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Tennis in Sun and Shadow

By Photos by Jean Paul Saint Fleur & Phalonne Pierre Louis

8:10 AM EDT on August 27, 2021

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.

jeanpaulsaintfleur Marina Tennis Club, Jacmel 2
Marina Tennis Club, Jacmel by Jean Paul Saint Fleur
jeanpaulsaintfleurOsaka’s IOA Center, Jacmel
Osaka’s IOA Center by Jean Paul Saint Fleur
jeanpaulsaintfleur Centre Sportif Bra Bèf, Jacmel
Centre Sportif Bra Bèf, Jacmel by Jean Paul Saint Fleur
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Osaka’s IOA Center by Jean Paul Saint Fleur
phalonnepierrelouis Petion-Ville Club, Port-au-Prince
Petion-Ville Club, Port-au-Prince by Phalonne Pierre Louis
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Petion-Ville Club, Port-au-Prince by Phalonne Pierre Louis

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