Photo Essay
A (Very Busy) Day in the Life of Venus Williams
2010-07-13
Photos by Terrence Jennings
When photographer Terrence Jennings sends us his
amazing photographs of New York City concerts, nightlife and street culture, we
generally put them in our photo gallery section and let the photos speak for
themselves. But when Terrence recently got the unique opportunity from PR
powerhouse Lisa Sorenson to follow tennis star Venus Williams on the launch of
the tour for Venus’ new book “Come to Win”, we took a look at the
photos and saw something more compelling than just a gallery.
What we noticed throughout the 60 or so photos we reviewed was a story
unfolding not of a celebrity athlete hawking a new project but of a
businesswoman hustling through what seemed to be a very exhausting day – in an
out of cars, outfit changes, autographs, glad-handing, offering inspiring words
of wisdom to little girls, giving speeches, doing television appearances and
interviews, facing paparazzi – and we were left with the impression of someone
who at the end of the day held up beautifully, with a level of grace and style
befitting her champion status.
These are but a few of the photos from the shoot.
