diff --git a/osxphotos/cli/__init__.py b/osxphotos/cli/__init__.py
index 42faf326..1d38621f 100644
--- a/osxphotos/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/osxphotos/cli/__init__.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ from .keywords import keywords
 from .labels import labels
 from .list import _list_libraries, list_libraries
 from .persons import persons
+from .photo_inspect import photo_inspect
 from .places import places
 from .query import query
 from .repl import repl
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "list_libraries",
     "load_uuid_from_file",
     "persons",
+    "photo_inspect",
     "places",
     "query",
     "repl",
diff --git a/osxphotos/cli/cli.py b/osxphotos/cli/cli.py
index d3fc533d..fe5d3a5b 100644
--- a/osxphotos/cli/cli.py
+++ b/osxphotos/cli/cli.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from .keywords import keywords
 from .labels import labels
 from .list import list_libraries
 from .persons import persons
+from .photo_inspect import photo_inspect
 from .places import places
 from .query import query
 from .repl import repl
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ for command in [
     labels,
     list_libraries,
     persons,
+    photo_inspect,
     places,
     query,
     repl,
diff --git a/osxphotos/cli/photo_inspect.py b/osxphotos/cli/photo_inspect.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa06e733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osxphotos/cli/photo_inspect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,468 @@
+"""Inspect photos selected in Photos """
+
+import functools
+import re
+from fractions import Fraction
+from multiprocessing import Process, Queue
+from queue import Empty
+from time import gmtime, sleep, strftime
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
+import pathlib
+
+import bitmath
+import click
+from applescript import ScriptError
+from photoscript import PhotosLibrary
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.layout import Layout
+from rich.live import Live
+from rich.panel import Panel
+
+from osxphotos import PhotoInfo, PhotosDB
+from osxphotos._constants import _UNKNOWN_PERSON
+from osxphotos.rich_utils import add_rich_markup_tag
+from osxphotos.text_detection import detect_text as detect_text_in_photo
+from osxphotos.utils import dd_to_dms_str
+
+from .color_themes import get_theme
+from .common import DB_OPTION, THEME_OPTION, get_photos_db
+
+# global that tracks UUID being inspected
+CURRENT_UUID = None
+
+# helpers for markup
+bold = add_rich_markup_tag("bold")
+dim = add_rich_markup_tag("dim")
+
+
+def extract_uuid(text: str) -> str:
+    """Extract a UUID from a string"""
+    if match := re.search(
+        r"([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12})",
+        text,
+    ):
+        return match[1]
+    return None
+
+
+def trim(text: str, pad: str = "") -> str:
+    """Truncate a string to a fit in console, - len(pad) - 4; also removes new lines"""
+    width = Console().width - len(pad) - 4
+    text = text.replace("\n", " ")
+    return text if len(text) <= width else f"{text[: width- 3]}..."
+
+
+def inspect_photo(photo: PhotoInfo, detected_text: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    """Get info about an osxphotos PhotoInfo object formatted for printing"""
+
+    properties = [
+        bold("Filename: ") + f"[filename]{photo.original_filename}[/]",
+        bold("Type: ") + get_photo_type(photo),
+        bold("UUID: ") + f"[uuid]{photo.uuid}[/]",
+        bold("Date: ") + f"[time]{photo.date.isoformat()}[/]",
+        bold("Date added: ") + f"[time]{photo.date_added.isoformat()}[/]",
+    ]
+    if photo.date_modified:
+        properties.append(
+            bold("Date modified: ") + f"[time]{photo.date_modified.isoformat()}[/]"
+        )
+
+    if photo.intrash and photo.date_trashed:
+        properties.append(
+            bold("Date deleted: ") + f"[time]{photo.date_trashed.isoformat()}[/]"
+        )
+
+    if photo.import_info and photo.import_info.creation_date:
+        properties.append(
+            bold("Date imported: ")
+            + f"[time]{photo.import_info.creation_date.isoformat()}[/]"
+        )
+
+    properties.extend(
+        [
+            bold("Dimensions: ")
+            + f"[num]{photo.width}[/] x [num]{photo.height}[/] "
+            + bold("Orientation: ")
+            + f"[num]{photo.orientation}[/]",
+            bold("File size: ")
