For anyone with even a passing awareness of the environmental issues facing our oceans, the name Hugo Tagholm will be instantly recognisable. For 14 years Hugo was front and centre of the UK ocean campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage, taking action from the beach front to the front benches of […]

Lauren L. Hill is a professional surfer, writer and director who has spent the past decade exploring new waves and documenting surf cultures around the world through an eco-feminist lens. She develops projects that revolve around the power of storytelling to build community and inspire action to protect our planet. […]

Dimitri was inspired to make great films after watching a documentary on rival New York graffiti artists as a teenager. He started out with camera in hand and eventually founded Raw in 2001, guiding the company to a place where it is renowned globally for its innovative output. He has […]

Shelby Meade transcends the worlds of music, boardsports and wider culture, having begun her career in New York City as a publicist in the hip-hop music scene, helping to break legendary acts like Leaders of the New School and Eric B. & Rakim, before working with Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys […]

Multi award-winning Director Chris McClean has been part of the LS/FF family since year one in 2011, when his ground breaking film, ‘Uncommon Ideals’ claimed the inaugural of Shortie of the Year  award. It both set the bar for homegrown surf filmmakers and showed the surfing world just what a […]

Steve England is the editor of Europe’s top surf publication Carve Magazine. He’s also super modest but if you probe him hard enough you might just find out that his competitive career peaked at second in Britain and that he’s racked up over 40 years getting barrelled at Porthleven. Steve […]

Matt Barr is a writer, former magazine editor, renowned podcaster and co-Director of marketing agency All Conditions Media. Hailing from the north of England, Matt came up through the nascent UK snowboard scene at a time when the British Champs were held at a slushy Les Arcs in April. He […]

  Cassie has been writing, producing and directing documentaries for over 15 years and has a reputation for making the impossible, possible. From filming with remote tribes in the jungles of Papua New Guinea or bringing the behind the scenes drama of Formula 1 to the masses, to taking Pam […]

Ben has been working in the UK film industry for the past 17 years, producing commercials for global brands with the UK’s top Creative Agencies, Production Companies and Directors. He loves film, animation, music, and the craft that goes into making amazing content. Ben has been obsessed with board sports […]

Shelley is a creative, commissioner and producer who has been developing film projects for channels, brands, and cultural partners for over 14 years. Currently she’s Head of Special Projects at Park Pictures – where she develops creative film enterprises for the directors on the roster with a variety of global clients. Before […]

Jason Lock is at the helm of the good ship magicseaweed, keeping his claws on the pulse of all things surf, forecasting and more. Since taking the hot seat of editorship at MSW (previously deputy editor) Jason’s overseen a new direction in MSW’s editorial strategy and broken major stories in […]