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

dragon ball super – the movie : broly

A Hollywood movie obtains its storylines and ideas from numerous sources. The traditional wellsprings came from books, the theatre or from an original screenplay.

In more recent times ‘inspiration’ can be found in sequels and even more recently in video …

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rehearsal call : the rise and fall of little voice

UK playwright Jim Cartwright described his play as a contemporary fairytale where Little Voice retreats into her safe space similar to the fairytale tradition of the maiden in the tower.

LITTLE  VOICE,  as it is best known, was a huge …

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blanc de blanc encore : circus cabaret extraordinaire

Sydney Opera House is promoting contemporary performance by daring young storytellers that is both bold and entertaining, Its most recent showcases included The Illusionists the Tony award winning In The Heights.  BLANC DE BLANC ENCORE now joins this modern milieu.…

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storm boy opens under a threatening sky

The stars of STORM BOY  walked the Red Carpet under a threatening sky for its recent Open Air cinema premiere. In fact, the heavens opened half way through the screening. Some of the photographers facetiously hoped that a Sydney Harbour …

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carols in the domain

Billed as the largest event of its kind in Australia Carols In The Domain for its 36th year took place on a balmy Saturday night, 22nd December, 2018.

An announcement estimated the crowd at 50,000 but a further 20 to

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christmas lights illuminate the city

Some years ago the Sydney City Council was criticised for the paucity of Christmas lighting in the city, particularly when compared to the spectacular displays in other major cities around the world. The Council and some major retailers have stepped

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aquaman swims into sydney

When I was a young child I used to read Aquaman comics. At that time he was drawn with short  bleached blonde hair, a green skivvy, and yellow pants.  Of all the super heroes in the DC universe Jason Momoa …

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the illusionists : direct from broadway : media call

Usually when one goes to a magic show you usually see only one magician performing. At the ILLUSIONISTS : DIRECT FROM BROADWAY you get to see eight magicians.                                                                 

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