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

aacta industry awards luncheon 2019

Like the Oscars AACTA decided to split its award ceremonies in two  with the Industry Awards being held a couple of days before the front of camera awards. Nevertheless the behind the scenes awards were supported by well known stars …

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shrek the musical : media call

The first day of the year starts off with a bang  as the world’s favourite ogre comes singing and dancing to the premiere of ‘his’ show SHREK THE MUSICAL.

When the movie Shrek came out it was the first Academy …

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sri lankan festival in tumbalong park

The Sri Lankan food and culture festival was recently held at Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour.

Sri Lanka is an island off the coast of india’s southern most state Tamil Nadu. It is about the size of Tasmania and is …

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the year of scotland in australia

The Year Of Scotland in Australia (YOSA) launch took place in the northern foyer of the opera house, the harbour providing a beautiful but bush fire hazy panorama .

After being serenaded by piper Tom Morris the various speakers enthusiastically …

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aria awards 2019

The Star rolled out a huge, long red carpet (orange actually) for the creme de la creme of the music industry for the ARIA 2019 awards.

There were not many punk/rock outfits  with most female artists opting for glamorous ballgowns, …

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linear : lines resonating with meaning @ the powerhouse

Now showing at the Powerhouse Museum is its new exhibition LINEAR, an exploration of the significance of line and lineage  within Indigenous narratives and practices.

LINEAR brings together commissioned artworks amplifying the theme as well as objects from the Powerhouse …

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sydney peace prize 2019

On the 14th November at Sydney Town Hall Tarana Burke on behalf of America and Tracey Spicer AM accepted the Sydney Peace Prize on behalf of the Me Too Movement.

The Peace Prize Jury chose the Me Too Movement from …

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