Brotherly Love
photography 2022
Do you remember what it feels like to be pure? No cares in the world? Not knowing what heartache is, what letdowns are, to be young, Black, and free? Do you remember what it feels like to explore any and everything, not anticipating results but living with them when they arrive? Remember what it feels like to lie in the grass as the wind kisses your skin, the sun is baking you as you get a shade darker, and the sharp grass pokes you just enough to feel it but not enough to pierce the skin? Remember walking to the corner store with your brother(s) on a hot summer day and putting the money together your parents gave you or money that you saved up for cutting grass, sweeping barbershop f loors, or chores around the crib, or even using your moms EBT card, purchasing the most dehydrating drinks and snacks? Honey buns, cream soda Faygo, ice cream, and Grippos, and Gatorade? Can you feel it?
Raja Green is a Columbus, Ohio born and raised street photographer and drawer/ painter. He uses the talents and skills God blessed him with—and some he’s learned— to reflect, represent, and display visuals into his heart and eyes and represent his life journey as a black creative within this experience we call life. Exploring his creative abilities with these tools, he hopes to evoke in others a sense of strong feelings, thoughts, wants, and desires.