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Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
Frans Lanting: Imágenes que dan voz al reino animal
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El fotógrafo de naturaleza Frans Lanting usa imágenes apasionantes para llevarnos al interior del escondido mundo animal. En esta breve charla nos invita volver a conectar con otras criaturas terrenales y que metafóricamente nos despojamos de todo lo que nos separa el uno del otro.
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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El centro de atención en TED
es la humanidad
es la humanidad
00:15
but I would like to add
a voice for the animals,
a voice for the animals,
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pero a mí me gustaría
trasladarlo a los animales,
trasladarlo a los animales,
00:19
whose bodies and minds
and spirits shaped us.
and spirits shaped us.
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cuyos cuerpos, mentes y espíritus
nos han dado forma.
nos han dado forma.
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Some years ago, it was my good fortune
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Hace algunos años, tuve la gran fortuna
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to meet a tribal elder on an island
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de reunirme con un anciano de una tribu
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not far from Vancouver.
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en una isla, no muy lejos de Vancouver.
00:32
His name is Jimmy Smith,
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Se llama Jimmy Smith,
00:35
and he shared a story with me
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y compartió conmigo una historia
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that is told among his people,
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conocida por toda su tribu,
00:39
who call themselves the Kwikwasut'inuxw.
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llamada Kwikwasut'inuxw.
00:43
Once upon a time, he told me,
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Érase una vez, dijo,
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all animals on Earth were one.
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en que todos los animales
de la tierra eran uno.
de la tierra eran uno.
00:48
Even though they look different on the outside,
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A pesar de sus aspectos diferentes,
00:51
inside, they're all the same,
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eran idénticos por dentro,
00:54
and from time to time they would gather
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y de vez en cuando se reunían
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at a sacred cave deep inside the forest
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en una cueva sagrada
en la profundidad del bosque
en la profundidad del bosque
01:00
to celebrate their unity.
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para celebrar su unión.
01:02
When they arrived,
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Al entrar,
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they would all take off their skins.
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dejaban sus pieles.
01:06
Raven shed his feathers, bear his fur,
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El cuervo se despojaba de sus plumas
y el oso de su piel,
y el oso de su piel,
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and salmon her scales,
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y el salmón de sus escamas,
01:12
and then, they would dance.
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para luego bailar.
01:15
But one day, a human made it to the cave
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Pero un día, un hombre
irrumpió en la cueva
irrumpió en la cueva
01:19
and laughed at what he saw
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y se echó a reír a su costa,
01:20
because he did not understand.
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ya que no entendió lo que vio.
01:23
Embarrassed, the animals fled,
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Avergonzados, los animales huyeron
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and that was the last time
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y esa fue la última vez
01:28
they revealed themselves this way.
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que se les vio así.
01:32
The ancient understanding that underneath
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La milenaria sabiduría, que a pesar
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their separate identities, all animals are one,
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de sus diferentes identidades,
todos los animales son uno,
todos los animales son uno,
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has been a powerful inspiration to me.
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ha sido una poderosa fuente
de inspiración para mí.
de inspiración para mí.
01:41
I like to get past the fur, the feathers
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Me gusta ir más allá
01:44
and the scales.
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de pieles, plumas y escalas.
01:46
I want to get under the skin.
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Llegar a lo que hay
debajo de la piel.
debajo de la piel.
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No matter whether I'm facing a giant elephant
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Ya se trate de un elefante gigante
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or a tiny tree frog,
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o de una ranita arbórea,
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my goal is to connect us with them, eye to eye.
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mi objetivo es volver a conectar con ellos
y mirarlos directamente a los ojos.
y mirarlos directamente a los ojos.
02:00
You may wonder, do I ever photograph people?
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Se preguntarán si alguna vez
fotografío gente.
fotografío gente.
02:03
Sure. People are always present in my photos,
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Por supuesto, el hombre está
siempre presente en mis fotos
siempre presente en mis fotos
02:07
no matter whether they appear
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da igual si aparece
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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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puma,
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or lions.
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o león.
02:16
You just have to learn how
to look past their disguise.
to look past their disguise.
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Solo tienen que aprender a ver
más allá de sus disfraces.
más allá de sus disfraces.
02:20
As a photographer,
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Como fotógrafo,
02:22
I try to reach beyond the differences
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trato de trascender las diferencias
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in our genetic makeup
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en nuestra apariencia genética
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to appreciate all we have in common
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para apreciar lo que tenemos en común
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with every other living thing.
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con todos los demás seres vivos.
02:34
When I use my camera,
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Cuando uso mi cámara
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I drop my skin
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renuncio a mi piel,
02:38
like the animals at that cave
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como los animales en la cueva,
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so I can show who they really are.
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para poder así mostrar
cómo son ellos realmente.
cómo son ellos realmente.
02:45
As animals blessed
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Al ser animales dotados
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with the power of rational thought,
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con capacidad para
el pensamiento racional,
el pensamiento racional,
02:50
we can marvel at the intricacies of life.
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la complejidad de la vida
maravilla al hombre.
maravilla al hombre.
02:55
As citizens of a planet in trouble,
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Como ciudadanos de un planeta en apuros,
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it is our moral responsibility
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es nuestro deber moral
03:00
to deal with the dramatic loss in diversity of life.
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encontrar soluciones
a la reducción drástica de la diversidad.
a la reducción drástica de la diversidad.
Pero como seres dotados
de alma y corazón
de alma y corazón
03:06
But as humans with hearts,
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03:08
we can all rejoice in the unity of life,
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todos podemos celebrar que
vivimos juntos en armonía,
vivimos juntos en armonía,
03:12
and perhaps we can change
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y tal vez así podremos rectificar
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what once happened in that sacred cave.
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lo que una vez hicimos
en aquella cueva sagrada.
en aquella cueva sagrada.
03:18
Let's find a way to join the dance.
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Encontremos una manera
de unirnos a la danza.
de unirnos a la danza.
03:23
Thank you.
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Gracias.
03:26
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
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