diff --git a/django_web_galleries/web_galleries/views.py b/django_web_galleries/web_galleries/views.py
index 7ebce7c..1df280c 100644
--- a/django_web_galleries/web_galleries/views.py
+++ b/django_web_galleries/web_galleries/views.py
@@ -6,9 +6,26 @@ from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 from .forms import ImageUploadForm
-from .models import Image
+from .models import (
+    Image,
+    Visitor
+)
 
-class ImageUploadView(View):
+class VisitorSessionMixin(View):
+    def get_visitor(self):
+        if self.request.session:
+            if 'visitor_session' in self.request.session:
+                if Visitor.objects.get(session_id=self.request.session['visitor_session']).exists():
+                    return Visitor.objects.get(session_id=self.request.session['visitor_session'])
+            else:
+                visitor = Visitor.objects.create()
+                self.request.session['visitor_session'] = visitor.session_id
+                return visitor
+        else:   
+            return None
+
+
+class ImageUploadView(VisitorSessionMixin, View):
     def get(self, request):
         form = ImageUploadForm()
         return render(
@@ -31,6 +48,8 @@ class ImageUploadView(View):
             if image.private:
                 image.access_code = secrets.token_hex(32)
 
+            image.uploaded_by = self.get_visitor()
+            print(image.uploaded_by)
             image.save()
             return redirect(
                 reverse('home')