[ENH] change image logging from `matplotlib` figure to binary image

[broomva]

Description

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Checklist

• [ ] Linked issues (if existing)
• [ ] Amended changelog for large changes (and added myself there as contributor)
• [ ] Added/modified tests
• [ ] Used pre-commit hooks when committing to ensure that code is compliant with hooks. Install hooks with pre-commit install. To run hooks independent of commit, execute pre-commit run --all-files

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