I have photographed my younger brother, Farouk Olayanju, as he transitions from childhood to adolescence.
Aspiring to become a footballer, he currently has no anxieties as to the future that awaits him, whereas his parents and older siblings fear what route Farouk might take based on the various pressures that exist in his surrounding environment.
A perception exists in which our society groups all black young men collectively associating them with gangs and other elements of criminality. Although, I believe that Farouk will not be involved in such activities I worry for what may affect him sooner than it should.
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