Benjamin Grant: What it feels like to see Earth from space
Bendžamins Grants: Sajūtas, vērojot Zemi no kosmosa
Through his mesmerizing satellite photographs, Benjamin Grant offers us a new way of seeing of our planet and ourselves. Full bio
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has successfully completed
three days before,
tas palaists no Kanaveralas raga,
beyond low Earth orbit.
ārpus zemās Zemes orbītas.
above the Moon's horizon.
asks his crewmates where their camera is,
jautā biedriem, kur palikusi fotokamera,
points it towards the window,
important photographs of all time:
nozīmīgākajām fotogrāfijām:
a few days later,
komanda sveika un vesela atgriezās,
at the University of Pennsylvania
pētnieku grupa
of hundreds of astronauts
simtiem astronautu,
to view the Earth from space.
three common feelings:
trīs kopīgas sajūtas –
for Earth's beauty;
Zemes skaistumu,
of connection to all other living beings;
ar citām dzīvām būtnēm,
often overwhelming sense of emotion.
bieži ārkārtīgi spēcīgu emociju vilni.
the Earth from a great distance
ieraudzīšana no liela attāluma
new cognitive frameworks
struktūru veidošanos,
were forever changed
uz visiem laikiem mainīja
as the "overview effect."
have ever been to outer space.
tumsas jūrā peldošo planētu.
I set off on my own mission:
es devos pats savā misijā,
of overwhelming scale and beauty
šo milzu plašuma un skaistuma sajūtu
that I launched "Daily Overview."
kad palaidu Daily Overview.
satelītattēlu datu bāzi,
overhead view of our planet.
mūsu planētas skatījumu no augšas.
have been created thus far,
vairāk nekā 1000 šādu attēlu,
of perspectives.
from the massive archive
rūpīgi atlasot fotogrāfijas
milzīgajā arhīvā.
called Digital Globe.
of five satellites,
ātrās palīdzības mašīnas izmērā
taking pictures of the Earth
28,000 kilometers per hour.
28 000 kilometru stundā.
is equipped with a camera
ir aprīkots ar kameru,
with a standard 55 millimeter lens.
aprīkotai digitālajai spoguļkamerai.
one of their satellites
vienu no šiem satelītiem
skaidru futbola bumbas attēlu
at the stadium in Amsterdam.
of this project
that incredible technology
the Earth for resources,
Zemi, lai iegūtu resursus,
and cultivate crops for food,
of doing all of these things,
kā arī pilsētu ainavas
control and impunity.
a few of my overviews with you now.
dažus no saviem pārskatiem.
un naftas tankeri,
to the port of Singapore.
in the world by terms of total tonnage,
šī osta ir otra noslogotākā pasaulē,
of the world's shipping containers
no pasaules transporta konteineriem
you'll see a lot of little specks.
pamanīsiet daudz mazu plankumiņu.
in the United States.
and placed on a specialized diet.
the cows gain an additional 180 kilograms
par vēl 180 kilogramiem,
about this glowing pool at the top there.
arī košais baseins attēla augšpusē.
combination of manure, chemicals
un stāvošā ūdenī augošu aļģu sajaukums.
that grows in the stagnant water.
dzelzsrūdas raktuves
of Western Australia,
on the face of the Earth.
in the construction of buildings,
ēku būvniecībā,
such as your dishwasher or refrigerator.
trauku mašīnu un ledusskapju ražošanā.
in Seville, Spain.
Seviļā, Spānijā.
around an 140-meter-tall tower
apkārt 140 metrus augstam tornim
of light reflected upwards
to a storage tank underground,
uz akumulācijas tvertni pazemē,
to power 70,000 homes
lai ar enerģiju apgādātu 70 000 māju
of carbon dioxide emissions every year.
no 30 000 tonnām oglekļa dioksīda izmešu.
in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
atmežošana Santakrusā, Bolīvijā,
to untouched tracts of rainforest.
neskarti lietusmežu apgabali.
has primarily been driven
galvenokārt ir veicinājusi
the demand of its growing population
pieaugošā iedzīvotāju skaita prasības,
of its rainforest
tos iznīcina.
lost 4.5 million acres of rainforest
4,5 miljonus akru lietusmežu
in Barcelona, Spain.
