I am a 40 year old professional freelance journalist / photographer based in Absam, near Innsbruck, Austria.
For me it is a privilege to live and work here in one of the most spectacular urban / mountain landscapes of the alps.
As a journalist / photographer, my career is based deep in the world of cycling and outdoor sports. Additionally I have worked long years as a editor for Mountainbike Magazines in Germany and Austria as well as a key accounter in the marketing department of one of Austria's biggest cycling distributors. Today I also work as a freelance travel editor.
I am dedicated to maintain and grow my vision of nature and sports and to capture unique perspectives with a quick eye and understanding for quality. transforming the clients needs into images and text that tell a story by heart and with a sense of humor is a fine art I enjoy to deliver with every project.
In my rare free time - and if I am not exploring new trails and locations on my bike or enjoy time with my family - I maintain and host my special project Vertriders.com - Innsbruck's Soul Riding Community Pages since 2001. Here I offer insight in some of the worlds most extreme and scenic alpine freeriding, the Vertrider Liteville Team activities.
Also new for 2010 are complete Vertride Holiday week / weekend travel packages in cooperation with Walter and Paul at mc2alpin.at.
Finally, since 2009 I enjoy teaming up with Vincent Breysacher of One-Eye-Vision.com, to deliver great Video Projects.
Ride on,
Christoph Malin