In my previous post : WPF-LINQ To SQL Sample, I had to resort to modifying .dbml file to get the images stored as varbinary into the WPF ListView control. I had to change the Type of image fields to System.Byte[], instead of using System.Data.Linq.Binary. A better way to do this is to use a custom converter. WPF allows you to specify custom converter as part of the Binding in .xaml, like this – <Image Grid.Row=”2″ Source=”{Binding Path=ThumbNailPhoto , Converter={StaticResource imageConverter}}”></Image> The custom converter is declared in the same .xaml file as a resource – <Window.Resources> <local:ImageDataConverter x:Key=”imageConverter” /> </Window.Resources> ImageDataConverter is implemented in .xaml.cs file – public class ImageDataConverter : IValueConverter { public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, […]