Barselonā, Spānijā.
can be incredibly helpful
var būt ārkārtīgi noderīgs,
kā darbojas pilsētas
smarter solutions for urban planning,
pilsētplānošanas risinājumus.
will live in cities around the world
4,9 miljardi cilvēku dzīvos pilsētās.
by its strict grid pattern,
raksturīgs izteikts režģa raksts,
better ventilation
un papildus stāvvietas ielas līmenī.
but under much different circumstances.
tikai daudz citādākos apstākļos.
in northern Kenya,
Kenijas ziemeļos,
of its kind in the world.
who are fleeing Somalia,
gridded out at left
these white dots,
šajos baltajos punktos;
the area over time.
about changes in time.
par pārmaiņām laika gaitā.
of the project "Juxtapose,"
of it with you now.
bloom every year in April.
katru gadu zied aprīlī.
captured in March a few weeks before
marta beigās uzņemtu attēlu
taken a few weeks later.
kas uzņemts dažas nedēļas vēlāk.
in this magnificent cascade of color.
šajā satriecošajā krāsu kaskādē.
4.3 billion tulip bulbs every year.
saražo 4,3 miljardus tulpju sīpolu.
dienvidaustrumos sabruka divi aizsprosti,
in southeastern Brazil,
environmental disasters
vides katastrofām
cubic meters of waste
62 miljoni kubikmetru neattīrītu ūdeņu,
in the process,
seen here before ...
ko redzam šeit pirms
were killed in this disaster.
gāja bojā 19 cilvēki.
have access to clean drinking water
nebija pieejams tīrs dzeramais ūdens,
into the Doce River,
of plant and animal life along the way.
daudzumu augu un dzīvnieku.
related to the crisis in Syria,
kas saistīts ar Sīrijas krīzi,
of hundreds of thousands of people
simtiem tūkstošu cilvēku
pārvietojis miljoniem citu.
is seen in Mafraq, Jordan in 2011,
Mafrakā, Jordānā, 2011. gadā,
captured just this year in 2017,
2017. gadā, uzņemtu attēlu,
of the Zaatari refugee camp.
the lunar landscape for the first time,
pār Mēness ainavu,
that you could have imagined
look like from outer space.
izskatās no kosmosa.
sniedz estētisku baudījumu,
the aesthetics of an image,
what it is you're seeing,
that you still like it.
ka attēls jums joprojām patīk.
I want to create with my work,
es vēlos radīt ar saviem darbiem,
it is that contemplation,
interest in our planet
of what we're doing to it.
from the overview perspective
of these high-flying cameras,
augstu lidojošo kameru tehnoloģijai,
that we are having.
a more expansive perspective,
health of our planet,
ilgtermiņa veselību,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Benjamin Grant - Artist, authorThrough his mesmerizing satellite photographs, Benjamin Grant offers us a new way of seeing of our planet and ourselves.
Why you should listen
By curating and composing high-resolution aerial imagery, Benjamin Grant has repurposed a medium once reserved for security experts into a tool that provides us with a thought-provoking look at human impact on our planet. As the founder of Daily Overview, he tells a story not only of man's relationship to the earth but also of how a determined search for novel perspectives can shift our psychology, inspire greater collaboration and stimulate visions for a better future.
Grant has grown Daily Overview into one of the most popular blogs on social media, garnering the largest following on Instagram (currently 556,000+ followers) of any brand with an environmental focus. His best-selling book Overview: A New Perspective of Earth has been critically-acclaimed by the New York Times, The Economist, Fast Company, CNN and was selected as one of the "Best Books of 2016" by Amazon, The Smithsonian and the Los Angeles Times. First published in October 2016, the book has been translated into seven languages.
Images from Daily Overview have been featured in hundreds of publications around the world including the New York Times, Washington Post, WIRED, The Economist, VICE and more. Grant has shown large-format prints at numerous exhibitions around the world with noteworthy installations in Munich, San Francisco, New York, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles and Hjo, Sweden.
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