“Born in Butte, Montana, McLeod spent the early years of his life as far from an ocean as continentally possible. When his family moved to Ireland he was naturally drawn to the balmy, briny coastline. Luckily (for him, and for humanity) he picked up a surfboard and a camera right around the same time, smack-dab in the middle of his formative years. As a young, self-taught photographer from a meager background, Christian has in just a few short years developed an iconic personal style in his work. It reflects the rugged-individualist mentality of life in the Rockies and the naked honesty of an unembellished lifestyle with the awe of the outdoors. To us, Christian symbolizes living life on the edge, and enjoying every freaking second of it. It’s not about the stuff that you or I have, it’s about the stuff we all have: life, limbs and mother nature.” – Adam Saraceno, Peak Design