Tom McShane - Founder
Tom McShane is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker who has spent his career operating at the intersection of extreme adventure and high-end production. From his early days embedded with military units in Iraq to leading the epic 4,000-mile Walking the Nile expedition, Tom has made a career out of capturing the impossible. His work has been featured on the covers of best-selling books and international news titles, earning him a Fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society and accolades from the International Travel Photographer of the Year. Through his production house, Adventure In Focus, Tom provides a seamless "all-in-one" solution for brands and broadcasters, merging technical expertise with the grit required to film in the planet's wildest locations.
Tom’s portfolio is a testament to his versatility as a director and producer, ranging from the viral Guinness World Record-breaking Ice Cold Gigs for Jägermeister to his current feature-length documentary, When Life Gives You Lemons...Everyone's Everest. While he continues to push creative boundaries, he remains a leading authority in safety and logistics, currently serving as Deputy Head of High Risk for North Star Safety Group. Whether he is documenting the Mundari tribe in South Sudan or overseeing safety for the UCI Mountain Bike World Series, Tom’s mission remains the same: to deliver breathtaking visual stories while maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence in the field.
Testimonials
"Tom is one of those rare triple treats, a phenomenal expedition planner and leader, a brilliant producer with a true understanding of storytelling and a bloody good photographer to boot! If he wasn't so nice, capable, humble and helpful you'd have to hate him for being so darn talented. He was invaluable to our team while we were producing our TV series Unplugged in Nepal, Geopolitical issues meant we had to pivot to a totally new location within days of starting our shoot, but he came up with a Plan B, handled all of the logistics seamlessly and kept our production team together, upbeat, happy and efficient. We managed to film and do more than we ever expected and the project was a great success because of him. I couldn’t recommend him more highly” - Caroline Pemberton: Australian TV presenter and producer.
“The Ice Cold Gig has grown and evolved into our flagship brand project but without Tom this would not be the case, it really is as simple as that. He has an incredible work ethic, attention to detail and the highest possible project management and organisation skills which is driven by his sheer guts and determination to succeed. He is extremely solution focused and nothing is ever a problem, and he seems unbreakable and unbeatable. The only question around Tom is ‘Does he ever sleep?’ as we have never ever experienced anyone who is so on-the-ball all of the time” - Tom Carson: Jagermeister
Press and publications
// National Geographic Traveller // Lonely Planet // Red Bull Online // The Times //GQ Magazine // Conde Nast Traveller magazine // The Telegraph // BBC online // Metro // The Independent // Wanderlust Magazine // Travel Play Live Magazine // View Magazine // The independent // The Guardian // The Sun // British Airways High Life Magazine // Walking the Nile, book cover and plate images // Walking the Himalayas book and plate images // Channel 4 // Jazeera Magazine // Kenya Airways Msfari Magazine // Flight Centre Magazine // Evening Standard // Craghoppers // Clinique // Jägermeister // Locker Magazine // Belstaff // Guinness Book of Records // Focus: Polar Lands, book // Radio Times // Daily Mail // Mail Online // Express // Mirror // Bremont // IWC // Menswear magazine // Adventure Travel Magazine // Outdoor Adventure Guide // Active Traveller // Bing Channel 9 // Kerrang Magazine // Metal Hammer // MTV // NME Magazine // Animal Planet // Discovery Channel // Mode Magazine // The City Magazine // Soldier Magazine