ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Camille Seaman - Photographer
TED 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.

Read the TED Blog's Q&A with Camille Seaman >>

Browse a gallery of stormcloud photos >>

More profile about the speaker
Camille Seaman | Speaker | TED.com
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Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice

Camile Seaman: Fotos assustadoras de gelo polar.

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Fotógrafa Camile Seaman tira fotos de icebergs, mostrando ao mundo a complexa beleza desses compactos e antigos pedaços de gelo. Mergulhem na sua sequência de fotos. "O último Iceberg."
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As an artist,
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Como uma artista
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connection is very important to me.
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conexão é muito importante para mim.
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Through my work I'm trying to articulate
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Através do meu trabalho eu estou tentando articular
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that humans are not separate from nature
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que os humanos nãoo são separados da natureza
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and that everything is interconnected.
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e que todas as coisas estão interconectadas.
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I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago,
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A primeira vez que fui a Antartica foi há quase 10 anos,
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where I saw my first icebergs.
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onde eu vi meus primeiros icebergs.
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I was in awe.
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Eu estava amedrontada.
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My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy,
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Meu coração batia rápido, minha cabeça estava tonta,
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trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me.
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tentando compreender o que era aquilo parado na minha frente.
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The icebergs around me
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Os icebergs ao meu redor
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were almost 200 feet out of the water,
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eram de quase 60 metros para fora da água.
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and I could only help but wonder
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E eu podia apenas imaginar
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that this was one snowflake
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que isto era um floco de neve
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on top of another snowflake,
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em cima de outro floco de neve,
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year after year.
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ano após ano.
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Icebergs are born
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Os icebergs nascem
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when they calve off of glaciers
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quando eles se separam das geleiras
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or break off of ice shelves.
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ou quebram as laminas de gelo.
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Each iceberg has its own individual personality.
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Cada iceberg tem sua própria personalidade individual.
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They have a distinct way
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Eles tem um jeito distinto
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of interacting with their environment
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de interagir com o seu meio ambiente
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and their experiences.
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e suas experiências.
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Some refuse to give up
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Alguns se recusam a desistir
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and hold on to the bitter end,
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e permanecem até o fim,
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while others can't take it anymore
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enquanto outros não conseguem
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and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.
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e desmoronam de uma forma dramática.
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It's easy to think, when you look at an iceberg,
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É fácil pensar, quando se olha um iceberg,
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that they're isolated,
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que eles são isolados,
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that they're separate and alone,
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que eles são separados e solitários,
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much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves.
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assim como nós humanos algumas vezes nos vemos.
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But the reality is far from it.
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Mas a realidade é muito difirente disto.
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As an iceberg melts,
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A medida que um iceberg derrete
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I am breathing in
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eu posso sentir
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its ancient atmosphere.
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sua atmosfera antiga.
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As the iceberg melts,
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A medida que um iceberg derrete
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it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water
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ele está liberando água mineral rica e fresca
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that nourishes many forms of life.
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que alimenta muitas formas de vida.
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I approach photographing these icebergs
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Eu me aproximei fotografando estes icebergs
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as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors,
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como se eu estivesse fotografando meus ancestrais,
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knowing that in these individual moments
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sabendo que nestes momentos individuais
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they exist in that way
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eles existem daquela maneira
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and will never exist that way again.
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e nunca serão daquela maneira de novo.
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It is not a death when they melt;
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Não é a morte quando eles derretem,
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it is not an end,
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não é um fim,
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but a continuation
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mas uma continuação
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of their path through the cycle of life.
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do seu caminho através do ciclo da vida.
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Some of the ice in the icebergs that I photograph is very young --
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O gelo em alguns icebergs que eu fotografei é bem recente -
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a couple thousand years old.
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uns dois mil anos de idade.
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And some of the ice
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Enquanto outros
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is over 100,000 years old.
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tem mais de 100 mil anos de idade.
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The last pictures I'd like to show you
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As últimas fotografias que eu vou mostrar a vocês
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are of an iceberg that I photographed
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são de um iceberg que eu fotografei
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in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland.
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em Kekertsuatsiak, na Groelândia.
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It's a very rare occasion
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É uma ocasião muito rara
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that you get to actually witness
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que você consegue testemunhar
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an iceberg rolling.
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um iceberg rolando.
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So here it is.
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Entáo aqui está.
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You can see on the left side a small boat.
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Vocês podem ver no lado esquerdo um pequeno bote.
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That's about a 15-foot boat.
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É um bote de cerca de 4,5 m.
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And I'd like you to pay attention
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E eu gostaria que vocês prestassem atenção
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to the shape of the iceberg
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na forma do iceberg
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and where it is at the waterline.
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e onde ele está na linha da água.
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You can see here, it begins to roll,
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Vocês podem ver aqui, ele começa a rolar,
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and the boat has moved to the other side, and the man is standing there.
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e o bote se moveu para o outro lado, e o homem está em pé lá.
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This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.
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Este é um iceberg de porte médio da Groelândia.
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It's about 120 feet above the water,
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Tem por volta de 120 pés acima d'agua,
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or 40 meters.
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ou cerca de 40 metros.
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And this video is real time.
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E este vídeo é em tempo real.
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(Music)
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(Música)
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And just like that,
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E como vocês vêem,
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the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality.
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o iceberg mostra um lado diferente da sua personalidade.
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Thank you.
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Muito obrigado.
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Camille Seaman - Photographer
TED 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.

Read the TED Blog's Q&A with Camille Seaman >>

Browse a gallery of stormcloud photos >>

More profile about the speaker
Camille Seaman | Speaker | TED.com

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