Photographer's Profile

Noel McIntyre

Motion Picture Media, Ireland

Noel McIntyre is a prolific creative, a filmmaker, photographer and best selling author based in Ireland whose work is defined by an exceptional ability to tell human stories that are visually emotive with clarity and sensitivity. 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 2026, and Irish Commercial Videographer of the Year in 2022, 2023, and 2025. His work has also received international recognition through the Leica Photography International (LFI) Gallery, with multiple inclusions and selections as Leica Mastershots. His book, a chronichle of the worlds biggest outdoor traditional music festival the Fleadh Cheoil is a best seller and has been aquired 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 screened 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, best origonal score and best sound design, unprecedented for a first time filmmaker. 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, recording never to be repeated moments of our lifetime preserved in perputuity.