+            + f"[num]{float(bitmath.Byte(photo.original_filesize).to_MB()):.2f} MB[/]",
+            bold("Title: ") + f"{photo.title or '-'}",
+            bold("Description: ")
+            + f"{trim(photo.description or '-', 'Description: ')}",
+            bold("Edited: ")
+            + f"{'✔' if photo.hasadjustments else '-'} "
+            + bold("External edits: ")
+            + f"{'✔' if photo.external_edit else '-'}",
+            bold("Keywords: ") + f"{', '.join(photo.keywords) or '-'}",
+            bold("Persons: ")
+            + f"{', '.join(p for p in photo.persons if p != _UNKNOWN_PERSON) or '-'}",
+            bold("Location: ")
+            + f"{', '.join(dd_to_dms_str(*photo.location)) if photo.location[0] else '-'}",
+            bold("Place: ") + f"{photo.place.name if photo.place else '-'}",
+            bold("Categories: ") + f"{', '.join(photo.labels) or '-'}",
+        ]
+    )
+    properties.append(format_flags(photo))
+    properties.append(format_albums(photo))
+
+    if photo.project_info:
+        properties.append(
+            bold("Projects: ")
+            + f"{', '.join(p.title for p in photo.project_info) or '-'}"
+        )
+
+    if photo.moment_info:
+        properties.append(bold("Moment: ") + f"{photo.moment_info.title or '-'}")
+
+    if photo.comments:
+        comments = [f"{c.user}: {c.text}" for c in photo.comments]
+        properties.append(
+            bold("Comments: ") + trim(f"{', '.join(comments)}", "Comments: ")
+        )
+
+    if photo.likes:
+        properties.append(
+            bold("Likes: ")
+            + trim(f"{', '.join(l.user for l in photo.likes)}", "Likes: ")
+        )
+
+    properties.append(format_exif_info(photo))
+    properties.append(format_score_info(photo))
+
+    if detected_text:
+        # have detected text for this photo
+        properties.append(
+            bold("Detected text: ") + trim(detected_text, "Detected text: ")
+        )
+
+    properties.append(format_paths(photo))
+
+    return "\n".join(properties)
+
+
+def format_score_info(photo: PhotoInfo) -> str:
+    """Format score_info"""
+    score_str = bold("Score: ")
+    if photo.score:
+        score_str += f"[num]{photo.score.overall}[/]" if photo.score else "-"
+    return score_str
+
+
+def format_flags(photo: PhotoInfo) -> str:
+    """Format special properties"""
+    flag_str = bold("Flags: ")
+    flags = []
+    if photo.favorite:
+        flags.append("favorite")
+    if photo.visible:
+        flags.append("visible")
+    if photo.hidden:
+        flags.append("hidden")
+    if photo.ismissing:
+        flags.append("missing")
+    if photo.intrash:
+        flags.append("in trash")
+    if photo.iscloudasset:
+        flags.append("cloud asset")
+    if photo.incloud:
+        flags.append("in cloud")
+    if photo.shared:
+        flags.append("shared")
+
+    flag_str += f"{', '.join(flags) or '-'}"
+    return flag_str
+
+
+def format_albums(photo: PhotoInfo) -> str:
+    """Format albums for inspect_photo"""
+    album_str = bold("Albums: ")
+    album_names = []
+    for album in photo.album_info:
+        if album.folder_names:
+            folder_str = "/".join(album.folder_names)
+            album_names.append(f"{folder_str}/{album.title}")
+        else:
+            album_names.append(album.title)
+    album_str += f"{', '.join(album_names) or '-'}"
+    return album_str
+
+
+def format_path_link(path: str) -> str:
+    """Format a path as URI for display in terminal"""
+    return f"[link={pathlib.Path(path).as_uri()}]{path}[/link]"
+
+
+def format_paths(photo: PhotoInfo) -> str:
+    """format photo paths for inspect_photo"""
+    path_str = bold("Path original: ")
+    path_str += f"[filepath]{format_path_link(photo.path)}[/]" if photo.path else "-"
+    if photo.path_edited:
+        path_str += "\n"
+        path_str += bold("Path edited: ")
+        path_str += f"[filepath]{format_path_link(photo.path_edited)}[/]"
+    if photo.path_raw:
+        path_str += "\n"
+        path_str += bold("Path raw: ")
+        path_str += f"[filepath]{format_path_link(photo.path_raw)}[/]"
+    if photo.path_derivatives:
+        path_str += "\n"
+        path_str += bold("Path preview: ")
+        path_str += f"[filepath]{format_path_link(photo.path_derivatives[0])}[/]"
+    return path_str
+
+
+def format_exif_info(photo: PhotoInfo) -> str:
+    """Format exif_info for inspect_photo"""
+    exif_str = bold("EXIF: ")
+    exif = photo.exif_info
