Thomas McMullan

Thomas McMullan is an award-winning photographer whose career began with the very first edition of the North Belfast News in March 1998.

He has covered the dark and the light of Belfast, from contentious parades and riots to baptisms and community celebrations. Some of his most searing work covered the sectarian blockade of Holy Cross Girls' School in North Belfast in 2001.

As well as working full-time with the Belfast Media Group, he is a member of the CB Camera Club in North Belfast and a keen motorcyclist.

His work has been recognised at the Press Photographers Association Awards and was featured in the Out of the Darkness exhibition.

Latest Stories

PIC OF THE DAY: Picnic in the park

Friends enjoying a day out, having a picnic in the good weather in Botanic Gardens in South Belfast.

WATCH: Bob Vylan's explosive set wows Féile audience at Falls Park

London punk rap duo Bob Vylan were the star performers at the Falls Park on Thursday evening in front of 10,000 fans ahead of the Kneecap concert.

GALLERY: Kneecap bring the house down at the Falls Park

THOUSANDS packed into the Falls Park on Thursday night as Irish language rappers Kneecap performed a sold-out charity gig as part of Féile an Phobail.

PIC OF THE DAY: Greta Thunberg at the Kneecap concert in Falls Park

PIC OF THE DAY: The Fleadh – where music and dance collide

GALLERY: Families take part in annual Plastic and Rubber Bullet vigil

THE annual Plastic and Rubber Bullets Vigil took place on Wednesday evening at Groves/Reilly Corner – former Andersonstown Barrack Site. The Relatives for Justice annual white-line protest seeks justice for victims of rubber and plastic bullets and was held to commemorate those who have died and reiterated the call for the banning of such lethal weapons which killed 17 people, including eight children.

GALLERY: Lámh Dhearg host annual Kellogg’s Cúl and Óg camps

THE Hills of Hannahstown were buzzing with the arrival of the Kellogg’s Cúl and Og camps.

GALLERY: Thousands of students take over St Anne's Square for Tradfest session

OVER a thousand students packed into St Anne's Square this week for a joint session as part of TradFest 2026.

PIC OF THE DAY: Poetic tour of Friar's Bush Graveyard

Rev Jack Lamb conducted a Poetic Tour of Friar’s Bush Graveyard (Friar's Bush Graveyard, Stranmillis Road) as part of Féile an Phobail. This ancient graveyard is the evocative setting for three voices sharing poetry of death, burial and remembrance. The story of this place is told through a diverse selection of verse, including works about the graveyard and those buried there. The tour is described as an emotional journey into our mortality.