ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kristen Ashburn - Photographer
Kristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering.

Why you should listen

Kristen Ashburn's poignant photographs bring us into close contact with individuals in the midst of enormous hardship -- giving a human face to struggles that much of the world knows only as statistics and blurbs on the news. She has photographed the people of Iraq a year after the U.S. invasion, Jewish settlers in Gaza, suicide bombers, the penal system in Russia, victims of tuberculosis and the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. One of her more recent works, BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family, looked at the human impact of AIDS in Africa.

Her unflinching photographs from the Middle East, Europe, and Africa have appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, TIME, Newsweek, and Life. She has won numerous awards, including the NPPA's Best of Photojournalism Award and two World Press Photo prizes.

More profile about the speaker
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Kristen Ashburn: The face of AIDS in Africa

Kristen Ashburn的鏡頭下的AIDS

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在這感人的談話中,紀實攝影師Kristen Ashburn分享她在非洲拍下的一些令人難以忘懷的照片,呈現出AIDS對人類生命帶來的衝擊。
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When I first arrived到達 in beautiful美麗 Zimbabwe津巴布韋,
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當我第一次到美麗的辛巴威時
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it was difficult to understand理解 that 35 percent百分 of the population人口
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我很難想像這個國家有35%的人口
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is HIVHIV positive.
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感染愛滋病毒
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It really wasn't until直到 I was invited邀請 to the homes家園 of people
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直到我受邀進入那些病患的家裡
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that I started開始 to understand理解 the human人的 toll收費 of the epidemic疫情.
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我才開始了解人類為傳染病所付出的代價
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For instance, this is Herbert赫伯特 with his grandmother祖母.
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舉個例子,這是Herbert跟他的祖母
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When I first met會見 him, he was sitting坐在 on his grandmother's祖母 lap膝部.
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當我第一次看到他時,他坐在他祖母的大腿上
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He has been orphaned, as both of his parents父母 died死亡 of AIDS艾滋病,
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他因為雙親死於愛滋而成為孤兒
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and his grandmother祖母 took care關心 of him until直到 he too died死亡 of AIDS艾滋病.
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然後他的祖母照顧他直到他也死於愛滋
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He liked喜歡 to sit on her lap膝部
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他喜歡坐在她的大腿上
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because he said that it was painful痛苦 for him to lie謊言 in his own擁有 bed.
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因為他說躺在床上會覺得痛
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When she got up to make tea, she placed放置 him in my own擁有 lap膝部
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當祖母起身去泡茶時,她把Herbert放在我的大腿上
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and I had never felt a child兒童 that was that emaciated瘦弱.
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我從來沒有抱過這麼瘦弱的孩子
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Before I left, I actually其實 asked him if I could get him something.
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在我離開前,我問他是否想要什麼
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I thought he would ask for a toy玩具, or candy糖果,
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我原本以為他會想要玩具或是糖果之類
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and he asked me for slippers拖鞋,
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但他想要的卻是拖鞋
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because he said that his feet were cold.
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因為他說他的腳會冷
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This is Joyce喬伊斯 who's誰是 -- in this picture圖片 -- 21.
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這是Joyce 21歲時的照片
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Single mother母親, HIVHIV positive.
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她是單親媽媽,也感染了愛滋病毒
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I photographed拍照 her before and after
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我在她生下寶貝女兒 Issa
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the birth分娩 of her beautiful美麗 baby寶寶 girl女孩, Issa伊薩.
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的前、後都替她拍照
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And I was last week walking步行 on Lafayette拉斐特 Street in Manhattan曼哈頓
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當我上禮拜走在曼哈頓的拉法葉街時
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and got a call from a woman女人 who I didn't know,
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接到一通我不認識的女人打來的電話
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but she called to tell me that Joyce喬伊斯 had passed通過 away
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她跟我說Joyce
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at the age年齡 of 23.
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在23歲時過世
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Joyce's喬伊斯 mother母親 is now taking服用 care關心 of her daughter女兒,
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現在是Joyce的媽媽在照顧她的女兒
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like so many許多 other Zimbabwean津巴布韋 children孩子
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就像很多因傳染病變成孤兒
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who've誰一直 been orphaned by the epidemic疫情.
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的辛巴威兒童一樣
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So a few少數 of the stories故事.
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這是眾多案例中的幾個故事
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With every一切 picture圖片,
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但在每張照片中
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there are individuals個人 who have full充分 lives生活
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每位都有值得被傳頌的
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and stories故事 that deserve值得 to be told.
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生命歷程和故事
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All these pictures圖片 are from Zimbabwe津巴布韋.
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所有照片都來自辛巴威
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Chris克里斯 Anderson安德森: Kirsten基爾斯滕, will you just take one minute分鐘,
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Chris Anderson:Kirsten,能不能請你花個一分鐘
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just to tell your own擁有 story故事 of how you got to Africa非洲?
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簡單的告訴我們你怎麼會想去非洲的故事
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Kirsten基爾斯滕 Ashburn阿什: Mmm, gosh天哪.
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Kirsten Ashburn:嗯....
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CACA: Just --
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CA:只要...
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KAK A: Actually其實, I was working加工 at the time, doing production生產
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KA:事實上,我那時候正為一位時尚攝影師
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for a fashion時尚 photographer攝影師.
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做製作的工作
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And I was constantly經常 reading the New York紐約 Times,
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那時我一直都在看紐約時報
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and stunned目瞪口呆 by the statistics統計, the numbers數字.
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對愛滋病相關的統計和數字感到震驚
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It was just frightening可怕的.
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那些資料非常嚇人
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So I quit放棄 my job工作
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所以我辭掉工作
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and decided決定 that that's the subject學科 that I wanted to tackle滑車.
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決定從事我真正想做的主題
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And I first actually其實 went to Botswana博茨瓦納, where I spent花費 a month --
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2000年的十二月我花了一整個月
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this is in December十二月 2000 --
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待在Botswana
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then went to Zimbabwe津巴布韋 for a month and a half,
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然後再去辛巴威待了一個半月
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and then went back again this March遊行 2002
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接著在2002年的三月我又回去辛巴威
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for another另一個 month and a half in Zimbabwe津巴布韋.
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待了一個半月
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CACA: That's an amazing驚人 story故事, thank you.
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CA:那是個很棒的故事,謝謝你的分享
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KBKB: Thanks謝謝 for letting出租 me show顯示 these.
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謝謝你給我機會分享
Translated by Shang-Hsi Huang
Reviewed by Yu-Ju Chiang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kristen Ashburn - Photographer
Kristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering.

Why you should listen

Kristen Ashburn's poignant photographs bring us into close contact with individuals in the midst of enormous hardship -- giving a human face to struggles that much of the world knows only as statistics and blurbs on the news. She has photographed the people of Iraq a year after the U.S. invasion, Jewish settlers in Gaza, suicide bombers, the penal system in Russia, victims of tuberculosis and the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. One of her more recent works, BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family, looked at the human impact of AIDS in Africa.

Her unflinching photographs from the Middle East, Europe, and Africa have appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, TIME, Newsweek, and Life. She has won numerous awards, including the NPPA's Best of Photojournalism Award and two World Press Photo prizes.

More profile about the speaker
Kristen Ashburn | Speaker | TED.com