+    if not exif:
+        return f"{exif_str}-"
+
+    if exif.camera_make:
+        exif_str += f"{exif.camera_make} "
+    if exif.camera_model:
+        exif_str += f"{exif.camera_model} "
+    if exif.focal_length:
+        exif_str += f"{exif.focal_length:.2f}mm "
+    if exif.iso:
+        exif_str += f"ISO {exif.iso} "
+    if exif.flash_fired:
+        exif_str += "Flash "
+    if exif.exposure_bias is not None:
+        exif_str += (
+            f"{int(exif.exposure_bias)} ev "
+            if exif.exposure_bias == int(exif.exposure_bias)
+            else f"{exif.exposure_bias} ev "
+        )
+    if exif.aperture:
+        exif_str += (
+            f"ƒ{int(exif.aperture)} "
+            if exif.aperture == int(exif.aperture)
+            else f"ƒ{exif.aperture:.1f} "
+        )
+    if exif.shutter_speed:
+        exif_str += f"{Fraction(exif.shutter_speed).limit_denominator(100_000)}s "
+    if exif.bit_rate:
+        exif_str += f"{exif.bit_rate} bit rate"
+    if exif.sample_rate:
+        exif_str += f"{exif.sample_rate} sample rate"
+    if exif.fps:
+        exif_str += f"{exif.fps or 0:.1f}FPS "
+    if exif.duration:
+        exif_str += f"{strftime('%H:%M:%S', gmtime(exif.duration or 0))} "
+    if exif.codec:
+        exif_str += f"{exif.codec}"
+    if exif.track_format:
+        exif_str += f"{exif.track_format}"
+    return exif_str
+
+
+def get_photo_type(photo: PhotoInfo) -> str:
+    """Return a string describing the type of photo"""
+    photo_type = "video" if photo.ismovie else "photo"
+    if photo.has_raw:
+        photo_type += " RAW+JPEG"
+    if photo.israw:
+        photo_type += " RAW"
+    if photo.burst:
+        photo_type += " burst"
+    if photo.live_photo:
+        photo_type += " live"
+    if photo.selfie:
+        photo_type += " selfie"
+    if photo.panorama:
+        photo_type += " panorama"
+    if photo.hdr:
+        photo_type += " HDR"
+    if photo.screenshot:
+        photo_type += " screenshot"
+    if photo.slow_mo:
+        photo_type += " slow-mo"
+    if photo.time_lapse:
+        photo_type += " time-lapse"
+    if photo.portrait:
+        photo_type += " portrait"
+    return photo_type
+
+
+def start_text_detection(photo: PhotoInfo) -> Tuple[Process, Queue]:
+    """Start text detection process for a photo"""
+    path_preview = photo.path_derivatives[0] if photo.path_derivatives else None
+    path = photo.path_edited or photo.path or path_preview
+    if not path:
+        raise ValueError("No path to photo")
+    queue = Queue()
+    p = Process(
+        target=_get_detected_text,
+        args=(photo.uuid, path, photo.orientation, queue),
+    )
+    p.start()
+    return (p, queue)
+
+
+def _get_detected_text(uuid: str, path: str, orientation: int, queue: Queue) -> None:
+    """Called by start_text_detection to run text detection in separate process"""
+    try:
+        if text := detect_text_in_photo(path, orientation):
+            queue.put([uuid, " ".join(t[0] for t in text if t[1] > 0.5)])
+    except Exception as e:
+        queue.put([uuid, str(e)])
+
+
+def get_uuid_for_photos_selection() -> List[str]:
+    """Get the uuid for the first photo selected in Photos
+
+    Returns: tuple of (uuid, total_selected_photos)"""
+    photoslib = PhotosLibrary()
+    try:
+        if photos := photoslib.selection:
+            return photos[0].uuid, len(photos)
+    except (ValueError, ScriptError) as e:
+        if uuid := extract_uuid(str(e)):
+            return uuid, 1
+        else:
+            raise e
+    return None, 0
+
+
+def make_layout() -> Layout:
+    """Define the layout."""
+    layout = Layout(name="root")
+
+    layout.split(
+        Layout(name="main", ratio=1),
+        Layout(name="status", size=1),
+        Layout(name="footer", size=1),
+    )
+    return layout
+
+
+@click.command(name="inspect")
+@click.option("--detect-text", "-t", is_flag=True, help="Detect text in photos")
+@THEME_OPTION
+@DB_OPTION
+def photo_inspect(db, theme, detect_text):
+    """Interactively inspect photos selected in Photos"""
+    db = get_photos_db(db)
+    if not db:
+        raise click.UsageError(
+            "Did not locate Photos database. Try running with --db option."
+        )
+
+    theme = get_theme(theme)
+    console = Console(theme=theme)
+
+    layout = make_layout()
+    layout["footer"].update("Press Ctrl+C to quit")
+    layout["main"].update(
+        Panel("Loading Photos database, hold on...", title="Loading...")
