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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.
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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.
Enjoy!
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DEBASISH GHOSH | MAKING OF CHARCOAL Charcoal production from coconut husks is a unique profession carried on for decades by the villagers of Kunigal, Karnataka, India. The coconut husks are …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographers
GARY MULCAHEY| Comayagua Honduras Medical Brigade
GARY MULCAHEY | Comayagua Honduras Medical Brigade In April 2012, I volunteered for a medical brigade in the Comayagua region (or Department as they are called) of Honduras. Each day …
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STEPHEN UHRANEY | Life In The Marsh The Holland Marsh in Bradford Ontario Canada is an agricultural community just north of Toronto. It is known as Ontario’s “Salad Bowl.”Its common …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographers
WILLIAM CASTELLANA| SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG
WILLIAM CASTELLANA | SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG William Castellana is an award-winning photographer based in Brooklyn, New York whose images have been published internationally in periodicals such as Silvershotz (The International Journal …
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RAJESH K. SINGH | Brick Klin Workers “Their survival strenth comes from patience, faith, and the exceptions of the difficulties thrown by life at them.In this series, the viewer can …
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Louis Draper | True Grace January 9th – February 22nd, 2020Opening reception:Thursday, January 9th from 6 to 8 pm Bruce Silverstein is pleased to present Louis Draper | True Grace. …
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About PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandMost Influential Photographers
Níkos Aliágas | An Exclusive Interview
An Exclusive Interview with Níkos AliágasBy José Jeuland “With photography, I’ve learned to be patient. Sometimes, I can have an hour of free time to analyze where I’m at and …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographers
ANNE-MARIE WEBER | The controversial subject of gun ownership in the USA
The issue of guns, gun ownership, and in particular, gun violence has increasingly become a mainstay of our country’s weekly news cycle. Over time and using extended exposure, I found …
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Interviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandMost Influential Photographers
JOSÉ JEULAND | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
An Exclusive Interview With Documentary Photographer And Lens’ New Photojournalist, JOSÉ JEULAND. It’s a pleasure to feature an exclusive interview with an inspiring unique person and extraordinary photographer, Lens Magazine’s …
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Documentary PhotographyJosé JeulandPhotographers
JOSÉ JEULAND | Haenyeo, women divers of the sea Jeju Island, South Korea
The Korean tradition of deep-sea diving for fresh seafood dates back to the 5th century. Initially, males dominated this profession. However, by the 18th century, women divers, also known as …
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Mohammad Dadsetan, an Iranian artist, Born in 1984, based in Tehran, Bachelor of music, specialized in composing, Started to create his artistic photography series in 2007. He is a professional …
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyJosé JeulandPhotographers
JOSÉ JEULAND | Pushkar Camel Fair
Pushkar is a town bordering the Thar Desert, located in Rajasthan, India.It is regarded as a sacred Hindu site with a total of 52 ghats, known as stone staircases, where …
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“I always try to isolate as many details as I can from the final image I want to create, like that I able to get to a more accurate representation …
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
HIERONYMUS GRABSTEIN | MONUMENTUM
Our brain is organized in such a way that it analyses and memorizes visual information faster than any text.A spectator is always curious to see what is left outside the …
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Biljana Jurukovski (43) is a Macedonian Australian Award Winning Photographer who has always been inspired and amazed by the diverse and beautiful expressions of different cultures. Biljana’s art is a …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersPortrait Photography
SANDRO | An Exclusive Interview. MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM DIRECTOR
An Exclusive Interview With SANDRO MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM DIRECTORBy Jasmine Sukary SANDRO MILLER (born 1958) is an American photographer (working professionally as “Sandro”) known for his highly expressive images …
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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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About PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
STEVE SCHAPIRO | An Intimate, Exclusive Interview With Legendary Photojournalist
Steve Schapiro Sit With Dafna Navarro (CEO & Editor in Chief, Lens Magazine) For An Intimate Conversation About Life Achievements “Don’t try to emulate those who have come before you. It …
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“KEEP THAT SENSE OF WONDER EVEN AS YOU GO ALONG AND CONTINUE TO PROGRESS”. Ken Settle is a Detroit-area music photographer who began his career while barely in his teens, …
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Catalin CroitoruInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMusic Photography
CHARLES PETERSON | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | NIRVANA AND THE GRUNGE SCENE
An Exclusive Interview With CHARLES PETERSONBy Catalin CROITORU NIRVANA AND THE GRUNGE SCENE Cata CROITORU: Hello, Charles! Thank you for this exciting interview. You are one of the most famous …
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Allan KligerInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMusic PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
BOB GRUEN | An Exclusive Interview
“CAPTURING CULTURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS” Bob Gruen, (born 1945) is one of the most famous Rock Photographers. He spent most of his career as a freelancer hustling shots to Rock …
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Interviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMotion in Photography
JAKOB WAGNER – URBAN ZOOM
“The most important aspect of my work is to match the right spot at the right time. Light and weather are the main actors in my sceneries” – Jakob Wagner …
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About PhotographyAnastasia TsypkinaInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMotion in PhotographyStill Life Photography
NORI Inoguchi | An Exclusive Interview By Anastasia Tsypkina
NORI’s images of inanimate objects have an unmistakable life-force. His clean, modern lighting and confident execution of imaginative concepts transforms even the most mundane items into art forms. Nothing is …
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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 …
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“The protagonist is the light, which escapes and is reflected in seemingly uninhabited spaces, but which have been constructed by man.” Marcela Ruty Romero was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina …
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On the roof of the famed holy sepulcher church in the old city of Jerusalem, lives a group of monks from Ethiopia. Heirs to a rich and ancient monastic tradition …
