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

helpmann awards 2016

This is my photo montage featuring some of the winners from the recent Helpmann awards, Australia’s premiere performing arts awards night, held this year at the Lyric theatre, the Star. The Tim Minchin musical MATILDA dominated the night taking a …

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francesco clemente’s encampment envelopes carriageworks

Artist Fracesco Clemente with exhibition curator Mia Niall.

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Artist Fracesco Clemente with exhibition curator Mia Niall. Images by Ben Apfelbaum.

Carriageworks is presenting the first major exhibition in Australia of work by acclaimed Italian contemporary artist Francesco Clemente.

Presented free to the public from July 30 until October …

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the calyx @ the botanical gardens

The Botanical Gardens  gave itself a birthday present on its 200th anniversary in the form of the Calyx, billed as Sydney’s newest attraction.

The Calyx replaces the pyramid hothouse with a donut shaped appearance. Furthermore it has added a exhibition …

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art on the streets @ roscoe street bondi

The third installment of the month long Bondi Beach Winter Magic Festival took place last weekend at the Roscoe Street mall.

All images by Ben Apfelbaum. Click on any image for a large view.

The Festival will conclude on Sunday …

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sea of red at the art gallery

 

The Archibald Prize announcement was topped and tailed in a sea of red.

In the morning  red caped protesters, hoping to catch the Archibald media pack, demonstrated against the merging of the Sydney College of The Arts and Sydney …

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leah bullen wins trustees’ watercolour prize 2016

Featured image- Leah Bullen standing in front of her prize winning entry. Pic (c) Ben Apfelbaum.

This year’s Trustees Watercolour Prize went to Leah Bullen for her work Conservatory no 2.

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http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/wynne/2016/29802/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PR%20Archibald%20Announcement%20-%20winner&utm_content=PR%20Archibald%20Announcement%20-%20winner+CID_ebb076dbb8ed06112e63db876ecf9007&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Leah%20Bullen%20Conservatory%20no%202

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