diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/ListViewGridLayoutExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/ListViewGridLayoutExample.js
index 6af00aa8a9..ac7d56b861 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/ListViewGridLayoutExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/ListViewGridLayoutExample.js
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ var {
 } = React;
 
 var THUMB_URLS = [
-  'Thumbnails/like.png',
-  'Thumbnails/dislike.png',
-  'Thumbnails/call.png',
-  'Thumbnails/fist.png',
-  'Thumbnails/bandaged.png',
-  'Thumbnails/flowers.png',
-  'Thumbnails/heart.png',
-  'Thumbnails/liking.png',
-  'Thumbnails/party.png',
-  'Thumbnails/poke.png',
-  'Thumbnails/superlike.png',
-  'Thumbnails/victory.png',
+  require('./Thumbnails/like.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/dislike.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/call.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/fist.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/bandaged.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/flowers.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/heart.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/liking.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/party.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/poke.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/superlike.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/victory.png'),
 ];
 
 var ListViewGridLayoutExample = React.createClass({
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ var ListViewGridLayoutExample = React.createClass({
 
   _renderRow: function(rowData: string, sectionID: number, rowID: number) {
     var rowHash = Math.abs(hashCode(rowData));
-    var imgSource = {
-      uri: THUMB_URLS[rowHash % THUMB_URLS.length],
-    };
+    var imgSource = THUMB_URLS[rowHash % THUMB_URLS.length];
     return (
       <TouchableHighlight onPress={() => this._pressRow(rowID)} underlayColor="transparent">
         <View>
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/ListViewPagingExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/ListViewPagingExample.js
index 7d0ac98f2b..f6cdcae62a 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/ListViewPagingExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/ListViewPagingExample.js
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@ var {
 
 var PAGE_SIZE = 4;
 var THUMB_URLS = [
-  'Thumbnails/like.png',
-  'Thumbnails/dislike.png',
-  'Thumbnails/call.png',
-  'Thumbnails/fist.png',
-  'Thumbnails/bandaged.png',
-  'Thumbnails/flowers.png',
-  'Thumbnails/heart.png',
-  'Thumbnails/liking.png',
-  'Thumbnails/party.png',
-  'Thumbnails/poke.png',
-  'Thumbnails/superlike.png',
-  'Thumbnails/victory.png',
-  ];
+  require('./Thumbnails/like.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/dislike.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/call.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/fist.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/bandaged.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/flowers.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/heart.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/liking.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/party.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/poke.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/superlike.png'),
+  require('./Thumbnails/victory.png'),
+];
 var NUM_SECTIONS = 100;
 var NUM_ROWS_PER_SECTION = 10;
 
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ var Thumb = React.createClass({
       <TouchableOpacity
         onPress={this._onPressThumb}
         style={[styles.buttonContents, {flexDirection: this.state.dir}]}>
-        <Image style={styles.img} source={{uri: THUMB_URLS[this.state.thumbIndex]}} />
-        <Image style={styles.img} source={{uri: THUMB_URLS[this.state.thumbIndex]}} />
-        <Image style={styles.img} source={{uri: THUMB_URLS[this.state.thumbIndex]}} />
+        <Image style={styles.img} source={THUMB_URLS[this.state.thumbIndex]} />
+        <Image style={styles.img} source={THUMB_URLS[this.state.thumbIndex]} />
+        <Image style={styles.img} source={THUMB_URLS[this.state.thumbIndex]} />
         {this.state.dir === 'column' ?
           <Text>
             Oooo, look at this new text!  So awesome it may just be crazy.