diff --git a/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/src/main/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4efdbb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<configuration>
+  <appender name="CONSOLE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+    <encoder>
+      <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss} [%-5level] %logger{20} - %msg%n</pattern>
+    </encoder>
+  </appender>
+
+  <root level="WARN">
+    <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE" />
+  </root>
+
+  <logger name="com.bolenpad.photophetch" level="DEBUG" />
+</configuration>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/scripts/photophetch-ios-helper.py b/src/main/resources/scripts/photophetch-ios-helper.py
index ec9d0df..41b70eb 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/scripts/photophetch-ios-helper.py
+++ b/src/main/resources/scripts/photophetch-ios-helper.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ async def cmd_list_photos():
             return
 
         photos = []
+        debug_logged = False  # log raw stat for first file to help debug date issues
 
         for folder in sorted(dcim_entries):
             folder_path = f'/DCIM/{folder}'
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ async def cmd_list_photos():
                 date_iso = None
                 try:
                     info = await afc.stat(device_path)
+                    if not debug_logged:
+                        print(f'DEBUG stat keys: {list(info.keys())}', file=sys.stderr)
+                        print(f'DEBUG stat values: {dict(info)}', file=sys.stderr)
+                        debug_logged = True
                     size_bytes = int(info.get('st_size', 0))
                     mtime_raw = int(info.get('st_mtime', 0))
                     # Determine if nanoseconds (>1e15) or seconds (>1e9)