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

zirk! circus – the big top spectacular

To create this extravaganza producer Andrew Guild spent eight months seeking out and signing up the most entertaining acts on the international circus circuit. This show boasts artists coming from Canada, Turkey, Cuba, USA, Colombia, Russia and a jaw dropping

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cirque du soleil ‘kurios cabinet of curiosities’

Despite the fact that Cirque Du Soleil’s KURIOS doesn’t premiere in Sydney until the 2nd October at the Entertainment Quarter, the promoters arranged a media call today with two of its star performers in attendance in full costume and makeup.

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vivid lights up the city skyline once again

Like fine wine there are years of vintage quality and years of good quality. This year  was a good quality year.

I admit that I did not attend the Vivid satellite displays at Chatswood and Taronga Park zoos but confined

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matador @ the studio

 

MATADOR  is a combination of burlesque and circus which has become popular in the last few years. It is often performed in Spiegeltents which give these type of performances an intimacy and vibrance that you cannot get in the

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sydney film festival : the wrap

When the 66th Sydney Film Festival wrapped up at its closing night gala at the State Theatre for many film attendees there was a moment of sadness as for them this was one of the most beloved of Sydney’s festivals.

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sweeney todd a musical thriller @ icc theatre

This is the 40th anniversary production of SWEENEY TODD whose full title is SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET – A MUSICAL THRILLER.

When Stephen Sondheim saw a play directed by Christopher Bond in 1973 he saw the

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sydney film festival opening night

The opening night film of the 66th Sydney Film Festival was literally a family affair with Rachel Ward directing her husband Bryan Brown and daughter Matilda Brown. It was even more familial due to the fact that the ensemble cast

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the four billys have arrived

When Billy Elliot premiered at the Capitol Theatre in 2007 it had two unique qualities apart from the originality of the show and its talented cast.  At the media call, Louise Withers, the producer of the original and this production

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