RH2 Studios is named after my father, Rodescu Hopkins I.

He passed away in 2018. He was my hero. He still is. Carrying his name into this work isn't something I take lightly — it's the whole point. Everything I build here is an argument that the name means something.

I'm Rodescu Hopkins II. I'm a photographer and filmmaker based in Chicago. I document fighters, comedians, and the kind of people who don't always make the front page but probably should. People who show up under pressure. People with something real at stake.

I came to this work through genuine obsession — with light, with character, with the moment before someone performs and the moment after. I'm also a student at Columbia College Chicago, where I'm earning my BFA in Photography. The classroom and the studio inform each other more than I expected.

RH2 is also personal in a second way now. I have a kid of my own. So this isn't just about honoring where I came from — it's about showing the next generation what it looks like to build something with your name on it.

That's what this place is. A studio. A body of work. A name worth passing down.

If something you've seen here connects with what you're working on, reach out. I read every message.