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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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HOME by Allan Kliger “It was May, 2014. A Magnum Agency workshop in Reggio Emilia, Italy, with Magnum photographer Abbas leading. As part of Fotografia Europea 2014, the Municipality of …
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PETER ALESSANDRIA I ♥ New York Peter was born and raised in New York City and Long Island. After attending law school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a …
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MIGUEL VALDIVIESO Deep interaction with nature Miguel Valdivieso is an international international international landscape photographer who has developed a consistent line of work around long exposure techniques. Photography has been …
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ZEEV ARAZI Touch Of Mediterranean Sea Zeev’s pictures emerge from a wide variety of content worlds. In this series featured here, he exhibits serene nature pictures that emphasize the artist …
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OREN GOLAN The Man And The Sea This photography series that I chose to display here, represent the strong connection between a man and the sea. In some photographs the …
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SHARON TRIBELSKY NATURE TIME 2 SERIES B&W/COLORS I am an Israeli photographer, born in 1960 and am married with 3 children, living on Kibbutz Bet Zera which is in the …
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RONEN ROSENBLATT Passion For Creativity My name is Ronen Rosenblatt and for me life consists of creativity and innovation. The passion to create and innovate in all aspects, both technologies …
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Luis Curiel Born in 1966 in Mexico I have been living in Israel since 1985 Graduated with honor from Technion, Haifa. BA in Software eng. I’ve been a professional photographer …
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Jim DeLillo New York skyline ‘Living in New Jersey all my life, I adopted New York City as my city. As a boy, I would view the skyline from the shores …
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GARY BEEBER -Mona- NYC transgender/nightlife personality Mona Marlowe is far along in the process of transformation. Like her idol Marilyn Monroe, she is very complex, striking and vulnerable. When photographing …
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