Tennis in Sun and Shadow

8:10 AM EDT on August 27, 2021

Photos by Jean Paul Saint Fleur & Phalonne Pierre Louis

[vc_empty_space height="35px"]Like many, Haiti has been on our minds these past few weeks. There is a rich tennis culture in the Caribbean and Haiti is no exception. For our new issue—guest edited by Naomi Osaka—we could think of no better partner in documenting tennis culture in the (half) island nation of Haiti than FotoKonbit, a Port-au-Prince-based nonprofit organization with a mission to support Haitian photographers in the service of changing the preexisting narratives of Haiti and help recontextualize the Caribbean nation. It is their mission to create a platform from which Haitian pho- tographers can share their own narratives and vision with the world.

Phalonne Pierre Louis documented tennis at the tennis and golf club located in Port-au-Prince’s gated and privately guarded suburb of Pétion-Vile, while Jean Paul Saint Fleur shot at four sites in Jacmel, including at the IOA Center, an elementary school founded by Naomi’s parents in 2001. Presented here are some outtakes from the feature in Racquet No. 17. [vc_empty_space height="45px"][vc_row full_width="stretch_row_content"]

jeanpaulsaintfleur Marina Tennis Club, Jacmel 2 — Marina Tennis Club, Jacmel by Jean Paul Saint Fleur

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jeanpaulsaintfleurOsaka’s IOA Center, Jacmel — Osaka’s IOA Center by Jean Paul Saint Fleur

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jeanpaulsaintfleur Centre Sportif Bra Bèf, Jacmel — Centre Sportif Bra Bèf, Jacmel by Jean Paul Saint Fleur

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jeanpaulsaintfleurOsaka’s IOA Center, Jacmel 2JPG — Osaka’s IOA Center by Jean Paul Saint Fleur

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phalonnepierrelouis Petion-Ville Club, Port-au-Prince — Petion-Ville Club, Port-au-Prince by Phalonne Pierre Louis

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phalonnepierrelouis Petion-Ville Club, Port-au-Prince 2 — Petion-Ville Club, Port-au-Prince by Phalonne Pierre Louis

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