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

World Press Photos 2024 at the State Library

Since Canon ceased to sponsor the World Press Photo exhibition  I have surmised (possibly incorrectly) that  its focused on only war and poverty  photos.

Gone are photos of sport, levity and beautiful landscapes.

Faced with the bombardment of misery in …

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CHICAGO AT THE CAPITOL THEATRE : FOUR WEEKS TO GO

 

 

The  longest running play  on Broadway CHICAGO is making a brief but welcome return to Sydney with a brand new but extremely talented cast.

Leading the cast is one of Australian theatre’s greatest leading men, Anthony Warlow, …

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RED CARPET : INSIDE 2

Renowned American comic artist Amy Poehler dropped in to Sydney to promote the animated movie INSIDE OUT 2 in.which she is one of the voiceover stars. 

As she attended the Red Carpet on the first day  of Vivid, promotion for …

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RED CARPET : OPENING NIGHT SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2024

It seems to be  a comic coincidence that the Film Festival  opens on the first  State Of Origin Rugby League clash and Vivid. These distraction did not prevent  a capacity crowd attending  at the Festival’s first night,  at its traditional …

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MEDIA CALL : THE ODD COUPLE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL

The enduring popularity of Neil Simon’s plays is fully encapsulated in THE ODD COUPLE.

The play stars Shane Jacobsen as the slovenly Oscar and Todd McKeeney as the overly fastidious Felix.Oscar de decides that they should try their luck with …

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