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Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice
Camille Seaman: Fotos cautivadoras del hielo polar
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La fotógrafa Camille Seaman capta imágenes de témpanos, mostrando al mundo la belleza compleja de estas enormes masas de hielo ancestrales. Sumérgete en la presentación de fotos, "El último témpano".
Camille Seaman - Photographer
TED Senior Fellow Camille Seaman photographs big ice and big clouds. Full bio
TED Senior Fellow Camille Seaman photographs big ice and big clouds. Full bio
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As an artist,
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Como artista,
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connection is very important to me.
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la conexión es muy importante para mí.
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Through my work I'm trying to articulate
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A través de mi trabajo, estoy tratando de expresar
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that humans are not separate from nature
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que los humanos no están separados de la naturaleza
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and that everything is interconnected.
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y que todo está interconectado.
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I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago,
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Fui por primera vez a la Antártida hace casi 10 años,
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where I saw my first icebergs.
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y allí vi mis primeros témpanos.
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I was in awe.
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Yo estaba asombrada.
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My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy,
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Mi corazón latía rápido, estaba mareada,
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trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me.
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tratando de entender lo que estaba delante de mí.
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The icebergs around me
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Los témpanos a mi alrededor
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were almost 200 feet out of the water,
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sobresalían del agua casi 60 metros.
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and I could only help but wonder
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Y no pude más que pensar
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that this was one snowflake
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que se trataba de un copo de nieve
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on top of another snowflake,
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sobre otro copo de nieve
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year after year.
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año tras año.
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Icebergs are born
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Los témpanos nacen
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when they calve off of glaciers
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cuando se desprenden de los glaciares
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or break off of ice shelves.
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o se rompen las barreras de hielo.
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Each iceberg has its own individual personality.
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Cada témpano tiene su propia personalidad individual.
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They have a distinct way
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Tienen una manera distinta
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of interacting with their environment
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de interactuar con su ambiente
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and their experiences.
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y sus experiencias.
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Some refuse to give up
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Algunos se niegan a rendirse
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and hold on to the bitter end,
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y se aferran hasta el final,
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while others can't take it anymore
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mientras que otros no pueden soportarlo más
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and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.
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y se desmoronan en un arrebato de pasión dramática.
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It's easy to think, when you look at an iceberg,
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Es fácil pensar, al ver un témpano,
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that they're isolated,
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que están aislados
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that they're separate and alone,
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separados y solos,
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much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves.
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en gran medida como nos vemos nosotros a veces como humanos.
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But the reality is far from it.
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Pero la realidad es todo lo contrario.
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As an iceberg melts,
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A medida que se derrite un témpano,
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I am breathing in
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estoy respirando
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its ancient atmosphere.
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su atmósfera ancestral.
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As the iceberg melts,
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A medida que se derrite un témpano
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it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water
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libera agua dulce rica en minerales
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that nourishes many forms of life.
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que alimenta a muchas formas de vida.
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I approach photographing these icebergs
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Me acerco a fotografiar estos témpanos
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as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors,
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como si se tratara de los retratos de mis ancestros,
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knowing that in these individual moments
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sabiendo que en estos momentos únicos
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they exist in that way
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existen de ese modo
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and will never exist that way again.
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y no volverán a existir de ese modo otra vez.
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It is not a death when they melt;
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No es la muerte cuando se derriten;
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it is not an end,
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no es un fin,
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but a continuation
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sino una continuación
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of their path through the cycle of life.
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de su camino por el ciclo de la vida.
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Some of the ice in the icebergs that I photograph is very young --
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Parte del hielo de los témpanos que fotografío es muy joven...
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a couple thousand years old.
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tiene un par de miles de años.
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And some of the ice
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Y otra parte del hielo
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is over 100,000 years old.
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tiene más de 100 mil años.
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The last pictures I'd like to show you
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Las últimas fotos que me gustaría mostrarles
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are of an iceberg that I photographed
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son de un témpano que fotografié
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in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland.
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en Kekertsuatsiak, Groenlandia.
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It's a very rare occasion
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Es poco frecuente
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that you get to actually witness
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llegar realmente a presenciar
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an iceberg rolling.
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un témpano rodante.
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So here it is.
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Aquí lo tienen.
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You can see on the left side a small boat.
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Pueden ver a la izquierda un pequeño bote.
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That's about a 15-foot boat.
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Mide unos 5 metros.
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And I'd like you to pay attention
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Y me gustaría que presten atención
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to the shape of the iceberg
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a la forma del témpano
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and where it is at the waterline.
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y su línea de flotación.
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You can see here, it begins to roll,
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Se puede ver aquí, comienza a rodar,
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and the boat has moved to the other side, and the man is standing there.
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el barco se ha movido hacia el otro lado y el hombre está allí de pie.
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This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.
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Este es un témpano de Groenlandia, de tamaño promedio.
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It's about 120 feet above the water,
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Sobresale del agua unos 120 pies
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or 40 meters.
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o 40 metros.
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And this video is real time.
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Este video está en tiempo real.
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(Music)
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(Música)
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And just like that,
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Y así nomás,
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the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality.
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el témpano muestra un lado diferente de su personalidad.
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Thank you.
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Gracias.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Camille Seaman - PhotographerTED Senior Fellow Camille Seaman photographs big ice and big clouds.
Why you should listen
Camille Seaman takes photographs all over the world using digital and film cameras in multiple formats. Since 2003, her work has concentrated on the fragile environment of the polar regions. Her current project concerns the beauty of natural environments in Siberia.
Seaman's photographs have been published in Newsweek, Outside, Zeit Wissen, Men's Journal and more, and she has self-published many books on themes like “My China” and “Melting Away: Polar Images” through Fastback Creative Books, a company that she co-founded. In 2008, she was honored with a one-person exhibition, The Last Iceberg, at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.
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