diff --git a/phockup.py b/phockup.py
index c432f57..fe08958 100755
--- a/phockup.py
+++ b/phockup.py
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ def parse_args(args=sys.argv[1:]):
             """,
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--timezone-detection',
+        action='store_true',
+        help="""\
+            Enables time zone detection. In case your times are off by time zone, this might fix it.
+            """,
+    )
+
     parser.add_argument(
         '-c',
         '--max-concurrency',
@@ -391,7 +399,8 @@ def main(options):
         output_prefix=options.output_prefix,
         output_suffix=options.output_suffix,
         from_date=options.from_date,
-        to_date=options.to_date
+        to_date=options.to_date,
+        timezone_detection=options.timezone_detection,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/date.py b/src/date.py
index 0454343..d3c107b 100644
--- a/src/date.py
+++ b/src/date.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def build(date_object):
             date_object['minute'] if date_object.get('minute') else 0,
             date_object['second'] if date_object.get('second') else 0)
 
-    def from_exif(self, exif, timestamp=None, user_regex=None, date_field=None):
+    def from_exif(self, exif, timestamp=None, user_regex=None, date_field=None, timezone_detection=False):
         if date_field:
             keys = date_field.split()
         else:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def from_exif(self, exif, timestamp=None, user_regex=None, date_field=None):
             parsed_date = {'date': None, 'subseconds': ''}
 
         # apply TimeZone if available
-        if exif.get('TimeZone') is not None and isinstance(exif['TimeZone'], str):
+        if timezone_detection is True and exif.get('TimeZone') is not None and isinstance(exif['TimeZone'], str):
             timezonedata = exif['TimeZone'].split(':')
             if timezonedata and len(timezonedata) == 2:
                 parsed_date['date'] = parsed_date['date'] + timedelta(hours=int(timezonedata[0]), minutes=int(timezonedata[1]))
diff --git a/src/phockup.py b/src/phockup.py
index 5add1cd..60a6063 100755
--- a/src/phockup.py
+++ b/src/phockup.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def __init__(self, input_dir, output_dir, **args):
         self.dry_run = args.get('dry_run', False)
         self.progress = args.get('progress', False)
         self.max_depth = args.get('max_depth', -1)
+        self.timezone_detection = args.get('timezone_detection', False)
         # default to concurrency of one to retain existing behavior
         self.max_concurrency = args.get("max_concurrency", 1)
 
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ def get_file_name_and_path(self, filename):
         date = None
         if target_file_type in ['image', 'video']:
             date = Date(filename).from_exif(exif_data, self.timestamp, self.date_regex,
-                                            self.date_field)
+                                            self.date_field, self.timezone_detection)
             output = self.get_output_dir(date)
             target_file_name = self.get_file_name(filename, date)
             if not self.original_filenames: