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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.
Enjoy!
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Black & White PhotographyDance PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
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RACHEL NEVILLE Dynamic Dance Photography Rachel Neville creates unique, powerful, transformative visuals for dance companies and editorial publications that are designed to stop viewers, captivate their imagination and bring them …
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The NYC Dance Project Special Interview with Deborah Ory & Ken Browar Inspiring, Elegant, Powerful, Dramatic, Beautiful, Gentle… The NYC Dance project, a combination of dance and photography, can be …
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Cultural PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersOmri ShomerStreet Photography
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Anastasia TsypkinaDance PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
En Lin Qing | An Exclusive Interview
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Interviews with PhotographersOmri ShomerPhotographersStreet Photography
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Fabrizio Cestari Fabrizio Cestari, International photographer specializes in conceptual portraits. Born in Rome in 1979, Fabrizio always had the passion for the arts and photography; first he discovered the art …
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Ransom & Mitchell Ransom & Mitchell is the wonderful mess created from smashing together the creative talents of set designer – digital artist Stacey Ransom and director – photographer Jason …
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Nature PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes PhotographyWildlife & Landscape Photography
GUY GEVA | Sometimes beauty can also be simple
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Rob van Dam TWO DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS Rob van Dam (1954). Has an advertising background and ran his own brand design agency for 12 years before he decided to dedicate himself …
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AJ Heath TWO DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS AJ Heath AJ Heath is a British documentary photographer based in London. He has worked as a freelance photographer for the past eight years and …
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Mauro De Bettio TWO DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS Mauro De Bettio Born and raised in a little village in the Italian Alps, now based in Barcelona, Mauro had from a young age …
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About PhotographyAllan KligerInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
MARTIN PARR | An Exclusive Interview
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L A D I F F E R E N C E By Veronique Van Hoorick Documenting life inside an Indian home on Mauritius island. I had the chance to …
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Nature PhotographyPhotographersThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
Living Amongst GIANTS By Tal Vardi
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Nature PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes PhotographyWater & Underwater Photography
FIELDS OF COLOR By A. Cemal Ekin
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A DEPICTION OF REALITY By Carmine Chiriacò Carmine Chiriacò is a self-educated photographer based in Rome, the place where his passion for photography started in 2014. His remarkable work is …
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Iké Udé Nollywood Portraits A Radical Beauty Starting in the early 1990s, Nollywood has quickly gained worldwide relevance as the world’s second most prolific film industry (almost 2,000 titles released …
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Anastasia TsypkinaCultural PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersNature PhotographyPhotographers
MICHAEL NOVOTNY | An Exclusive Interview
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Allan KligerBlack & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyPhotographers
March of St. Nicola by Allan Kliger
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Cultural PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
Mustafah Abdulaziz | An Exclusive Interview | Water
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Catalin CroitoruCultural PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
GIOVANNI CAPRIOTTI | Special Interview
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Anne Pinto RodriguesDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
Ami Vitale | An Exclusive Interview
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Being Authentic by Aviram Bar-Akiva “My name is Aviram Bar-Akiva. I am a native born Israeli living and working in Tel-Aviv. The passion for photography was always within me, …
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– A MEMORY – by Dafna Yosha Dafna Yosha, 45 years old, living in Israel. I learned the basics of photography 4 years ago in a short, basic course, and …
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Anastasia TsypkinaBlack & White PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
Tomas Nossek | An Exclusive Interview
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Catalin CroitoruFashion PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersPortrait Photography
Touching Moments Inside The Studio
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersOmri Shomer
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About PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersSebi Berens
JOEL MEYEROWITZ | An Exclusive Interview
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Amy Touchette | An Exclusive Interview
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THE FIGHTING FORCES OF THE TOWER BY TARIRO WASHE Washe acquired a Higher Certificate in Photography at Vega and as National Diploma in Professional Photography at City Varsity, Cape Town, …
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LAYERS by Àsìkò Àsìkò is a visual artist who expresses his ideas through the medium of photography and mixed media. He was born in London, England and spent his formative …
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Ilona D.Veresk – Fantasy Dreamy World ILONA D.VERESK , Fashion advertising and fine art photographer based in Moscow. The start of my career: I was born in Izhevsk (Little city …
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NINA PAK Nina Pak has more than 30 years experience as a professional photographer, starting with film and then digital media. She is also a wardrobe stylist, set designer and …
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Nicola Davison-Reed | An Exclusive Interview
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HOME By Mossi Armon Home is perhaps the most basic thing in our lives, yet it is an abstract concept with various feelings and sentiments involved: Feeling at home, longing …
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyMixed PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersThe Wild Side
AMY KANKA VALADARSKY | “Once there was, and once there was not”.
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Black & White PhotographyPhotographersStreet PhotographyUrban Photography
ANDREW GIMBLET | Enthralling City
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PAULINE PETIT | 2 SERIES
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MEITAL DOR | Sahman “My encounter with Sahman’s family convinced me that I can observe reality without judgment, reach exposed and intimate situations, and confront topics/taboos that I want to …
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WANG KEYAO | GAZING THE MILL FACTORY Xi’an Dahua Cotton Mill was the earliest modern textile factory established in Northwest China in the 1930s. The factory went through most of …
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Architectural PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyPhotographers
Theodore Kefalopoulos | Wasted Facades
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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 …