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@@ -223,6 +223,41 @@ BufferedImageOp ditherer = new DiffusionDither();
 BufferedImage output = ditherer.filter(input, null);
 ```
 
+#### Working with damaged images
+
+When using the normal patterns for loading images, trying to load a damaged image will result in an Exception being thrown.
+
+```java
+BufferedImage image = null;
+try {
+    image = ImageIO.read(file);
+} catch (IOException exception) {
+    // TODO: Optionally handle, log a warning/error etc
+}
+```
+
+In this scenario, if the image is damaged, and `ImageIO.read` throws an exception, `image` is still null - it's not possible for a function to both return a value and throw an exception.
+
+However, in some cases it may be possible to get usable image data from a damaged image. The way to do this is use an `ImageReadParam` to set a `BufferedImage` as a destination.
+
+```java
+ImageReadParam param = reader.getDefaultReadParam();
+int width = reader.getWidth(0);
+int height = reader.getHeight(0);
+BufferedImage image = reader.getRawImageType(0).createBufferedImage(width, height);
+param.setDestination(image);
+
+try {
+    reader.read(0, param);
+}
+catch (IOException e) {
+    // TODO: Optionally handle, log a warning/error etc
+}
+```
+
+In theory this should work for all plugins, but the result is very much plugin/implementation specific. With some formats and some forms of damaged file, you may get an image that is mostly useful.
+However you should be prepared for the possibility this just gives a blank or empty image.
+
 ## Building
 
 Download the project (using [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)):