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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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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographersStreet Photography
Babay Mhamad | 48 to 67 | SAME STRUGGLE. THE SAME RIGHTS.
Babay Mhamad | 48 to 67 | SAME STRUGGLE. THE SAME RIGHTS. “Here I’m presenting two series about two different essential issues. The protests are related to each other by …
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyJosé JeulandPhotographersPortrait Photography
José Jeuland | The Heart and Soul of the Kalbelia Gypsies
José Jeuland | The Heart and Soul of the Kalbelia Gypsies. Keeping the culture alive “Personally, I don’t wish to live in a world where everyone looks similar and leads …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
DONNA BASSIN | – My Own Witness –
DONNA BASSIN | – My Own Witness – “While the American flag has become a complicated symbol, some of my sitters have reclaimed and re-imagined it to express distress, defiance, …
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandMost Influential PhotographersPhotographers
SAMUEL CORUM | An Exclusive Interview
An Exclusive Interview With SAMUEL CORUMBy José Jeuland BLACK LIVES MATTER Samuel Corum is a freelance photojournalist based in Washington, D.C. He started his career in the Marine Corps and …
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Black & White PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
Angela Ambrosini | ‘Zoom’ in the time of COVID-19
Angela Ambrosini | ‘Zoom’ in the time of COVID-19 This series documents our virtual lives of isolation during COVID-19. Due to social distancing and stay-at-home regulations, particularly in New York …
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Eric Christopher Jackson | Two ProjectsNemesis | Dark Light Nemesis “There’s always going to be negativity, doubt, anxiety, fear.You can try to fight them with scriptures, inspirational quotes, ice cream.They …
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Mixed PhotographyPhotographersPortrait PhotographyStill Life Photography
Maria Rosenblatt | 2 series
Maria Rosenblatt | “Old Masters Recreations” | “Dandelions Series” Maria Rosenblatt is a fine art photographer, musician, and the founder of Beam Collective( www.beamcollective.net) Maria was born in Ekaterinburg, Russia. …
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Cultural PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
Sayed Habib Bidel | From the Heart of Afghanistan
Sayed Habib Bidel | From the Heart of Afghanistan “I only use one Canon Speed Flash to take all my photos with an 85mm Sigma lens. First of all, I …
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LISA POWERS | The Studio as my Stage.A collection of archival images from my years of shooting with FILM. “This series of images are mostly from my years in New …
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Osher Partovi | Conceptual portraits This series of conceptual portraits is an ongoing series that I’ve been working on for the last two years at my home studio. Created mostly …
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Commercial PhotographyJosé JeulandPhotographersPortrait Photography
José Jeuland | Pushing the BOUNDARIES of Creativity
José Jeuland | Pushing the BOUNDARIES of Creativity The studio offers unlimited options and creativity. I construct simple to cinematic-style setups, where I experiment with lighting – with flashes, continuous …
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Commercial PhotographyFashion PhotographyPhotographers
TOBIAS MEIER | Balanced complexity with fine art
TOBIAS MEIER | Balanced complexity with fine art This series showcases different studio productions. We see colorful fashion emphasized amidst lush greenery, a clear and minimalistic environment, snow-covered peaks, and …
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ERIC CHRISTOPHER JACKSON As many of us are confined to our homes, there’s a longing that grows within us to do more. We are meant to do more than look …
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Bontà Teresa Letizia | I Started Breathing The Time The time. Fast, slow, infinite, rich, sterile, the time with which every day we confront each other. Here, I would like …
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Eric Kaltenmark | “The Naked town” Lack of people in the environment “This photography series is the result of driving around our small community of Greeneville and surrounding areas located …
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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 …
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Debasish Ghosh – Corona virus Action towards Prevention After the COVID-19 declared as an pandemic, and because of the extreme rise of cases in India, people from all walks of …
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Patty MaherImagined Landscapes “Each of us lives in a world of our own creation. While we might exist in the same physical space as others, the way we perceive that …
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Anthony Presley | The Memphis Noir The Memphis Noir Photography Series examines and documents encounters I had when I first moved back to my Hometown. After not living in the …
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Daciana Lipai | Isolation – A Photopoetry Series Photopoetry is a fusion of fine art photography and poetry, written poetry on a piece of paper, captured in photographs.In my art, …
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyJosé JeulandPhotographers
JOSÉ JEULAND | My Very First Time In New Delhi
JOSÉ JEULAND | My Very First Time In New Delhi From the very beginning, street photography has always been a massive part of my journey for the reasons that I …
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Architectural PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographers
Douglas Edward Caplan | Hong Kong Brutal Compressions | Japanese Vending Machines
Douglas Edward Caplan | Hong Kong Brutal Compressions | Japanese Vending Machines This project explores the brutal compressions of Hong Kong architecture from a street-level point of view. Hong Kong …
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Documentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMark Edward HarrisMost Influential Photographers
MARK EDWARD HARRIS | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITHMARK EDWARD HARRISINTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHERBY JOSÉ JEULAND Los Angeles-based Mark Edward Harris is an award-winning international photographer with more than three decades of experience. He has traveled …
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Earth Photo 2020 Winners announced Earth Photo, an international competition and exhibition created by Forestry England and the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), rewards photographs and videos …
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Black & White PhotographyPhotographersWildlife & Landscape Photography
ROSHAN MORE | Passion For Wildlife
ROSHAN MORE| Passion For Wildlife Roshan More, born in 1986, is a Wildlife Photographer based in Mumbai, India, specializing in all forms of African and Indian Wildlife, from the Savannah …
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Black & White PhotographyPhotographersStreet PhotographyUrban Photography
LENG UNG | CORRIDORS OF LIGHT, METAPHOR OF LIFE
LENG UNG | CORRIDORS OF LIGHT, METAPHOR OF LIFE My recent work, “Corridors of light, metaphor of life,” is meant to question the validity of relationships.As a migrant – immigrating …
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Black & White PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersWildlife & Landscape Photography
SOUMYA N GHOSH | OMAN’S BEAUTY
SOUMYA N GHOSH | OMAN’S BEAUTYTEXTURE | SHAPES | LIGHT & SHADOW I originally shot anything that interested me. I am drawn in by the simplicity of nature that creates …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyPhotographers
BONTÀ TERESA LETIZIA | “MY SICILY IS TINY”
BONTÀ TERESA LETIZIA“MY SICILY IS TINY” “My Sicily is tiny” is a project by Teresa Bontà, a Sicilian photographer who has been transplanted to Venice for years. In her work, …
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Black & White PhotographyPhotographersStreet Photography
JASBIR JOHN SINGH | DORSCON ORANGE DOCUMENTING THE COVID-19 IN SINGAPORE
This project is a visual documentation of my country, Singapore, gripped in fear. On the 23rd of January 2020, The Ministry of Health of Singapore announced the first case of …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyPhotographers
MARINA KORYAKIN | GYPSIES IN TRANSYLVANIA
MARINA KORYAKIN | GYPSIES IN TRANSYLVANIA In October 2017, it was my first visit to Transylvania, Romania.I must say that all my life I lived in a big city, and …
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Black & White PhotographyPhotographersStreet Photography
MILO SLADAKOVIC | FEELS LIKE HOME – WITHOUT A ZIP CODE
MILO SLADAKOVIC | FEELS LIKE HOME – WITHOUT A ZIP CODE This photo series is an excerpt from unpublished documentary book about people and life in and around Deira, the …
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Catalin CroitoruCultural PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
LUVELLI | An Exclusive Interview
An Exclusive Interview With LUVELLIBy Catalin CROITORU “There are many points of view.We, as photographers, immortalize the existence of an isolated view.” – LUVELLI He is seen by many as …
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Black & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographers
VYACHESLAV ONISHCHENKO | Medicine through my eyes
