A good text consists of far more than mere words and does not just tell a story. It awakens deep emotions, sparks hope or makes us cheer, makes us laugh and emphasizes the interesting details that would otherwise remain hidden. Marina writes these texts - with incredible passion and out of conviction that captivating stories, just like monumental images, bring the world a little closer to us.
Stories are the telling of what we have experienced. As a hiking guide, Marina loves to take our community on hiking tours so that each of you can tell your own story.
"Rough summit ridges with sharp rocky peaks, the tangled canopy of a giant tree or the meandering river that carves its way through a glacier-carved valley: very few things in nature are straightforward. Rather, there is an overwhelming confusion that captivates us and draws us out to see and discover it with our own eyes.
What we perceive as aesthetically pleasing in the landscape, we often do not consider desirable in life. A single-minded professional career in order to fulfill social expectations is quickly given more importance than following one's own path, however winding it may be.
My own winding paths have taken me on many detours into the mountains, where I discovered my love of nature, magnificent landscapes and mountain sports. When I immerse myself in the tranquillity of the mountain world around me during a strenuous ascent, leave everyday life behind down in the valley and my gaze later wanders from the summit to the horizon, I am overcome with incredible gratitude. I want to share these experiences with other people.
I cannot simply ignore the impact that we humans leave behind in the natural environment, and during my studies as an environmental engineer I acquired extensive knowledge and a deep understanding of our environment. As a creative product designer and former Head of Communications, I am also skilled at communicating accurate facts and informative know-how, as well as authentic emotions and engaging experiences to create impact.
As a certified relaxation trainer for autogenic training and progressive muscle relaxation, the combination of relaxation and nature is particularly close to my heart. It fulfills me to help people find peace and recharge their batteries in the midst of powerful and sublime landscapes. This passion has inspired me to create maremountain, an offer that focuses precisely on this combination of relaxation and nature.
The beauty of nature and the majestic splendor of the mountains never cease to fascinate me. It is the unbridled power and the sublime effect of these landscapes that makes us humans seem so small in their grandeur and at the same time touches us deeply. For me, beAnywhere is all about making these impressive moments in nature accessible to others - through impressive photographic works of art, authentic storytelling and, best of all, by personally taking our community on our hiking tours.”
What we see touches our heart.
Marina Kraus
Pure Emotions.
Feeling the mountains, in words and pictures. Photography takes over the visual part, depicts what can be found out there and takes us to the most beautiful places. The matching words arouse deep emotions and satisfy our longing for untouched nature.
Pure Colors.
Monotonous rocky landscapes, endless wasteland interspersed with a few shrubs, snow-covered glaciers. Every landscape, no matter how barren, has its special feature, its "splash of color" that makes it something quite unique, something fascinating. Words pick up where our eyes reach their limits.
Pure Details.
A magnificent butterfly, a rare alpine flower or the weathered wooden planks of a half-ruined shack. Our nature usually has more to offer than we can see on the way. Taking time for these small details is a very special experience.
