diff --git a/photobooth/StateMachine.py b/photobooth/StateMachine.py
index 3644f2d..51afe80 100644
--- a/photobooth/StateMachine.py
+++ b/photobooth/StateMachine.py
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ class CameraEvent(Event):
     def __init__(self, name, picture=None):
 
         super().__init__(name)
-        self._picture = util.pickle_image(picture)
+        self._picture = picture
 
     @property
     def picture(self):
 
-        return util.unpickle_image(self._picture)
+        return self._picture
 
 
 class WorkerEvent(Event):
@@ -441,12 +441,12 @@ class ReviewState(State):
     def __init__(self, picture):
 
         super().__init__()
-        self._picture = util.pickle_image(picture)
+        self._picture = picture
 
     @property
     def picture(self):
 
-        return util.unpickle_image(self._picture)
+        return self._picture
 
     def handleEvent(self, event, context):
 
diff --git a/photobooth/camera/__init__.py b/photobooth/camera/__init__.py
index 538e12c..2f1ba1f 100644
--- a/photobooth/camera/__init__.py
+++ b/photobooth/camera/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from PIL import Image, ImageOps
+from io import BytesIO
 
 from .PictureDimensions import PictureDimensions
 from .. import StateMachine
@@ -132,8 +133,10 @@ class Camera:
                     picture = picture.transpose(self._rotation)
                 picture = picture.resize(self._pic_dims.previewSize)
                 picture = ImageOps.mirror(picture)
+                byte_data = BytesIO()
+                picture.save(byte_data, format='jpeg')
                 self._comm.send(Workers.GUI,
-                                StateMachine.CameraEvent('preview', picture))
+                                StateMachine.CameraEvent('preview', byte_data))
 
     def capturePicture(self, state):
 
@@ -141,12 +144,14 @@ class Camera:
         picture = self._cap.getPicture()
         if self._rotation is not None:
             picture = picture.transpose(self._rotation)
-        self._pictures.append(picture)
+        byte_data = BytesIO()
+        picture.save(byte_data, format='jpeg')
+        self._pictures.append(byte_data)
         self.setActive()
 
         if self._is_keep_pictures:
             self._comm.send(Workers.WORKER,
-                            StateMachine.CameraEvent('capture', picture))
+                            StateMachine.CameraEvent('capture', byte_data))
 
         if state.num_picture < self._pic_dims.totalNumPictures:
             self._comm.send(Workers.MASTER,
@@ -161,9 +166,12 @@ class Camera:
 
         picture = self._template.copy()
         for i in range(self._pic_dims.totalNumPictures):
-            resized = self._pictures[i].resize(self._pic_dims.thumbnailSize)
+            shot = Image.open(self._pictures[i])
+            resized = shot.resize(self._pic_dims.thumbnailSize)
             picture.paste(resized, self._pic_dims.thumbnailOffset[i])
 
+        byte_data = BytesIO()
+        picture.save(byte_data, format='jpeg')
         self._comm.send(Workers.MASTER,
-                        StateMachine.CameraEvent('review', picture))
+                        StateMachine.CameraEvent('review', byte_data))
         self._pictures = []
diff --git a/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/PyQt5Gui.py b/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/PyQt5Gui.py
index fe5c38c..4fba1d4 100644
--- a/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/PyQt5Gui.py
+++ b/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/PyQt5Gui.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from PyQt5 import QtCore
 from PyQt5 import QtGui
 from PyQt5 import QtWidgets
 
-from PIL import ImageQt
+from PIL import Image, ImageQt
 
 from ...StateMachine import GuiEvent, TeardownEvent
 from ...Threading import Workers
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ class PyQt5Gui(GuiSkeleton):
 
     def updateCountdown(self, event):
 
-        self._gui.centralWidget().picture = ImageQt.ImageQt(event.picture)
+        picture = Image.open(event.picture)
+        self._gui.centralWidget().picture = ImageQt.ImageQt(picture)
         self._gui.centralWidget().update()
 
     def showCapture(self, state):
@@ -215,7 +216,8 @@ class PyQt5Gui(GuiSkeleton):
 
     def showReview(self, state):
 
-        self._picture = ImageQt.ImageQt(state.picture)
+        picture = Image.open(state.picture)
+        self._picture = ImageQt.ImageQt(picture)
         review_time = self._cfg.getInt('Photobooth', 'display_time') * 1000
         self._setWidget(Frames.PictureMessage(self._picture))
         QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(
diff --git a/photobooth/worker/__init__.py b/photobooth/worker/__init__.py
index b8aecd6..fc36f95 100644
--- a/photobooth/worker/__init__.py
+++ b/photobooth/worker/__init__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class PictureSaver(WorkerTask):
 
         filename = self._pic_list.getNext()
         logging.info('Saving picture as %s', filename)
-        picture.save(filename, 'JPEG')
+        with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
+            f.write(picture.getbuffer())
 
 
 class Worker: