Ben Apfelbaum

EDDIE THE EAGLE LANDING SOON

I attended the preview of the new film EDDIE THE EAGLE at Event Cinemas in Bondi Junction.

Eddie The Eagle tells the story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

The film has been directed by Dexter Fletcher, screenplay is by Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton, and stars Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman and Tom Costello.

EDDIE THE EAGLE will open in cinemas on April  21.

Here are some of my favourite snaps from the Gala preview.

Hugh Jackman and wife Deborah Lee Furness
Hugh Jackman and wife Deborah Lee Furness
Lisa Wilkinson
Lisa Wilkinson
Sandra Scully and Rob Carlton
Sandra Scully and Rob Carlton

 

Eddie The Eagle- Rove McManus (7)
Rove McManus
Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones
Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones

 

 

 

Published by 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.