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Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice
Camille Seaman: Imponerende billeder af polar is.
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Photografen Camille Seaman, som fotograferer isbjerge, viser verden den komplekse skønhed ved disse massive, gamle stykker is. Dyk ind i hendes billede-show, "Det Sidste Isbjerg".
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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Som kunstner
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connection is very important to me.
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er sammenhæng meget vigtigt for mig.
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Through my work I'm trying to articulate
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Gennem mit arbejde prøver jeg at forklare
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that humans are not separate from nature
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at mennesker ikke er adskilte fra naturen,
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and that everything is interconnected.
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og at alt hænger sammen.
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I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago,
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Jeg tog til Antarktis for første gang for 10 år siden,
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where I saw my first icebergs.
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hvor jeg så mit første isbjerg.
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I was in awe.
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Jeg var lamslået.
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My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy,
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Mit hjerte hamrede, mit hoved snorrede,
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trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me.
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og prøvede at begribe hvad det var der var foran mig.
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The icebergs around me
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Isbjergene omkring mig
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were almost 200 feet out of the water,
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var næsten 200 fod over vandet.
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and I could only help but wonder
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Og jeg kunne kun forestille mig
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that this was one snowflake
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at det var ét snefnug
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on top of another snowflake,
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ovenpå et andet snefnug,
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year after year.
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år efter år.
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Icebergs are born
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Isbjerge bliver født
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when they calve off of glaciers
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når de glider af gletchere
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or break off of ice shelves.
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eller brækker af isblokke.
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Each iceberg has its own individual personality.
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Hvert et isbjerg har sin even individuelle personlighed.
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They have a distinct way
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De har en unik måde
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of interacting with their environment
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at interagere med deres omverden
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and their experiences.
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og deres oplevelser.
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Some refuse to give up
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Nogle nægter at give op
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and hold on to the bitter end,
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og bliver ved til den bitre ende,
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while others can't take it anymore
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mens andre ikke kan klare det mere
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and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.
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og smuldrer med dramatisk lidenskab.
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It's easy to think, when you look at an iceberg,
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Det er nemt at tro, når du ser på et isbjerg,
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that they're isolated,
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at de er isolerede,
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that they're separate and alone,
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at de er separerede og alene,
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much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves.
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meget som vi mennesker sommetider ser os selv.
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But the reality is far from it.
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Men virkeligheden er langt fra det.
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As an iceberg melts,
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Når et isbjerg smelter,
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I am breathing in
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indånder jeg
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its ancient atmosphere.
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dens gamle atmosfære.
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As the iceberg melts,
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Når isbjerget smelter
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it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water
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udleder det mineralfyldt ferskvand
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that nourishes many forms of life.
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som giver næring til mange former for liv.
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I approach photographing these icebergs
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Jeg fotograferer disse isbjerge
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as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors,
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som om jeg lavede portrætter af mine forfædre,
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knowing that in these individual moments
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velvidende at i disse individuelle øjeblikke
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they exist in that way
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eksisterer de som de er der
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and will never exist that way again.
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og de vil aldrig eksistere på samme måde igen.
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It is not a death when they melt;
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Det er ikke et dødsfald når de smelter,
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it is not an end,
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det er ikke en slutning,
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but a continuation
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men en fortsættelse
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of their path through the cycle of life.
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på deres vej gennem livets cyklus.
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Some of the ice in the icebergs that I photograph is very young --
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Noget af isen på isbjergene som jeg fotograferer er meget ung --
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a couple thousand years old.
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et par tusinde år gammel.
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And some of the ice
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Og noget af isen
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is over 100,000 years old.
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er over 100,000 år gammelt.
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The last pictures I'd like to show you
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De sidste billeder jeg gerne vil vise jer
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are of an iceberg that I photographed
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viser et isbjerg jeg fotograferede
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in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland.
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i Qeqetarsuaq på Grønland.
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It's a very rare occasion
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Det er meget sjældent
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that you get to actually witness
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at man faktisk er vidne til
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an iceberg rolling.
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et isbjerg der ruller.
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So here it is.
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Så her er det.
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You can see on the left side a small boat.
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På venstre side kan man se en lille båd.
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That's about a 15-foot boat.
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Det er en båd på ca. 15 fod.
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And I'd like you to pay attention
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Og jeg vil henlede jeres opmærksomhed
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to the shape of the iceberg
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til isbjergets form
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and where it is at the waterline.
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og hvor det befinder sig i vandet.
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You can see here, it begins to roll,
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Man kan her se, det starter med at rulle,
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and the boat has moved to the other side, and the man is standing there.
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og båden har bevæget sig om til den anden side, og manden står der.
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This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.
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Det her er et gennemsnitligt Grønlandsk isbjerg.
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It's about 120 feet above the water,
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Det er omkring 120 fod over vandet,
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or 40 meters.
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eller 40 meter.
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And this video is real time.
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Og denne video er i realtid.
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(Music)
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(Musik)
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And just like that,
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Og uden videre
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the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality.
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viser isbjerg en helt anderledes side af sin personlighed.
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Thank you.
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Tak.
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(Applause)
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(Klapsalver)
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.
Read the TED Blog's Q&A with Camille Seaman >>
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