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

A CENTURY OF SATIRE EXHIBITION AT THE STATE LIBRARY

The world’s first association of newspaper artists now known as cartoonists was formed in Sydney in July 1924. This year the Australian Cartoonists Association celebrates its 100th birthday.

Originally known as the Australian Society of Black and White artists, it …

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THE WOMAN IN BLACK @ THEATRE ROYAL

When I told people that I was looking forward to seeing THE WOMAN IN BLACK many people thought I was going to see. ‘The Ladies In Black’ about the David Jones store female staff set in the 1960s.

I also …

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THE COUNTRY CRIES FOR TRUTH AT STATE LIBRARY

 

marvellous thing about the State Library Of New South Wales  is that you can see some wonderful and diverse exhibitions all within a few footsteps of each other.

As you enter the large galleries of colonial Australia as a …

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Little Sydney Lives at Sydney City Library

Sydney’s youngest photographers have been creating lively new works that capture their fresh perspectives.

The images on display at the City Of Sydney public library in Customs House were taken by children between the ages of three and twelve who …

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