You can use the System.Text.Encoding.Default for reading in all characters from 0 - 255.
But, your GIF/JPG file is going to be text.
If you want an image, use the Image.FromFile shared method.
Code:
Dim Bmp As System.Drawing.Bitmap = Bitmap.FromFile(Filename)
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