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

oscar gowns hit sydney

 

Famous Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has opened his flagship store in Challis House in Sydney’s Martin Place.

To mark the occasion he selected  six gowns worn by actresses  to the Academy Awards over the last feew years.

To …

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dymocks literary lunch : julia quinn

Julia Quinn appeared recently at a Dymocks Literary Lunch. Most people who have not come across her name would be surprised to know that her historical romance fiction novels have been translated in to 41 languages and have appeared on …

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joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat

Sydney has been fortunate to have staged musicals that are based on West End productions.

One of the first musicals written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, it is also based on a London production, and stars Euan Doidge …

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the rocky horror show media call

Currently playing at the Theatre Royal is the 50th anniversary production of THE ROCKY HORROT SHOW.

I attended the first iteration of the show at the long gone Balmain Bijoux with Reg Livermore giving an extraordinary performance as Frank N …

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mardi gras fair day 2023

Sydney produced a record breaking heatwave for thye Mardi Gras Fair Day. That did not deter the huge crowd swelled in numbers by international Pride visitors from attending.

The main stage acts were outrageously camp and there was even a …

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australia day 2023 by night : a photo essay

I was unable to cover the Australia Day activities when the sun was out as I was attending a traditional Australia Day barbecue with lashings of meat, sausages and fish. 

However I did find myself at the Sydney Opera House

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sydney festival : the air between us

It was unfortunate that this show was only scheduled for six performances between the 20th and 22nd January 2023., on the Tallawoladah Lawn in front of the Museum Of Contemporary Art.

The Sydney Festival invited this troupe from New Zealand …

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sydney festival : cupid’s koi gardens

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At Cupid’s Koi Garden at Tumbalong Park the group Luminescent have created an immersive experience which is of particular delight to children. It is the world’s first inflatable fountain in a water play garden of towering painted

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