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On the Front Cover: Broadview’s Stand #3
A federal agent points a weapon as a few armed Federal agents come to remove the posters put up on the front of the security fencing surrounding the front entrance of the ICE detention facility on Beach Street in Broadview, IL, USA. Since early September, protesters have returned to this facility to attempt to block operations tied to enforcement sweeps.
Alexandra Buxbaum © All rights reserved.
See the article on page 08
On the Back Cover: Norilsk
Holger Hoffmann © All rights reserved.
See the article on page 36
Lens Magazine ♛ December Edition #134. 2025 Final Edition.
The GOOD, BAD and UGLY
The latest magazine of 2025 paints a bleak picture of the world we live in. Governments that control citizens and pass laws that violate basic human rights, pollution and piles of garbage covering our beautiful world, and a growing gap between the rich and the people who try to live in peace and basic dignity.
Alexandra Buxbaum exhibits her latest coverage of the Broadview’s Stand- The facility drew weekly protests against the Operation Midway Blitz, a federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants in Chicago that quickly expanded across Illinois and into Lake County, Indiana.
Holger Hoffmann is presenting two outstanding projects: Waste Mismanagement – Dystopia or Reality? and Norilsk: Stopover in Russia’s Most Polluted City. Both series criticize heavy air pollution and disrespect for nature and the Earth. James T. Gunderson exhibits his unique project, Fire and Fog, which covers the aftermath of the 2025 Palisades Fires. Josef Buergi features The Raw Spectacle Ranch Rodeo in the USA. Lilyan Aloma exhibits her beautiful black-and-white project “Commuting,” which explores her regular travel on the Long Island Railroad, fulfilling her role as caregiver while her mother descends into dementia. She found herself traveling regularly on the Long Island Railroad, fulfilling her role as caregiver.
Steff Gruber is presenting two fantastic projects: The Narikuravar people of Tamil Nadu (2024) and the Railway Community (2022), both of which shed light on the sad situation of low-income societies.
JM Simpson presents his series, The Humanity of the Moment, which focuses on homeless individuals and their unfortunate circumstances. And Zellen J Chill features a fantastic artistic documentary project, “Bordelle & Zellen” of prison cells.
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IDO SIMAN-TOV Nature in New York Born in Israel, 30 years old. Moved to New York five years ago. A photographer for five years, Using Nikon D5000 and Nikon 200 …
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MOSSI ARMON The Negev Desert After living and working in crowded urban areas all my life, I now find myself attracted to the emptiness and quietness of the Negev desert …
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IRIS ZEMACH “Iris, my first name, is the name of a flower, and it is also the colored part of the eyeball. Iris is actually like a camera’s aperture. As …
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ETAY ZOHAR “Of all types of photography, nature photography is by far my favorite. It is the source of my first connection with the camera during childhood and it is …
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ASSAF GAVRA WONDERLAND In the back of my neighborhood there is a road path which lead to big field that contains wide range of birds, which I documented in the …
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Dan Ben-Arye Living and creating in Ein-Hod Artist’s Village, Israel. “Clouds above Ein Hod” is my current body of work. Using photography to study composition in the clouds, I have …
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Moshe Filberg born in Israel, Live in Gedera, Israel “I photograph since I was a teenager with my first Kodak Retina camera, now it’s a collector item. In the last …
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LIOR YAAKOBI “To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs”,’ I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.” -Ansel Adams I’m a passionate self-taught …
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Ryan McGinley McGinleys photographs capture the fleeting moments of his idealized cast of twentysomething waifs. They wander through flowered fields at sundown, play in trees and caves after dark, and …
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MALICK SIDIBÉ (Born in 1935 Or 1936) Malick photographer Sidibe is most noted for his black-and-white photographs of 1960s Bamako. In the following decade, Sidibe turned to studio portraits. His …
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YANIR SHANI This body of work is a summary of an ongoing photographic process, composed from three different series started in 2011, in an attempt to depict the spaces I …
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AVISHAG SHAAR – YASHUV Avishag Shaar Yashuv photojournalist and documentary photographer, 24 years old, was born in 1990 in Haifa. Israel.At the age of 17 started to learn photography, printing …
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ORI GALON Ori Galon,Born in Tel Aviv, grew to know a city that truly never sleeps, called at that time “The White City “. Tel Aviv was a thriving center …
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EDWARD KAPROV Edward Kaprov, was born (1975) and grew up in the Soviet Union. He came to live in Israel in 1992. A year after his motherland, along with its …
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YAKIR POLLAK The first time i experienced it, i was a kid .The euphoria passes through my body and brings me once again to hold the camera. That feeling is …
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RONEN GOLAN My love for the outdoors began at an early age. As a child, i enjoyed looking at mountain pictures for hours at a time. A few years passed …
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AINO SHPERBER Aino Shperber (age 41). I got my first ”real” camera from my dad when I was about fourteen. A Pentax. Bought it in a secondhand store in Dakar, …
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ALEX BALABAY Alex Balabay, born in 1983 in Hod Hasharon, Israel. He Studied Graphic Design in High School and got his Diploma in Photography Later on at “Camera Obscura” High …
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ABBA RICHMAN I was born in 1948 in london in stamford hill in london and later my family moved to hendon. I studied at the william ellis grammar school in …
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MAYA OREN Maya Oren, Photographer and Artist Born in 1981, and currently living in Tel Aviv, Israel. “When I close my eyes, I dream, imagine, and ponder. Ever since I …
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CRISTINA MITTERMEIER The Highlands of Papua Cristina Mittermeier – Conservation Photographer Everything I photograph is colored by the experiences I have had through my life ~ growing up in Mexico, …
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Shirin Neshat شیرین نشأت; (Born March 26, 1957, Lives and works in New York) She is the fourth of five children of wealthy parents, brought up in the religious …
