
+#include <FreeImage.h>
+
 #include "callbacks.h"
 #include "scene.h"
 
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ int main() {
     Callbacks::Register(window, &scene);
     scene.Init();
     InitializeImGui(window);
+    FreeImage_Initialise();
 
     // Check if we're in test mode
     const char* testEnv = std::getenv("TEST_MODE");