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

last christmas : lights up the yuletide screen

Every year Hollywood seems to produce a commercial film  about Christmas. This year’s entry film is entitled LAST CHRISTMAS.

The AACTA bar at Event Cinemas Bondi Junction was festooned with Christmas decorations complete with elves

In attendance was director Paul …

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paul gallen : heart and soul

There is usually a rush of sports books as a reliable stocking filler for Dad’s to read on their annual holidays.

The most recent of these is for fans of rugby league in the form of Paul Gallen autobiography HEART …

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school of rock the musical : media call

Andrew LLoyd Webber’s SCHOOL OF ROCK THE MUSICAL  at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre  has just opened. Webber based the musical on the film ‘School Of Rock’, but gave it an entirely new score.

It opened on Broadway and since then it …

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quilty : a retrospective with some new works

In launching Ben Quilty’s career spanning exhibition Dr Michael Brand CEO of the Art Gallery Of New South Wales described Quilty’s art as being about paint which is squished and swirled like coloured mud and yet emerges as deeply personal …

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sydney modern art project commences

This ceremony had both a spiritual and secular theme. The spiritual side was evident when Aboriginal elders Uncle Tony and Uncle Chicka led a group of indigenous children in a Welcome To Country  including one child who is the grandson …

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sculpture by the sea 2019 : the wrap

Sculpture by The Sea had a further sense of urgency about it this year as it was quite possibly the last time it would be held at its current Bondi to Tamarama site.

Waverley Council and founding director David Handley …

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sydney mardi gras 2020 media launch

 

t Sydney Town Hall it was revealed that Mardi Gras festivities would start on Friday 14th February 2020 and will run until the 1st March 2020 with the Grand Parade happening on 29th February 2020.

Interim CEO Grant Lowe …

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newtown festival 2019

If you were wondering what has happened to the tall red  Wiggle, Murray Cook then the Newtown Festival  had the answer. Cook has formed a group called ‘Murray Cook’s Soul Movers’ which was the last band to perform at the …

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philippine festival 2019

 

The Philippine Festival  held at Tumbalong Park at Darling Harbour over the last weekend. I was only able to attend yesterday which had a Christmas theme with a Santa Claus and a Filipino choir competition. The harmonies were glorious …

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sydney rides 2019

Springtime brings forth not only flowers but also street festivals. In fact, there has been a festival happening all around you but its ubiquity may well keep it unrevealed to you.

This in fact is the Sydney Rides festival celebrating …

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