If I create a UIImageView via Storyboard and add it as a @property into a ViewController.h, I can access that UIImageView fro
You would need to create your UIImageView in your header file and then it would be available throughout the rest of the view. You will need to add it to the view in viewDidLoad though.
Header
UIImageView *image;
Main // ViewDidLoad
image = [UIImageView alloc] .....
[self.view addSubView image];
Main Function .....
[image setImage ....