Ben Apfelbaum

My photography began when my father handed me the proverbial brownie box camera as a child. As cameras developed I went through Fujica and Olympus range finders graduating to my first single lens reflex camera, the Minolta SRT101, the latter being the greatest facilitator to my growth as a photographer. Digital photography has only added to this.

I was a regular contributor to Camera Craft magazine (Australian Camera ) for over three years.

During Australia’s Bicentennial year (1988) I made it a personal project to document the celebrations. This culminated in the creation of a book of my photos which was published in 1989. The book was called CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA and came with an accompanying calendar.

My works have appeared in a number of publications including the coffee book entitled MY AUSTRALIA (1989), publisher Robertsbridge Severn. This book had a preface by the then Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

I was a co-photographer on a book entitled SYDNEY-DISCOVER THE CITY with text written by Robert Treborland. Major Mitchell Press was the publisher.

Also for two years I was the photographer for calendars celebrating Sydney’s multicultural communities. The two calendars were entitled MULTICULTURAL SYDNEY.

My work appeared in a group exhibition held at Sydney’s Town Hall pertaining to the diversity of life in South America to raise money for orphanages there.

I have over one hundred photos stored in the New South Wales State Library archive. I had a solo exhibition held in 2007 entitled Ben’s Lens at the Sydney Jewish Museum which celebrated the vibrancy of the Sydney Jewish community. Some of these photos are on the Museum’s permanent display. I have exhibited internationally firstly at the Spruill Gallery in Atlanta Georgia, united states, and in an exhibition entitled Kosher and Co at the Jewish Museum in Berlin.

Currently I am a regular contributor to J-Wire and this esteemed publication.

709 posts by Ben Apfelbaum

red carpet : tina : tina turner musical

TINA : TINA TURNER THE MUSICAL follows a long line of successful musical biographies. One can think of the Carole King, Bobby Darin and Jersey Boys productions.

What made these musicals impactful was that they were original productions.

The musical …

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media call : tina : tina turner musical

 

 

A spectacular media call was provided by the creatives and entrepreneurs behind the brand new production of TINA : TINA TURNER THE MUSICAL.

Two high intensity numbers were presented – Rocket 88 and Nutbush City Limits. 

In an …

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vale barry humphries : the archies loved you

This article by Ben Apfelbaum was first published on 15 September 2019. Sydney Arts Guide is reposting it in memory of the great man. I have also included some portraits of Barry that were featured in the Archibald Prize over

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st patricks day parade 2023

 

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The St Patricks Day Parade is back!

Like many events it was postponed due to Covid. It was also not held on St Patricks Day itself which is March 17.

The Parade was held on Sunday 19th March

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st patricks day festivities 2023

A scorching  day of 35 degrees did not deter over 25,000 people from the first mass celebration in years.

There were bands playing Irish music on traditional instruments and First Fleet Park was enclosed, complete with a temporary stage which

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the bald archys : caricature @ its best

The Bald Archys were conceived as a middle finger salute to the iconic Archibald Prize.

It was conceived by the late Peter Batey in 1996.

Cartoonists  were invited to submit portraits of various political leaders and personalities of the time. …

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