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

frozen : a warm hearted extravaganza

If you want to escape a sticky hot Sydney day why not escape and head to Norway for a frosty delight.

You don’t need to have seen the original animated movie to enjoy this dazzling production. In fact I am …

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head on photo festival: some of the best pics

 

Head On Photo Festival, Australia’s leading annual international photography event, is on display until the  24th November with physical exhibitions at Bondi Beach and Paddington Reservoir Gardens as well as a number of galleries including Gaffa and Disorder …

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streeton @ the art gallery of new south wales

“Our choice of Streeton’s works for a first loan exhibition of this kind is also I think very appropriate to our present conditions. We are living in very tumultuous times…”

These words were not uttered by the current Art Gallery …

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pippin coming to the lyric theatre this month

The high-flying, death-defying hit Broadway musical PIPPIN is coming to Australia, opening at the Sydney Lyric Theatre at The Star for an exclusive season from 24 November 2020. 

The role of the young and confused protagonist Pippin will be played

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australia’s cinema landscapes open up again

Melbourne’s  independent moviehouse Cinema Nova opened on Monday 22nd June, along with other independents, the Elsternwick Classic and the Cameo Belgrave which also opened last Monday. Randwick Ritz is to follow shortly after on Wednesday 1st July .

Social distancing …

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