Koto Bolofo

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At the tender age of 14, Venus Williams was already a professional athlete and taking the world of tennis by storm. Fiercely determined and wielding an impressive physical prowess, she spent the next decade rising to the top-ranked position and winning numerous championships, including the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, doubles at the Australian Open and French Open, and two Olympic gold medals. In June 2007, Venus won her fourth Wimbledon Championship. The photographer Koto Bolofo has been granted unrivalled access to the athlete during both her public tournaments and during many private moments to create this unique and intimate portrait of both Venus and world of competitive tennis.

Koto Bolofo, geboren 1959 im südafrikanischen Lesotho, wuchs in Großbritannien auf. Er arbeitet als Fotograf u.a. für Vogue, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire und GQ. Er hat Anzeigenkampagnen für Hermès, Burberry, Levi’s, Dom Pérignon u.a. ins Bild gesetzt. Koto Bolofo lebt in Paris. Bei Steidl erschienen seine Bücher Venus und La Maison.