+    )
+
+    def loading_status(status: str):
+        layout["status"].update(f"Loading database: {status}")
+
+    def update_status(status: str):
+        layout["status"].update(status)
+
+    def update_detected_text(photo: PhotoInfo, uuid: str, text: str):
+        global CURRENT_UUID
+        if uuid == CURRENT_UUID:
+            layout["main"].update(
+                Panel(
+                    inspect_photo(photo, text),
+                    title=photo.title or photo.original_filename,
+                )
+            )
+
+    with Live(layout, console=console, refresh_per_second=10, screen=True):
+        photosdb = PhotosDB(dbfile=db, verbose=loading_status)
+        layout["main"].update(
+            Panel("Select a photo in Photos to inspect", title="Select a photo")
+        )
+        processes = []
+        global CURRENT_UUID
+        detected_text_cache = {}
+        last_uuid = None
+        uuid = None
+        total = 0
+        while True:
+            try:
+                uuid, total = get_uuid_for_photos_selection()
+            except Exception as e:
+                layout["main"].update(Panel(f"Error: {e}", title="Error"))
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                # allow Ctrl+C to quit
+                break
+            finally:
+                if uuid and uuid != last_uuid:
+                    if total > 1:
+                        update_status(
+                            f"{total} photos selected; inspecting uuid={uuid}"
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        update_status(f"Inspecting uuid={uuid}")
+                        CURRENT_UUID = uuid
+                    if photo := photosdb.get_photo(uuid):
+                        layout["main"].update(
+                            Panel(
+                                inspect_photo(
+                                    photo,
+                                    detected_text=detected_text_cache.get(uuid, None),
+                                ),
+                                title=photo.title or photo.original_filename,
+                            )
+                        )
+
+                        # start text detection if requested
+                        if (
+                            detect_text
+                            and (
+                                photo.path
+                                or photo.path_edited
+                                or photo.path_derivatives
+                            )
+                            and uuid not in detected_text_cache
+                        ):
+                            # can only detect text on photos if on disk
+                            # start text detection in separate process as it can take a few seconds
+                            update_detected_text_callback = functools.partial(
+                                update_detected_text, photo
+                            )
+                            process, queue = start_text_detection(photo)
+                            processes.append(
+                                [True, process, queue, update_detected_text_callback]
+                            )
+                    else:
+                        layout["main"].update(
+                            Panel(
+                                f"No photo found in database for uuid={uuid}",
+                                title="Error",
+                            )
+                        )
+                    last_uuid = uuid
+            if not uuid:
+                last_uuid = None
+                layout["main"].update(
+                    Panel("Select a photo in Photos to inspect", title="Select a photo")
+                )
+                update_status("Select a photo in Photos to inspect")
+            if detect_text:
+                # check on text detection processes
+                for _, values in enumerate(processes):
+                    alive, process, queue, update_detected_text_callback = values
+                    if alive:
+                        # process hasn't been marked as dead yet
+                        try:
+                            uuid, text = queue.get(False)
+                            update_detected_text_callback(uuid, text)
+                            detected_text_cache[uuid] = text
+                            process.join()
+                            # set alive = False
+                            values[0] = False
+                        except Empty:
+                            if not process.is_alive():
+                                # process has finished, nothing in the queue
+                                process.join()
+                                # set alive = False
+                                values[0] = False
+            sleep(0.100)
diff --git a/osxphotos/text_detection.py b/osxphotos/text_detection.py
index 93cf0d1f..dbb5265e 100644
--- a/osxphotos/text_detection.py
+++ b/osxphotos/text_detection.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def detect_text(img_path: str, orientation: Optional[int] = None) -> List:
         orientation: optional EXIF orientation (if known, passing orientation may improve quality of results)
     """
     if not vision:
-        logging.warning(f"detect_text not implemented for this version of macOS")
+        logging.warning("detect_text not implemented for this version of macOS")
         return []
 
     with objc.autorelease_pool():
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ def detect_text(img_path: str, orientation: Optional[int] = None) -> List:
             input_image = Quartz.CIImage.imageWithContentsOfURL_(input_url)
 
         vision_options = NSDictionary.dictionaryWithDictionary_({})
-        if orientation is not None:
-            if not 1 <= orientation <= 8:
-                raise ValueError("orientation must be between 1 and 8")
-            vision_handler = Vision.VNImageRequestHandler.alloc().initWithCIImage_orientation_options_(
-                input_image, orientation, vision_options
-            )
-        else:
+        if orientation is None:
             vision_handler = (
                 Vision.VNImageRequestHandler.alloc().initWithCIImage_options_(
                     input_image, vision_options
                 )
             )
+        elif 1 <= orientation <= 8:
+            vision_handler = Vision.VNImageRequestHandler.alloc().initWithCIImage_orientation_options_(
+                input_image, orientation, vision_options
+            )
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("orientation must be between 1 and 8")
         results = []
         handler = make_request_handler(results)
         vision_request = (