Founded by Al McGlashan almost three decades ago, McGlashan Media has always been driven by a passion to share the beauty of the natural world. Starting out as a one man photojournalist the company has expanded into a multi-media production house creating genuine, authentic and engaging stories for a truly global audience.
Al McGlashan
With more than 30 years of experience in media, starting out as a photojournalist Al’s passion for the ocean has gone on to earn him international acclaim for his spectacular imagery above and below the surface.
He has contributed to hundreds of magazines titles for an international audience as well as authoring several books including the best-seller The Complete Fishing Bible. Al’s weekly column in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph and now huge social media following reaches millions weekly.
Al has always focused on breaking new ground with his productions from the original Strikezone series to Big Fish Small Boats. Fishn’ with Mates aired around the world on Netflix and Amazon Prime while first documentary Life on the Line, the Story of the Southern Bluefin Tuna premiered on IMAX.
Being actively involved in promoting marine research and protecting the environment has driven his new observational documentary Fish Forever which premiered on Channel Nine and is now going international. Al’s passion for storytelling and filming both above and below the waves only continues to grow!
Audi Croft
Audi combines a passion for the great outdoors with her love of film and photography, which led her to become the first camerawoman in a heavily male dominated industry. A passionate angler with an eye for capturing the finer details through the lens, Audi began working on Fishn’ With Mates, before teaming up with Al McGlashan to produce the Fish Forever series.
When she’s not producing TV documentaries she is shooting images for everything from Sydney’s Daily Telegraph to cover shots for Club Marine magazine and online content. Keen to give back she’s also heavily involved in advising to fisheries management and is passionate about making positive change to improve our marine environment.
Cooper McGlashan
Licensed Drone Pilot
It really is a family affair with Coops being just as passionate about everything outdoors as his old man, maybe even more. Having grown up fishing, he developed a natural ability in all things water-based as well as a passion for filming everything very early in life. A jack of all trades, he’s happy in front of the camera, or jumping in to film to film pelagics, but his real skill is as fully licensed drone pilot with the incredibly unique abilty to launch and land off small boats.
As a result he has been able to capture some truly stunning footage and has contributed to Fishn’ With Mates and the Fish Forever. Most importantly, he is as passionate as his dad to share the beauty of the ocean through his images to help inspire everyone to appreciate and ultimately protect our oceans.
Mahi
The true boss of the crew is Mahi the kelpie. Supposedly an Aussie working dog by trade this mutt is the self appointed director of everything we do and there isn’t a shoot she misses out on and somehow she always steals the show!