Images that tell Stories

“I’ve always considered myself a storyteller…”

Noel McIntyre, Black and White, street, reportage and documentary photographer, Ireland

Noel McIntyre is a prolific creative, a filmmaker and photographer based in Ireland whose work is defined by an exceptional ability to tell human stories that are visually emotive, with clarity and sensitivity. Working fluidly across film and photography, Noel chooses the medium that best serves the story, allowing narrative, atmosphere, and authenticity to take precedence over form.

His photographic documentary work on Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, created over two consecutive years in his hometown of Mullingar, is regarded as the definitive photographic reference of Europe’s largest traditional music festival. The resulting publication has been a bestseller and is now held as an archival record by some of the world’s most respected institutions, including the Library of Trinity College Dublin, the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, Cambridge University Library, the National Library of Scotland, and the National Library of Wales and the Irish Traditional Music Archive.

His first short film, “I Created You” was screen at film festivals all over the World. Of a total of nineteen international awards received, three came from the International Diversity and Inclusion Film Festival in Hollywood, California including best new filmmaker for Noel. On his return from Hollywood Noel founded the Mullingar International Film Festival and hosted the inaugural event setting the bar at an attendance of 630 people, a number previously unheard of on the film festival circuit.

In 2025, Noel’s original image “Frenzy” was selected by the examinations board to feature in the Higher Level Art Paper of the Leaving Certificate Examination, where students were asked to critically discuss his work alongside historic figures such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo—a rare distinction for a contemporary Irish photographer.

Highly regarded by his peers, Noel’s reportage work has been repeatedly recognised by the Irish Professional Photographers and Videographers Association (IPPVA). He was awarded IPPVA Irish Reportage Photographer of the Year in 2024 and 2025, and Irish Commercial Videographer of the Year in 2022, 2023, and 2025. His work has also received international recognition through the Leica Fotografie International (LFI) Gallery, with multiple inclusions and selections as Leica Mastershots.

Demonstrating remarkable range, Noel is also a finalist in the World Sports Photographer of the Year 2026, further underlining his versatility across genres—from intimate cultural documentation to high-intensity global sport.

Grounded in Ireland yet resonant worldwide, Noel McIntyre’s work stands as a compelling record of place, people, and moment—crafted with integrity, depth, and a distinctive visual voice.

A man taking a selfie using a camera, smiling, in black and white.

“I made a conscious decision to follow my nose, stop asking myself what others might think, develop my own style. It was only then that I found true satisfaction, the awards and accolades just seemed to follow from that point on…”

Noel McIntyre Leica photographer based in Ireland

SELECTED WORKS

Black and white photo of a busy street protest with many people holding flags and banners, with buildings in the background.
Black and white photo of people on a pier, some sitting, some standing, with benches and a chain-link fence, under a partly cloudy sky.
Black and white photo of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, with a graffiti-covered surface in the foreground that reads 'WHO THE FUCK IS HENRY?'
A black and white photo of a fence with chain links in the foreground, a body of water behind it, and a city skyline with tall buildings in the background.
A man wearing a face mask, cap, and a long coat standing inside a rustic, worn room near a door, with a framed mirror or picture leaning against the wall.
Two men at a fair booth, with one man holding money and the other man working behind the booth, which has a sign that reads "ROCH BELL Crossgar Co. Down".
Silhouettes of people dancing outdoors during daytime with a cloudy sky in the background.
Black and white photo of a city street with two large metal pillars in the foreground, pedestrians walking in both directions, and buildings in the background, including a tour office and a clock tower.
A woman with long hair, seen from behind, raising her hand in a peace sign during a black and white protest or march with a large crowd holding a banner that reads 'FREEDOM & JUSTICE FOR PALESTINE' on an urban street.
A woman and child walking near two tall, curved, vertical structures against a cloudy sky in black and white.
Silhouettes of five people, with one person standing and taking a selfie, and the other four sitting or kneeling on the ground against a plain background.
A crowd of people standing on a street with election campaign flyers scattered on the ground in the foreground.
A person standing on a cobblestone walkway beside the water under a bridge, with a bench nearby, during a foggy or cloudy day.
A young boy peeking from behind a wooden partition in a narrow, dimly lit hallway with patterned carpet.
A young woman protests with a megaphone at a rally supporting Ireland-Palestine solidarity, holding her right arm up with a clenched fist amid a group of people carrying banners and flags.
An elderly man in a jacket standing in a basement filled with large black garbage bags stacked against the wall, with a cat sitting on the stairs nearby.
People roller skating on a pier at sunset, with mountains and cloudy sky in the background.
A black and white photo of two people on a ferry, one standing outside looking at a phone and one sitting inside reading a book.
Silhouette of a leafless plant on a hill with a jet streaking across the sky in the background.
A man is working on a large rolled-up photograph or artwork featuring a chain-link barrier across a body of water with city skyline in the background.

 

Using his vision, tenacity and near obsessive attention to detail, Noel is creating a truly original body of work that will in years to come have real meaning and contribution to society. 

His work and style is unique and this is what drives him, a desire to document life, capturing a moment in time and therefore ensuring total originality and never to be repeated archival work of art.

Noel’s work is offered for sale in limited edition, signed prints.