using IronSoftware.Drawing;

AnyBitmap bitmap = AnyBitmap.FromFile(@"FILE_PATH");

// Convert AnyBitmap to a string that represents the object
string bitmapString = bitmap.ToString();

Imports IronSoftware.Drawing

Private bitmap As AnyBitmap = AnyBitmap.FromFile("FILE_PATH")

' Convert AnyBitmap to a string that represents the object
Private bitmapString As String = bitmap.ToString()