NSString* imageURL = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"http://theimageurl.com/?id=%@", [[resultsEntries objectAtIndex:0] objectForKey: @"image_large"]]; NSData* imageData = [[NSData alloc]initWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:imageURL]]; UIImage* image = [[UIImage alloc] initWithData:imageData]; // resize image CGSize newSize = CGSizeMake(100, 100); UIGraphicsBeginImageContext( newSize );// a CGSize that has the size you want [image drawInRect:CGRectMake(0,0,newSize.width,newSize.height)]; //image is the original UIImage UIImage* newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext(); UIGraphicsEndImageContext(); imageHeight = image.size.height; [imageMain setImage:newImage]; [imageData release]; [image release];