Description:
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Sounds similar to: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66443

php -v
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Error I get:

PHP Warning:  exif_read_data(12_Adventure_Duck.jpg): corrupt EXIF header: maximum directory nesting level reached in /var/www/maps.gisforthought.com/html/getphotos.php on line 16

You can find the image at: https://maps.gisforthought.com/Photos/12_Adventure_Duck.jpg

I also have an image that does work on my setup:
https://maps.gisforthought.com/Photos/01_Adventure_Duck.jpg

EXIF as shown by the Linux exif terminal command:

EXIF tags in '12_Adventure_Duck.jpg' ('Intel' byte order):
--------------------+----------------------------------------------------------
Tag                 |Value
--------------------+----------------------------------------------------------
Manufacturer        |Panasonic
Model               |DMC-TZ40
X-Resolution        |180
Y-Resolution        |180
Resolution Unit     |Inch
Software            |Ver.1.2
Date and Time       |2014:05:26 05:42:32
Artist              |Picasa
YCbCr Positioning   |Co-sited
PRINT Image Matching|208 bytes undefined data
Compression         |JPEG compression
X-Resolution        |72
Y-Resolution        |72
Resolution Unit     |Inch
Exposure Time       |1/800 sec.
F-Number            |f/3.3
Exposure Program    |Normal program
ISO Speed Ratings   |100
Exif Version        |Exif Version 2.3
Date and Time (Origi|2014:05:26 05:42:32
Date and Time (Digit|2014:05:26 05:42:32
Components Configura|Y Cb Cr -
Compressed Bits per | 4
Exposure Bias       |0.00 EV
Maximum Aperture Val|3.45 EV (f/3.3)
Metering Mode       |Center-weighted average
Light Source        |Unknown
Flash               |Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length        |4.3 mm
Maker Note          |3596 bytes undefined data
FlashPixVersion     |FlashPix Version 1.0
Color Space         |sRGB
Pixel X Dimension   |1131
Pixel Y Dimension   |848
Sensing Method      |One-chip color area sensor
File Source         |DSC
Scene Type          |Directly photographed
Custom Rendered     |Normal process
Exposure Mode       |Auto exposure
White Balance       |Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio  |0.0
Focal Length in 35mm|24
Scene Capture Type  |Standard
Gain Control        |Normal
Contrast            |Normal
Saturation          |Normal
Sharpness           |Normal
Image Unique ID     |1b5003f64a45bef4946ef7a95f8d18a6
GPS Tag Version     |2.2.0.0
North or South Latit|N
Latitude            |40, 27, 15.812
East or West Longitu|E
Longitude           |116, 32, 10.7166
Altitude Reference  |Sea level
Altitude            |971.380
GPS Time (Atomic Clo|04:42:32.00
GPS Receiver Status |V
GPS Measurement Mode|2
Measurement Precisio|0.0
GPS Image Direction |M
GPS Image Direction |135
Geodetic Survey Data|WGS-84
Name of GPS Processi|14 bytes undefined data
Name of GPS Area    |266 bytes undefined data
GPS Date            |2014:05:26
Interoperability Ind|R98
Interoperability Ver|0100
RelatedImageWidth   |4896
RelatedImageLength  |3672
--------------------+----------------------------------------------------------
EXIF data contains a thumbnail (5865 bytes).

Test script:
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<?php
    $dir = "Photos";

    $files = scandir($dir);
    
    foreach($files as $file) {
				$path = $dir . "/" . $file;
				$exif = exif_read_data($path);
                }
?>

Actual result:
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PHP Warning:  exif_read_data(12_Adventure_Duck.jpg): corrupt EXIF header: maximum directory nesting level reached in /var/www/maps.gisforthought.com/html/getphotos.php on line 16