Selected by Simon Nieborak - Big part of being a successful photographer is... luck! Being in the right place at the right time is never easy, yet so crucial in this profession. Capturing dramatic moments during a long race is a total gamble. Bastian won jackpot here!
Great Photo x Photon! By the way the singletracks in Peru are amazing, huge mountains everywhere (the Andes) and our ancestors the Inca's left us more than 30,000 kms of trails all over the mountain range covering almost all of the peruvian territory.
Why the heck would they put someone falling off as POD?! I want to learn how to slay the course better not fall off. Take a picture of someone who knows how to ride, please.
I dont think he is moving... reminds me of the time I leaned forward on my old joe breeze to kick dirt up by spinning the back tire... almost as great as a baseball card in the spokes!