diff --git a/samples/tiff-test.cpp b/samples/tiff-test.cpp
index acd8e3dc..7b02d4b0 100644
--- a/samples/tiff-test.cpp
+++ b/samples/tiff-test.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void mini1(const char* path) {
   enforce(wm == wmIntrusive, Exiv2::ErrorCode::kerErrorMessage, "encode returned an unexpected value");
   std::cout << "Test 3: Wrote non-empty Exif data without original binary data:\n";
   exifData.clear();
-  ByteOrder bo = ExifParser::decode(exifData, &blob[0], blob.size());
+  ByteOrder bo = ExifParser::decode(exifData, blob.data(), blob.size());
   enforce(bo == bigEndian, Exiv2::ErrorCode::kerErrorMessage, "decode returned an unexpected value");
   print(exifData);
 }
diff --git a/src/crwimage.cpp b/src/crwimage.cpp
index d9686ea4..2a79e560 100644
--- a/src/crwimage.cpp
+++ b/src/crwimage.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void CrwImage::writeMetadata() {
 
   // Write new buffer to file
   MemIo tempIo;
-  tempIo.write((!blob.empty() ? &blob[0] : nullptr), blob.size());
+  tempIo.write((!blob.empty() ? blob.data() : nullptr), blob.size());
   io_->close();
   io_->transfer(tempIo);  // may throw
 
diff --git a/src/image.cpp b/src/image.cpp
index ed6c090c..208fe9c2 100644
--- a/src/image.cpp
+++ b/src/image.cpp
@@ -425,10 +425,10 @@ void Image::printIFDStructure(BasicIo& io, std::ostream& out, Exiv2::PrintStruct
             io.seekOrThrow(offset, BasicIo::beg, ErrorCode::kerCorruptedMetadata);  // position
             std::vector<byte> bytes(count);                                         // allocate memory
             // TODO: once we have C++11 use bytes.data()
-            io.readOrThrow(&bytes[0], count, ErrorCode::kerCorruptedMetadata);
+            io.readOrThrow(bytes.data(), count, ErrorCode::kerCorruptedMetadata);
             io.seekOrThrow(restore, BasicIo::beg, ErrorCode::kerCorruptedMetadata);
             // TODO: once we have C++11 use bytes.data()
-            IptcData::printStructure(out, makeSliceUntil(&bytes[0], count), depth);
+            IptcData::printStructure(out, makeSliceUntil(bytes.data(), count), depth);
           }
         } else if (option == kpsRecursive && tag == 0x927c /* MakerNote */ && count > 10) {
           const long restore = io.tell();  // save
diff --git a/src/image_int.cpp b/src/image_int.cpp
index df6420c3..51dc6722 100644
--- a/src/image_int.cpp
+++ b/src/image_int.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ std::string stringFormat(const char* format, ...) {
     buffer.resize(need + 1);
     va_list args;            // variable arg list
     va_start(args, format);  // args start after format
-    rc = vsnprintf(&buffer[0], buffer.size(), format, args);
+    rc = vsnprintf(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), format, args);
     va_end(args);  // free the args
     if (rc > 0)
       need = static_cast<size_t>(rc);
   } while (buffer.size() <= need);
 
   if (rc > 0)
-    result = std::string(&buffer[0], need);
+    result = std::string(buffer.data(), need);
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/jpgimage.cpp b/src/jpgimage.cpp
index ae726253..da9c32b0 100644
--- a/src/jpgimage.cpp
+++ b/src/jpgimage.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void JpegBase::readMetadata() {
         append(psBlob, buf.c_data(16), size - 16);
       }
       // Check whether psBlob is complete
-      if (!psBlob.empty() && Photoshop::valid(&psBlob[0], psBlob.size())) {
+      if (!psBlob.empty() && Photoshop::valid(psBlob.data(), psBlob.size())) {
         --search;
         foundCompletePsData = true;
       }
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void JpegBase::readMetadata() {
     const byte* record = nullptr;
     uint32_t sizeIptc = 0;
     uint32_t sizeHdr = 0;
-    const byte* pCur = &psBlob[0];
+    const byte* pCur = psBlob.data();
     const byte* pEnd = pCur + psBlob.size();
     while (pCur < pEnd && 0 == Photoshop::locateIptcIrb(pCur, pEnd - pCur, &record, sizeHdr, sizeIptc)) {
 #ifdef EXIV2_DEBUG_MESSAGES
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void JpegBase::readMetadata() {
       }
       pCur = record + sizeHdr + sizeIptc + (sizeIptc & 1);
     }
-    if (!iptcBlob.empty() && IptcParser::decode(iptcData_, &iptcBlob[0], iptcBlob.size())) {
+    if (!iptcBlob.empty() && IptcParser::decode(iptcData_, iptcBlob.data(), iptcBlob.size())) {
 #ifndef SUPPRESS_WARNINGS
       EXV_WARNING << "Failed to decode IPTC metadata.\n";
 #endif
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ void JpegBase::doWriteMetadata(BasicIo& outIo) {
       // Append to psBlob
       append(psBlob, buf.c_data(16), buf.size() - 16);
       // Check whether psBlob is complete
-      if (!psBlob.empty() && Photoshop::valid(&psBlob[0], psBlob.size())) {
+      if (!psBlob.empty() && Photoshop::valid(psBlob.data(), psBlob.size())) {
         foundCompletePsData = true;
       }
     } else if (marker == com_ && skipCom == notfound) {
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ void JpegBase::doWriteMetadata(BasicIo& outIo) {
         size_t exifSize = rawExif.size();
         WriteMethod wm = ExifParser::encode(blob, pExifData, exifSize, bo, exifData_);
         if (wm == wmIntrusive) {
-          pExifData = !blob.empty() ? &blob[0] : nullptr;
+          pExifData = !blob.empty() ? blob.data() : nullptr;
           exifSize = blob.size();
         }
         if (exifSize > 0) {
diff --git a/src/photoshop.cpp b/src/photoshop.cpp
index 526f2ea0..043a6eb0 100644
--- a/src/photoshop.cpp
+++ b/src/photoshop.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ DataBuf Photoshop::setIptcIrb(const byte* pPsData, size_t sizePsData, const Iptc
 
