The Rio Olympics with Nikon Ambassador Joel Marklund

The Olympics don’t just attract the best athletes in the world, they also attract the best sports photographers. These photographers endure 20+ hour days, as they try to capture poignant moments at the most prestigious sporting event in the world. Nikon Ambassador and five-time Olympic photographer Joel Marklund reflects on how he got “That Shot” at the cross-country course at the Rio Olympics Equestrian Centre. For this exceptional image, he used his D5 and camera remote, allowing him to get closer to the action wirelessly.

This is the first of our “That Shot” film series. Check back on the last Friday of each month for a new episode.

Joel’s equipment:

Camera: Joel uses our Flagship DSLR, the powerful and fast D5 https://goo.gl/LGUHZB
Lens: Joel used the fast, strong and steady wide-angle AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8E ED VR, one of the most widely used professional lenses in the NIKKOR line-up: https://goo.gl/FxoNRW

Read more about Joel’s Olympic coverage on the Nikon blog: https://goo.gl/WdarvH
Read more about Joel’s Ambassadorship: https://goo.gl/jUZPwT
Directed by Tyler Freeman Smith
Shot in 4k on the D5: https://goo.gl/LGUHZB