Michael Lokner Photographer and digital producerlokner(at)gmail.com
Project: Me, triathlete
Under the surface
I’ve already published a few photos from my sessions at the national swim arena Eriksdalsbadet in Stockholm, where Marcus trains together with his triathlon club, but I’ve never shown you the ones that were taken under the surface. So here we go, let’s jump in, get wet and see how it looks like when you [...]
Photography
Gadgets makes no photographer
Photography is all about your eyes, your visions and your creativity. If you don’t see that special thing it’s all over from the start. Yes you can learn it, but you still have to have it in you. Compare it with something else, music for example. Yes I could learn how to play the guitar [...]
Project: Me, triathlete
Kalmar Triathlon (Ironman) 2009
Marcus Hultgren’s goal for the triathlon season of 2009 was to be among the fastest top ten Swedish males on the Ironman distance at Kalmar Triathlon 2009. A tough mission that would force him to cross the finish line after an estimated 9 hours. I’ve been following Marcus for the last months so this was [...]
Project: Me, triathlete
This is an ironman
Kalmar Triathlon 2009 is over. It was a tough race; windy and hot. Many great athletes ran right into the unmerciful wall. Marcus crossed the finish as number 14 in his age group.
My camera managed to fire around 3 000 rounds and I guess I wont have to tell you that a few hours will [...]
Project: Me, triathlete
In preparation for the Ironman
When I started this documentary (to follow Marcus Hultgren towards Kalmar Triathlon 2009) it was May, but his preparation didn’t start there, obviously. If you are really into “when, where, how” it all started when he first tried triathlon a few years ago, but we shall not take it that far back. The season of [...]
Project: Me, triathlete
Interval running
Every runner does it and it’s a must to keep those legs and the lung capacity in good shape. It’s quite easy: you run fast and then rest, repeat. I’m talking about intervals.
Marcus has a few good running spots not long from home. One is a 2,5 km gravel course with a few hills. The [...]
Project: Me, triathlete
Marcus – the main character
You might have asked yourself who the main character of this documentary is. I guess you know his name by now, but the rest? I asked myself the same question a while ago and decided to sit down with him, without a camera in front of my face, to try to get inside the person [...]
Project: Me, triathlete
Kitchen trainer
It’s Friday afternoon and it’s hot outside, I would guess around 26-27 degrees. The Swedish summer has hit us with its’ might and the days to come doesn’t seem to let us down either. When most of us would enjoy a summer day like this by the water, eating an ice-cream, finding a free chair [...]
Project: Me, triathlete
Boost week
The event of the year (“Järnmannen”) is just 32 days away. Marcus has been training for this specific day for a long, long time. But this week is a bit special compared to a normal one. He will be training all the separate events (swimming, cycling and running), just as he does every week, but [...]
Project: Me, triathlete
What is triathlon?
If you would ask a random person to explain triathlon they would most likely say something like “Ironman, yeah I’ve heard about it” or “people doing that dedicate their whole life”. Well, it’s true that Ironman is a part of the triathlon concept, but not all triathletes will ever do a full length Ironman or [...]