diff --git a/users/simon/modules/programs.nix b/users/simon/modules/programs.nix
index 0b4f4a3..e20c44a 100644
--- a/users/simon/modules/programs.nix
+++ b/users/simon/modules/programs.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  waifu2x-photo-models = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "waifu2x-photo-models";
 
+    src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "nagadomi";
+      repo = "waifu2x";
+      rev = "v0.13.2";
+      sha256 = "1dqyp1gvw53gs3a1mfylxhj2kghwb3gx1ybsynzbanq84vx6grs2";
+    };
+
+    dontBuild = true;
+    installPhase = ''
+      cp -r $src/models/vgg_7/photo $out
+    '';
+  };
+  # waifu2x-converter-cpp wrapper for real life images
+  waifu2x-photo = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "waifu2x-photo" ''
+    ${pkgs.unstable.waifu2x-converter-cpp}/bin/waifu2x-converter-cpp \
+      --model-dir ${waifu2x-photo-models} \
+      $@
+  '';
+in
 {
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     # top like tools
@@ -111,6 +133,7 @@
     mediainfo # show information about media files
     mkvtoolnix-cli # matroska (de-)muxing
     unstable.waifu2x-converter-cpp # super-resolution for anime-style images
+    waifu2x-photo # waifu2x-converter-cpp for real life photos
     youtube-dl # universal video downloader
 
     # audio