STUDIO ســـتــوديــــو رضـــا RIDA

A worker polishing an extravagant chandelier of a religious complex in Najaf, Iraq. Captured by studiorida.

— Café by Chris Browning, International Political Economy of Everyday Life

Rooted in the NO STANDARDS collective he’s apart of, emerging from YSDC, these portraits aim to capture protests from the whispers of ends where London doesn’t just set the scene, it speaks back. As we walked the streets of South to different location spots, I learnt more about his artistry and lyricism, where his bars speak to topics ranging from survival and struggle, to women and loyalty; his verses always existing under the realm of noncomformity and rebellion.

Rooted in the NO STANDARDS collective he’s apart of, emerging from YSDC, these portraits aim to capture protests from the whispers of ends where London doesn’t just set the scene, it speaks back. As we walked the streets of South to different location spots, I learnt more about his artistry and lyricism, where his bars speak to topics ranging from survival and struggle, to women and loyalty; his verses always existing under the realm of noncomformity and rebellion.

Rooted in the NO STANDARDS collective he’s apart of, emerging from YSDC, these portraits aim to capture protests from the whispers of ends where London doesn’t just set the scene, it speaks back. As we walked the streets of South to different location spots, I learnt more about his artistry and lyricism, where his bars speak to topics ranging from survival and struggle, to women and loyalty; his verses always existing under the realm of noncomformity and rebellion.

Skyrise apartments of Canary Wharf, London. Canary Wharf is one of the city of London's, and the world's, most important financial hubs. However, taking a closer look at its history, it represents a striking visual metaphor for inequality in the city. Having roots as a British colonial port in the city, it was transformed into a financial "15-minute city" in 1991, where now some of the world's most important banks, tech firms, and corporate companies have set base there housing affluent expats in luxury developments, as captured. However, minutes away, in areas of Tower Hamlets, some of the city's and UK's most deprived communities live. Heavily working class and immigrant communities nearby have been disconnected and often segregated from the economic boom. Regardless of political persuasion, the fact remains that Canary Wharf is a symbol of division: a district born from Britain's imperial trade, reinvented to continue domination by global capitalism into a financial paradise, now standing as a stark reminder of urban inequality just steps away from some of London's most deprived communities. Captured by studiorida.

Surveillance via Simmons. The East End of London. Captured by studiorida. In the last few months, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of peoples' faces have been scanned without their consent, under the city's new Live Facial Recognition Deployment technology. There is now 1 camera for every 10 people in the city, with a person's face being captured up to 70 times per day. London has become one of the most surveilled cities in the entire world.

SAME SHIT DIFFERENT DAY. Repeated everydays of London. Captured by studiorida.

Entrance to a home in the old city of Najaf, Iraq. Captured by studiorida.

Woman with a romaine lettuce in Rome. Captured by studiorida.

A plaque outside the Silchester Estate, commemorating the victims of the neighboring Grenfell Tower fire, one of London and Britain’s most prominent tragedies in modern history. 72 residents of the Grenfell Estate, mostly from working class and immigrant communities, were murdered as a result of government neglect. Captured by studiorida.

Banners of religious martyrs shown atop a door to a home in Najaf, Iraq. Captured by studiorida.

Cocacola of Marrakesh. Captured by studiorida.

Gramsci, revolutionary thinker imprisoned during fascist rule in Italy shown in a poster for an event in Naples. Captured by studiorida.

An alleyway in Naples depicting right-wing political leader Matteo Salvini as a venomous snake. Captured by studiorida.