diff --git a/bmpimage.cpp b/bmpimage.cpp
index 87e9565..fe29d54 100644
--- a/bmpimage.cpp
+++ b/bmpimage.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "bmpimage.h"
 
-BMPImage::BMPImage(BitmapFileHeader &fileHeader, BITMAPINFOHEADER &infoHeader, Pixel **pixelArray) {
+BMPImage::BMPImage(const BitmapFileHeader &fileHeader, const BITMAPINFOHEADER &infoHeader, Pixel **pixelArray) {
     this->fileHeader = fileHeader;
     this->infoHeader = infoHeader;
     this->pixelArray = pixelArray;
@@ -24,6 +24,35 @@ void BMPImage::write(const std::string &filename) {
     }
 }
 
+ Pixel **BMPImage::pixels(){
+    return this->pixelArray;
+}
+
+Pixel **BMPImage::pixels_copy() {
+    Pixel **newPixelArray;
+    newPixelArray = new Pixel *[this->infoHeader.BitmapHeight];
+    for (int i = 0; i < this->infoHeader.BitmapHeight; ++i) {
+        newPixelArray[i] = new Pixel[this->infoHeader.BitmapWidth];
+        std::copy(this->pixelArray[i], this->pixelArray[i] + this->infoHeader.BitmapWidth, newPixelArray[i]);
+    }
+    return newPixelArray;
+}
+
+BitmapFileHeader BMPImage::fileHeader_copy() {
+    return this->fileHeader;
+}
+
+BITMAPINFOHEADER BMPImage::infoHeader_copy() {
+    return this->infoHeader;
+}
+
+BMPImage::~BMPImage() {
+    for (int i = 0; i < this->infoHeader.BitmapHeight; ++i) {
+        delete[] this->pixelArray[i];
+    }
+    delete[] this->pixelArray;
+}
+
 BMPImage readBMPImage(const std::string &filename) {
     BitmapFileHeader bitmapFileHeader;
     BITMAPINFOHEADER bitmapInfoHeader;
diff --git a/bmpimage.h b/bmpimage.h
index 468cf98..fa3bf76 100644
--- a/bmpimage.h
+++ b/bmpimage.h
@@ -45,12 +45,22 @@ class BMPImage {
     BITMAPINFOHEADER infoHeader;
     Pixel **pixelArray;
 public:
-    BMPImage(BitmapFileHeader &fileHeader, BITMAPINFOHEADER &infoHeader, Pixel **pixelArray);
+    BMPImage(const BitmapFileHeader &fileHeader, const BITMAPINFOHEADER &infoHeader, Pixel **pixelArray);
+
+    ~BMPImage();
 
     [[nodiscard]] const uint32_t &width() const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] const uint32_t &height() const;
 
+    [[nodiscard]] Pixel **pixels();
+
+    [[nodiscard]] Pixel **pixels_copy();
+
+    [[nodiscard]] BitmapFileHeader fileHeader_copy();
+
+    [[nodiscard]] BITMAPINFOHEADER infoHeader_copy();
+
     void write(const std::string &);
 };