Ben Apfelbaum

Gordon Ramsay proves an ultimate fit in bondi junction

Gordon Ramsay.chatting to some youngsters. Pic by ben Apfelbaum.

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 with Royal Doulton ware.

Unlike his grumpy and bad tempered television persona, Gordon Ramsay was the epitome of charm, humour and grace whilst he patiently engaged with fans for over two hours.

As if to be the embodiment of his latest book Gordon Ramsay wore a tight fitting t shirt and jeans to show off his newly ripped body.

Ramsay indicated that his wife threatened to leave him  unless he lost  a large amount of weight.

His devotion to his wife is such that he now runs marathons!

Gordon Ramsay is principally in Sydney to act as a celebrity judge on Master Chef.

 

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.