VYACHESLAV ONISHCHENKO | Medicine through my eyes I have shot the project “Medicine through my eyes” (2013-2016) in a small town named Razdel’ Naya, in Ukraine.( Population: 17,995 (2015). I …
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Black & White PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandMost Influential Photographers
JACOB AUE SOBOL | An Exclusive Interview | Magnum Photos
An exclusive interview with magnum photographer JACOB AUE SOBOL Jacob Aue Sobol is known for his expressive style of black-and-white photography.“My pictures are about being human for better or worse,” …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographers
AGA SZYDLIK | Twa people
AGA SZYDLIK Minority Report | Twa people Batwa (Twa) or Pygmies are an endangered group of people around Echuya Forest Reserve in Kisoro and Kabale Districts of South-Western Uganda. The Batwa are believed to have migrated from the Ituri …
Black & White Photography
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Black & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
GEOFFREY ANSEL AGRONS
GEOFFREY ANSEL AGRONS Portraiture’s Power to Penetrate the Human Soul “I was well into my career as a pediatric diagnostic radiologist when a peculiar realization dawned. In the mid-1990s, my …
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersPortrait Photography
EMILIO BARRIONUEV | NOMADS | THE HUMAN ESSENCE
NOMADS | THE HUMAN ESSENCEBY EMILIO BARRIONUEV “I am a self-taught photographer. Dramatic and emotional portraits are my specialty. I gained experience in photography in the past few years by …
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Black & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersWildlife & Landscape Photography
SCOTT PROBST | Experiencing Island in Black & White
SCOTT PROBST | Experiencing Island in Black & White Scott Probst, Born in Sydney, Australia. “As I grew up, my family lived in several locations in the country of New …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographersStreet Photography
CANDY LOPESINO | THE IBERIAN
CANDY LOPESINO | THE IBERIAN The Iberian Peninsula is a geographical concept formed by Spain and Portugal, two geographically united countries but separately by an invisible border.‘THE IBERIANS’, the essay …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographers
JOE BÜRGI | Bangladesh
JOE BÜRGI| Brick Workers from Bangladesh & Children of Bangladesh BRICK WORKERS FROM BANGLADESH You can see them all around Bangladesh. There are hundreds of them. Some say more than …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersLeila AntaklyMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersStreet Photography
JAMES HAYMAN | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITHJAMES HAYMANBY LEILA ANTAKLY Some of Hayman’s earliest photographic work took place shortly after the 1976 earthquake in Guatemala, where he went to aid the U.N.’s disaster …
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
“We can be a prism and not just a reflection of society. This is the true meaning of being an artist. We can also enlighten …
Nature. Wildlife. Landscape
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Black & White PhotographyPhotographersWildlife & Landscape Photography
ROSHAN MORE | Passion For Wildlife
ROSHAN MORE| Passion For Wildlife Roshan More, born in 1986, is a Wildlife Photographer based in Mumbai, India, specializing in all forms of African and Indian Wildlife, from the Savannah …
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Black & White PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersWildlife & Landscape Photography
SOUMYA N GHOSH | OMAN’S BEAUTY
SOUMYA N GHOSH | OMAN’S BEAUTYTEXTURE | SHAPES | LIGHT & SHADOW I originally shot anything that interested me. I am drawn in by the simplicity of nature that creates …
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Black & White PhotographyNature PhotographySeascapes PhotographyWildlife & Landscape Photography
PYGMALION KARATZAS | ANICCA & LIMINALITY Minimalist Scapes
PYGMALION KARATZAS | ANICCA & LIMINALITY Minimalist Scapes All entities move, and nothing remains still, You cannot step twice into the same river.” – Heraclitus ‘Anicca’ ‘Anicca’ is the Buddhist …
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“I know I can’t save our trees with my photographs, I can’t restore Nature to her imperious verdure, yet I try to capture the lonesomeness and exile of the trees …
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PhotographersSeascapes PhotographyWildlife & Landscape Photography
ISRAELI LANDSCAPES BY IGAL HARARI
SAND AND WATER “Living in the bustling, cosmopolitan center of Tel Aviv, I regularly seek peace and solitude within the beauty of nature, both for my own inner self and …
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Explosive sensual color. Thick dynamic brushstrokes. Delicate shards of reflected light. Temel Nal’s unique Photoworks unite the opposite forces of abstract and figurative in a powerful interaction of imagination and …