Signed Copy of the out of print book Tennis Fan.

Tennis has long captured the hearts of amateurs, professionals, and experts across the world. To some, it’s a great excuse to meet up with people, to get a little competitive, or to wear head-to-toe Lacoste. To others, it’s about watching some of the greatest athletes of our time, like Serena Williams, achieve unprecedented success. To photographer Stephan Würth, tennis means “exercise, meditation, pleasure. It is my greatest hobby, and besides my wife, my biggest love in life.”

Stephan Würth has taken his ardent personal love of the sport and transformed it into Tennis Fan, a collection of black and white photographs that he took on Kodak film over the past ten years. Comprised of gelatin silver prints on beautiful Czech paper, the book captures Stephan’s life as a tennis fan, traveling to tournaments, practicing on new courts, and being captivated by everything tennis.

“It was instinctive, but for me it was about documenting everything that reminded me of tennis,” says Würth, “whether it’s an ad for the U.S. Open on the side of a city bus, or watching tennis on TV, or even my own tennis bag in one of those beautiful Vespa taxis in Italy. Every time I went to play tennis or every time I was around tennis in some way, I tried to take pictures of it.”

Traveling from Brazil to Italy to Belize, among the likes of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, Würth created a unique, spirited selection of images. A follow-up to his other celebrated titles with Damiani, Ghost Town(2011) and Ikinga (2016), Tennis Fanis a playful addition to his oeuvre, as captivating and personal as the game itself can get. 

STEPHAN WÜRTH: Tennis Fan

20 x 25 cm | 7 ⅞ x 9 ⅚ inches 

100 pages, 64 b&w, hardbound 

ISBN 978-88-6208-642-4 

Publishing Date: April 2019