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DANIEL KLEIN I was born in Netanya, 1991. When I look back, I can see that I have always had a kind of passion for photography. When I was a …
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MAYA SMIRA Maya Smira was born and raised in Haifa, Israel, in the mountains close to the sea. She was always engaged with social ideas through the usage of photography, …
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NINO HERMAN I have been practicing photography my whole life. As a photographer for the Government Press Agency, I accompanied state leaders and documented their public lives as well as …
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NAIM SHEFFER Naim Sheffer, born in 1992, a young color-blind artist from Israel who believes the purpose of art is to alter the reality, rather than being realistic. In my …
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SALI PETEL I am a photographer for over 20 years. My business practice area mainly concerns the world stage. Shows, theater and the like. I’m mainly a commercial photographer that …
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DENIS KRAVTSOV Lost In Fog All begane in my 8 year birthday, in Russia, I got my first camera ever’ it was “Belomo Agate 18k” old lomo film camera. When …
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AYA BEN EZRI I am a professional photographer born in Israel in 1967. I studied photography in ”Hadassa” high collage in Jerusalem. I specialize in commercial photography and my studio …
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AMY KANKA VALADARSKY “Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.” My intent is to create fine art photography. I always felt at home …
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GILAD KAVALERCHIK My name is Gilad Kavalerchik (35) married +2 My Professional photography began at the age of 21 at “Yedioth Ahronot” local newspapers and after a year I moved …
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JAKOB WAGNER Urban Zoom Jakob Wagner was born 1985 in Herdecke, Germany. In summer 2008, he successfully completed his three-year apprenticeship as a photographer. He has since been living in …
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JR. TIME IS NOW, YALLA! ISRAEL & PALESTINE JR owns the biggest art gallery in the world. He exhibits freely in the streets of the world, catching the attention of …
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OREN GOLAN Oren works as a freelance photographer and specializes in public relation, products, fashion and special processing effects. However, Oren prefers dedicating most of his time to his art …
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MULA ESHET Urban in fashion A Fashion and Advertising photographer, amongst the first fashion photographers in the country and one of the most prominent ones, who started working already since the …
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YOEL LEVY I am an avid photographer since 30 years. Lately I moved to Black & White Photography, as I find it more creative, more expressive. Sometimes I am looking …
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LIKA RAMATI “The role of art is to bring joy , beauty and positive energy to the world” Lika Ramati Lika ramati, multidisciplinary artist ,designer and photographer. The concepts of …
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PNINA MATALON-SIMNER I am a multidisciplinary artist. Paints, sculpts and photograph. Since I come from the world of painting, you can see some photographs of the picturesque touch I edit …
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YAKIR POLLAK “In front of the lens, I am at the same time: the one I think I am, the one I want others to think I am, the one …
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OR HARPAZ Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel 1982 . Graduated with honors from “Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design” in Jerusalem and completed a B.F.A. (Cum Laude), majoring in Art and …
Black and White Photography
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Black & White PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
ROMAIN ESTEBAN | An Exclusive Interview | Live in ISOLATION
ROMAIN ESTEBAN | Live in ISOLATION “A Day of March Between the Mists” – Short Breaths.“Suddenly everything accelerates too quickly in the blocks on the beds; sigh went out from …
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UPAYAN CHATTERJEE | Into The Light “Into the Light revolves around the day to day activities, while trying to find the greater manifestation, hidden amidst those. It is all about …
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Black & White PhotographyCatalin CroitoruInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
Daniel W. Coburn | Special Interview By Catalin CROITORU | A Spiritual Cleansing Through Water
Daniel W. Coburn – Special Interview By Catalin CROITORU | A Spiritual Cleansing Through Water A conversation with Daniel W. Coburn about untitled pictures, prizes, and a hereditary estate. | …
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Black & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographers
Rishabh Gupta | Childhood in Sonbhadra, India
Rishabh Gupta | Childhood in Sonbhadra, India “I shoot this series in Sonbhadra, India Because backward class people live their more and childhood is the best stage of life.As a …
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Black & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographers
MUHAMMAD FARHAN BIN OSMAN – ROHINGYA | THAIPUSAM
MUHAMMAD FARHAN BIN OSMAN | ROHINGYA ROHINGYA is a photo essay that represents the reality of Rohingya children in the refugee camps.In August 2017, violence erupted in Rakhine State in …
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Ada Trillo – Migrant Caravan 2020 In January of 2020, fleeing violence and poor economic conditions, Hondurans organized a massive migrant caravan that traveled through Guatemala into Mexico. After traveling …
Still Life | Motion photography
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Terrain Vague By architect and photographer Pygmalion Karatzas “In contrast to the carefully designed and integrated urban projects, contemporary cities are also characterized by their …
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JP TERLIZZI | THE GOOD DISHES The Good Dishes integrates memory, legacy, and metaphor with my response to loss. As I witness an early generation …
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BEE TROFORT-WILSON | “Success doesn’t come from your comfort zone” “Ready to return to the ring!”I had a great time photographing professional boxer DeMichael Harris …
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An Exclusive Interview WithTIM TADDERBY CATALIN CROITORU “Quite frankly, it wasn’t my goal to be the best advertising photographer in the world; my goal was …
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JP TERLIZZI | DANDELIONS ARE NOT WEEDS JP Terlizzi (American) is a New York City photographer whose contemporary practice explores themes of memory, relationship, and …
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An Interview with JONATHAN KNOWLES By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues Jonathan Knowles is one of the leading photographers of his generation. Specializing in drinks, liquids and still …