   // Data is rounded to be even
   if (!psBlob.empty())
-    rc = DataBuf(&psBlob[0], psBlob.size());
+    rc = DataBuf(psBlob.data(), psBlob.size());
 #ifdef EXIV2_DEBUG_MESSAGES
   std::cerr << "IRB block at the end of Photoshop::setIptcIrb\n";
   if (rc.empty())
diff --git a/src/pngchunk_int.cpp b/src/pngchunk_int.cpp
index a046ebe0..53ae8093 100644
--- a/src/pngchunk_int.cpp
+++ b/src/pngchunk_int.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void PngChunk::parseChunkContent(Image* pImage, const byte* key, size_t keySize,
         pCur = record + sizeHdr + sizeIptc;
         pCur += (sizeIptc & 1);
       }
-      if (!iptcBlob.empty() && IptcParser::decode(pImage->iptcData(), &iptcBlob[0], iptcBlob.size())) {
+      if (!iptcBlob.empty() && IptcParser::decode(pImage->iptcData(), iptcBlob.data(), iptcBlob.size())) {
 #ifndef SUPPRESS_WARNINGS
         EXV_WARNING << "Failed to decode IPTC metadata.\n";
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pngimage.cpp b/src/pngimage.cpp
index df4b1ec1..75d509e2 100644
--- a/src/pngimage.cpp
+++ b/src/pngimage.cpp
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void PngImage::doWriteMetadata(BasicIo& outIo) {
         if (!blob.empty()) {
           static const char exifHeader[] = {0x45, 0x78, 0x69, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00};
           std::string rawExif =
-              std::string(exifHeader, 6) + std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&blob[0]), blob.size());
+              std::string(exifHeader, 6) + std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(blob.data()), blob.size());
           std::string chunk = PngChunk::makeMetadataChunk(rawExif, mdExif);
           if (outIo.write(reinterpret_cast<const byte*>(chunk.data()), chunk.size()) != chunk.size()) {
             throw Error(ErrorCode::kerImageWriteFailed);
diff --git a/src/psdimage.cpp b/src/psdimage.cpp
index 7e5d7b65..94ac7788 100644
--- a/src/psdimage.cpp
+++ b/src/psdimage.cpp
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ uint32_t PsdImage::writeExifData(const ExifData& exifData, BasicIo& out) {
       if (out.write(buf, 4) != 4)
         throw Error(ErrorCode::kerImageWriteFailed);
       // Write encoded Exif data
-      if (out.write(&blob[0], blob.size()) != blob.size())
+      if (out.write(blob.data(), blob.size()) != blob.size())
         throw Error(ErrorCode::kerImageWriteFailed);
       resLength += static_cast<long>(blob.size()) + 12;
       if (blob.size() & 1)  // even padding
diff --git a/src/tiffvisitor_int.cpp b/src/tiffvisitor_int.cpp
index 82f6592c..b7a39ceb 100644
--- a/src/tiffvisitor_int.cpp
+++ b/src/tiffvisitor_int.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void TiffEncoder::encodeXmp() {
   if (!xmpPacket.empty()) {
     // Set the XMP Exif tag to the new value
     auto value = Value::create(unsignedByte);
-    value->read(reinterpret_cast<const byte*>(&xmpPacket[0]), xmpPacket.size(), invalidByteOrder);
+    value->read(reinterpret_cast<const byte*>(xmpPacket.data()), xmpPacket.size(), invalidByteOrder);
     Exifdatum xmpDatum(xmpKey, value.get());
     exifData_.add(xmpDatum);
   }
diff --git a/src/value.cpp b/src/value.cpp
index 5af114b0..526c57e7 100644
--- a/src/value.cpp
+++ b/src/value.cpp
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ size_t XmpValue::copy(byte* buf, ByteOrder /*byteOrder*/) const {
   write(os);
   std::string s = os.str();
   if (!s.empty())
-    std::memcpy(buf, &s[0], s.size());
+    std::memcpy(buf, s.data(), s.size());
   return s.size();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webpimage.cpp b/src/webpimage.cpp
index 3ed1dbaa..c1806c78 100644
--- a/src/webpimage.cpp
+++ b/src/webpimage.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void WebPImage::doWriteMetadata(BasicIo& outIo) {
     ul2Data(data, static_cast<uint32_t>(blob.size()), littleEndian);
     if (outIo.write(data, WEBP_TAG_SIZE) != WEBP_TAG_SIZE)
       throw Error(ErrorCode::kerImageWriteFailed);
-    if (outIo.write(&blob[0], blob.size()) != blob.size()) {
+    if (outIo.write(blob.data(), blob.size()) != blob.size()) {
       throw Error(ErrorCode::kerImageWriteFailed);
     }
     if (outIo.tell() % 2) {