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“Emotion – We all know what emotion is, don’t we? Or rather, we know what it looks like when we see it in someone else, and we know what it …
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“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”. This line is taken from the film the Wizard of Oz inspired the title for my series Not In Kansas. I …
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The San Blas islands are part of the Archipelago de San Blas, located in the Northwest of Panama on the Caribbean side. The islands are inhabited and governed by the …
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“Design is not always immediately perceived, nor is it meant to be fully understood. Design is not entirely definable even though the mind insists that it should be. Rather, design …
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The story of the ‘streets of everywhere’ is about the life of the simple man, in every place, every country and in every corner. SIMPLICITY. It’s the story of the …
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Cultural PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
Igor Zeiger – HEAVEN CAN WAIT. Project and exhibition
REVIEWED BY IVAR VAN EMDEN Karam Dadu was born in Akko and led a regular life of every Arab teenager until he was 14. He told me he can never …
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyJosé JeulandPhotographers
JOSÉ JEULAND- Documentary Journey to the Tibet Autonomous Region
José Jeuland is a photographer based in Singapore. Specializing in Travel and Documentary photography, he is passionate about capturing photographs that tell stories relating to people and culture. His works …
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Interviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersSeascapes PhotographyThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
Krystle Wright | An Exclusive Interview
She is extremely dedicated. She is the one who is looking for that right moment to capture the unique and right shot. She traveled the whole Earth in pursuit of …
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersOmri Shomer
ZIV KOREN | Special Interview
Special Interview with ZIV KOREN by Omri Shomer Ziv Koren is a professional Israeli photojournalist. With a successful career of thirty years, it seems as if he was “always there”, …
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Allan KligerInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMotion in Photography
Joe McNally | An Exclusive Interview
An Exclusive Interview With Joe McNally By Allan Kliger Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is known worldwide …
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THE GARDEN by Ksenija Spanec Ksenija Spanec My project entitled “The Garden“, was born out of my fascination for flower and plant forms, and the sculptural feel they give me, …
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Selfhood by Vicky Martin The series “Selfhood” was in part inspired by the proverb “The Eyes Are The Window To The Soul” and a desire to challenge the need to see …
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JAN C. SCHLEGEL “THE TRIBES OF OUR GENERATION” Jan C. Schlegel was born in 1965 in the Black Forest of Germany. He is married and has three children. He …
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Black & White PhotographyDance PhotographyFine Art PhotographyLight PhotographyPhotographersSexuality in Photography
MARCIO PILOT | Sound | Light | Beauty
“Marcio Pilot is a gifted artist who has the ability to create photographic compositions with a unique freshness.His use of lights and colors, his perspective, often surprising and always bewitching, …
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ARDALAN DADASHBEYKI | Expressing emotions through a dark theme photography
ARDALAN DADASHBEYKI | Expressing emotions through a dark theme photography In my first year of photography, I decided to focus more on documentary photography, so it became a common approach …
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ANA JOVEVA | SHAPES | STRUCTURE | HUMANITY
ANA JOVEVASHAPES | STRUCTURE | HUMANITY The Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology | MAAT in Lisbon, Portugal Located on the riverfront of the historic district of Belém, in Lisbon, …
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyLight PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes Photography
NUGROHO FADILLAH RIDHO | UNSEEN
NUGROHO FADILLAH RIDHO | UNSEEN “Vibration” The “Vibration” series express destruction and reconstruction through art. The project was inspired by the basic universe dynamic movement. The photos focused on perfection …
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Architectural PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographersUrban Photography
ALI ZOLGHADRI | Simple Minimalist Moments
Ali Zolghadri | Simple Minimalist Moments2ND PLACE | MASTERS IN BNW INTERNATIONAL IG COMPETITION. “From my perspective, if I want to draw the viewer’s attention to the more important object, …
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
ANJA DIABATÉ | Indian Spirit
ANJA DIABATÉ | Indian Spirit For me, this series represents the magic, spirituality, and culture of India, especially in the people.I tried to express this artistically. Each motif should look …
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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Interviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersSeascapes PhotographyThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
Krystle Wright | An Exclusive Interview
She is extremely dedicated. She is the one who is looking for that right moment to capture the unique and right shot. She traveled the whole Earth in pursuit of …
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Nature PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes PhotographyWildlife & Landscape Photography
GUY GEVA | Sometimes beauty can also be simple
GUY GEVA | Sometimes beauty can also be simple It seems that the world of photography today aspires to perfection, especially regarding landscape photography. I do not know whether the …
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Nature PhotographyPhotographersThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
Living Amongst GIANTS By Tal Vardi
Living Amongst GIANTS By Tal Vardi “In this collection I have documented the beautiful landscape and scenery that mother nature has to offer. These photographs were …
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Nature PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes PhotographyWater & Underwater Photography
FIELDS OF COLOR By A. Cemal Ekin
FIELDS OF COLOR By A. Cemal Ekin “On August 7, 2008, I took a helicopter ride over the Great Salt Lake in Utah arranged by my wife and daughter for …
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Anastasia TsypkinaCultural PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersNature PhotographyPhotographers
MICHAEL NOVOTNY | An Exclusive Interview
An Interview with MICHAEL NOVOTNY by Anastasia Tsypkina An Unspoiled Spirit in GREENLAND? Michael Novotny is a young photographer from Prague, Czech Republic, where he graduated from the Czech University …
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Anne Pinto RodriguesDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
Ami Vitale | An Exclusive Interview
An Exclusive Interview With Ami Vitale By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues Ami Vitale’s journey as a photographer, writer and filmmaker has taken her to over 90 countries, where she has witnessed civil …