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Lagos Lawn Tennis Club

By Yusuf Sanni

10:39 AM EDT on July 23, 2021

As you may know by now, Naomi Osaka has guest edited our new issue, out in early August. As usual, the issue brought together some unexpected contributors and took us to some far away places, such as Lagos, Nigeria, where the photographer Yusuf Sanni produced some amazing images of the lovely Lagos Lawn Tennis Club. We couldn’t use them all, so we’re presenting some outtakes here to hold you over until the issue’s release.

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Yusuf Sanni is a photographer based in Lagos. His work focuses primarily on documentary, portraits, and everyday life. He seeks to document people, places, and faces in their rawest and purest form.

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