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Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
Frans Lanting: Fotos que donen veu al regne animal
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Frans Lanting, fotógraf de 'Nature', utilitza imatges vibrants per endinsar-nos en el món animal. En aquesta xerrada curta i visual ens anima a reconnectar amb la resta de criatures del món i a despullar-nos metefòricament de les pells que ens separen uns dels altres.
Frans Lanting - Nature photographer
Frans Lanting is one of the greatest nature photographers of our time. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon andTime, as well as numerous award-winning books. Lanting's recent exhibition, The LIFE Project, offers a lyrical interpretation of the history of life on Earth. Full bio
Frans Lanting is one of the greatest nature photographers of our time. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon andTime, as well as numerous award-winning books. Lanting's recent exhibition, The LIFE Project, offers a lyrical interpretation of the history of life on Earth. Full bio
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Humanity takes center stage at TED,
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Els humans som al centre de TED,
00:15
but I would like to add
a voice for the animals,
a voice for the animals,
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però m'agradaria donar-hi veu als animals,
00:19
whose bodies and minds
and spirits shaped us.
and spirits shaped us.
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que amb els seus cossos i ments
i esperits ens modelen.
i esperits ens modelen.
00:25
Some years ago, it was my good fortune
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Fa uns anys, vaig tenir la sort
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to meet a tribal elder on an island
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de conèixer un ancià
d'una tribu en una illa
d'una tribu en una illa
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not far from Vancouver.
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a prop de Vancouver.
00:32
His name is Jimmy Smith,
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Es deia Jimmy Smith
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and he shared a story with me
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i em va explicar una història
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that is told among his people,
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que explica la seva gent,
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who call themselves the Kwikwasut'inuxw.
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que es fan anomenar els Kwikwasut'inuxw.
00:43
Once upon a time, he told me,
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Fa molt i molt de temps, va dir,
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all animals on Earth were one.
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tots els animals del món estaven units.
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Even though they look different on the outside,
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Tot i que eren diferents en l'exterior,
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inside, they're all the same,
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en l'interior eren tots iguals,
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and from time to time they would gather
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i cada cert temps es reunien
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at a sacred cave deep inside the forest
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en una cova sagrada ben endins del bosc
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to celebrate their unity.
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per celebrar la seva unió.
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When they arrived,
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Quan hi arribaven,
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they would all take off their skins.
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tots es treien la pell.
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Raven shed his feathers, bear his fur,
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El corb es treia les plomes, l'ós, el pèl,
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and salmon her scales,
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i el salmó, les escates,
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and then, they would dance.
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i llavors ballaven.
01:15
But one day, a human made it to the cave
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Però un dia un humà va arribar a la cova
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and laughed at what he saw
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i es va riure del que va veure
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because he did not understand.
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perquè no ho entenia.
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Embarrassed, the animals fled,
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Avergonyits, els animals van fugir
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and that was the last time
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i va ser l'últim cop
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they revealed themselves this way.
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que es van mostrar d'aquella manera.
01:32
The ancient understanding that underneath
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L'antiga creença que sota
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their separate identities, all animals are one,
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identitats separades,
tots els animals en són un
tots els animals en són un
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has been a powerful inspiration to me.
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m'ha inspirat de manera poderosa.
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I like to get past the fur, the feathers
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M'agrada anar més enllà
del pèl, les plomes
del pèl, les plomes
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and the scales.
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i les escates.
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I want to get under the skin.
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Vull arribar a sota de la pell.
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No matter whether I'm facing a giant elephant
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Tant fa si em miro un elefant gegant
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or a tiny tree frog,
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o una granota minúscula,
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my goal is to connect us with them, eye to eye.
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vull connectar-nos a nosaltres amb ells,
mirar dins dels ulls.
mirar dins dels ulls.
02:00
You may wonder, do I ever photograph people?
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Potser us pregunteu
si mai fotografio persones.
si mai fotografio persones.
02:03
Sure. People are always present in my photos,
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I tant. Hi ha persones
en totes les meves fotos,
en totes les meves fotos,
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no matter whether they appear
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tant fa si apareixen
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to portray tortoises
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en forma de tortuga
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or cougars
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o de puma
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or lions.
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o de lleó.
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You just have to learn how
to look past their disguise.
to look past their disguise.
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Només hem d'aprendre a veure
més enllà de la disfressa.
més enllà de la disfressa.
02:20
As a photographer,
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Com a fotògraf,
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I try to reach beyond the differences
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intento sobrepassar les diferències
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in our genetic makeup
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del maquillatge genètic
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to appreciate all we have in common
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i valorar el que tenim en comú
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with every other living thing.
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amb tota la resta d'éssers vius.
02:34
When I use my camera,
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Quan agafo la càmera,
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I drop my skin
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em trec la pell
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like the animals at that cave
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com els animals a la cova
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so I can show who they really are.
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per poder mostrar-los com són realment.
02:45
As animals blessed
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Com a animals beneïts
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with the power of rational thought,
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amb el poder del pensament racional,
02:50
we can marvel at the intricacies of life.
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ens podem meravellar
de les complexitats de la vida.
de les complexitats de la vida.
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As citizens of a planet in trouble,
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Com a ciutadans d'un planeta amb problemes,
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it is our moral responsibility
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tenim la responsabilitat moral
03:00
to deal with the dramatic loss in diversity of life.
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d'enfrontar-nos a la dràstica pèrdua
de diversitat.
de diversitat.
03:06
But as humans with hearts,
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Però com a humans amb cor,
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we can all rejoice in the unity of life,
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podem celebrar la unitat de la vida
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and perhaps we can change
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i potser canviarem
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what once happened in that sacred cave.
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el que fa temps va passar
a la cova sagrada.
a la cova sagrada.
03:18
Let's find a way to join the dance.
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Trobem una manera d'unir-nos al ball.
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Thank you.
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Gràcies.
[Aplaudiments]
03:26
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Frans Lanting - Nature photographerFrans Lanting is one of the greatest nature photographers of our time. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon andTime, as well as numerous award-winning books. Lanting's recent exhibition, The LIFE Project, offers a lyrical interpretation of the history of life on Earth.
Why you should listen
In the pursuit of his work, Frans Lanting has lived in the trees with wild macaws, camped with giant tortoises inside a volcanic crater, and documented never-before-photographed wildlife and tribal traditions in Madagascar. The Dutch-born, California-based photographer has traveled to Botswana's Okavango Delta, the rain forests of Borneo and the home of emperor penguins in Antarctica.
The resulting photographs -- staggering in their beauty, startling in their originality -- have brought much-needed attention to endangered species and ecological crises throughout the world. In 2001, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands inducted Lanting as a Knight in the Royal Order of the Golden Ark, the country's highest conservation honor -- just one of many honors he has received throughout his illustrious career.
Frans Lanting | Speaker | TED.com