He’s been up Everest, K2 and Lohtse. He’s sailed across the Atlantic twice. He’s ridden a bike from Rome to Stockholm. And now Kihlborg, a Swede, is gearing up to bring you the Volvo Ocean Race through the lens of a camera, as the race’s official photographer. Bastard. “My job is to show the world what the Volvo Ocean Race is all about. It’s not just the competition between the boats; it’s also about happiness and sorrow, sweat and tears, high tech and mother nature. I want to cover all of that,” Kihlborg says. “I have never been in the Southern Ocean myself, but I know what it is like to sail in tough conditions. When breaking the Atlantic record on Nicorette there was 85 knots in the gusts. I know the feeling when one minute you scream for joy, and the next cry for fear. I think that’s important for me to know, and I hope I’ll be able to put those feelings into my pictures.”
Yeah, me too. You can check out Kihlborg’s work at his website. But here’s what it looks like:
(Photos: Oskar Kihlborg)
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