Apostol was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela in 1969 and now lives in Caracas, where he studied art history at the Central University of Venezuela and photography at the Ricardo Armas School. He has had solo exhibitions in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Guatemala, Ecuador and the United States, and his photographs have appeared in group exhibitions throughout Latin America, Italy, and the United States. He has been artist-in-residence at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Maracay, Venezuela; and participated in workshops on photoengraving in the state of Vermont in the U.S.A., photography painting in Caracas, and fashion photography in London. In 1991, Apostol received the Young Artist/AICA award from the International Association of Art Critics in Caracas.