A history told through the places that shaped it.
PADEL — Extraordinary Courts, Culture & Places follows the people and places that shaped the game: from its early history in Acapulco, Marbella and Argentina to the clubs, cities and landscapes in which it is played today.
Through researched editorial, photography, archival material and maps, the book looks beyond the court itself — at how padel travelled, how its social culture developed and how architecture and setting influence the experience of the game.
Selected clubs, resorts, archives and photographers are being approached where their locations or material contribute to that wider story.
Origins
Mexico · Spain · Argentina
The people and places behind the game's early development.
Places
Clubs · cities · landscapes
How setting and architecture shape the court.
Culture
People · communities · objects
The social world that developed around the game.
The court
in context.
Locations are not selected as a catalogue of destinations. Each feature asks what a place adds to the story: historical significance, architecture, landscape, club culture or the way padel has adapted to a new setting.
Photography supports that reporting. Courts remain visible in their environment, allowing the relationship between game and place to carry the image.
Independent books about sport, place and culture.
DAYBOOK is an independent publishing project based in the Netherlands. PADEL is its first publication and is currently in editorial development.
For editorial enquiries, photography, archival material or rights information:
Tim Morrenhof
tim@wearedaybook.com
Photography shown on this development page is reference imagery sourced from Unsplash. Final book imagery is cleared with the relevant rights holders.