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

‘sweet country’ : art exhibition @ darling quarter

SWEET COUNTRY, directed by Warwick Thornton,  is a Western set in 1929 when pastoralists and local indigenous people clashed  over frontier lands in central Australia.

This photo exhibition adjacent to the Monkey Baa Theatre at darling Harbour is a partnership …

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tropfest 2018

After a near financial disaster which threatened Tropfest’s existence it has risen phoenix like in its new home at the Crescent in Parramatta Park. The fact that it survived is due both to its founder and Executive Chair John Polson

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red carpet : swinging safari

Seeking to repeat the success of the Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, director Stephan Elliott has written yet another comedy lit by a harsh Australian sun, illuminating the garish coloured wardrobe of its actors.

SWINGING SAFARI is

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homeground festival proves deadly

Photography by Ben Apfelbaum.

There was much distress when the Corroboree Festival was discontinued due to a lack of funding. However, in the last couple of years it has been resurrected, albeit in a modified form, as the Homeground Festival.

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gordon ramsay proves an ultimate fit in bondi junction

On  Friday 19th January, Bondi Junction Westfield hosted one of its biggest crowds ever when controversial celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay made an appearance to promote his latest book GORDON RAMSAY- ULTIMATE FIT FOOD, as well as to signal his association

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nigella lawson invites us to her table

Principally here to be a celebrity judge on Master Chef in Melbourne, nevertheless the Queen of Comfort Food found time to make two appearances in Sydney. Nigella’s appearances took place  on the 22nd January at the Chiswick restaurant Woollahra and

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red carpet : the accta awards 2017

 

This year’s Red Carpet was a victim of the success of our industry. Most of our biggest stars were working overseas and unable to attend, nevertheless there was enough glitz and glamour on show at Star City to satisfy

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