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

monsieur camembert @ the camelot lounge

Closely after it was conceived in 1997 I have been following and thoroughly entertained by Monsieur Camembert over the years. When my late father saw them play at Manly Beach in the early 1980s he enthused that it was the
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archibald packing room prize winner claus stangl

Congratulations to Claus Stangl, who has won the Packing Room Prize 2022 for his portrait of director, writer, actor and producer Taika Waititi.

Stangl’s painting is one of 52 finalist works from 816 entries received for the Archibald Prize 2022.…

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circus of illusion : a brief season @ state theatre

Acclaimed illusionist, Australia’s Got Talent finalist and producer of this show, Michael Boyd invited the media on Wednesday 20th April to film and photograph highlights from the show including Michael as he makes a girl miraculously appear  inside a cage

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simon tedeschi to perform gershwin @ the joan

Well it may not be ‘Summertime’ right now, but ‘the livin’ is easyat the Jazz Joint when extraordinary concert pianist, Simon Tedeschi, comes to The Joan on Friday 6 May for one not to be missed performance

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art express 2022 closes anzac day

The Art Gallery of New South Wales is delighted to present ARTEXPRESS 2022, a showcase of outstanding artworks developed by young artists from across NSW for the art-making component of the Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination in Visual Arts …

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sydney philharmonia choirs bach : mass in b minor

A fine Easter Saturday in Sydney, The Sydney Philharmonia choir, Bach – three ingredients guaranteed to make a most enjoyable afternoon and this concert at the Stdney Town Hall certainly did not disappoint.

The Sydney Philharmonia choir is a wonderful

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red carpet : the bad guys

THE BAD GUYS Sydney premiere was attended by Australian author Aaron Blabey last week as well a number of celebrities. THE BAD GUYS book was on the New York Times bestseller List which spent more than one hundred weeks on

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