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James Nachtwey: Moving photos of extreme drug-resistant TB
La fotografia di James Nachtwey contro la XDR-TB
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Il desiderio del premio TED James Natchwey sarà realtà, se diffonderemo la conoscenza sulla XDR-TB, un ceppo della tubercolosi resistente ai farmaci che sta producendo una crisi sanitaria di carattere mondiale. Per scoprire come contribuire a questa causa, visitate www.xdrtb.org
James Nachtwey - Photojournalist
Photojournalist James Nachtwey is considered by many to be the greatest war photographer of recent decades. He has covered conflicts and major social issues in more than 30 countries. Full bio
Photojournalist James Nachtwey is considered by many to be the greatest war photographer of recent decades. He has covered conflicts and major social issues in more than 30 countries. Full bio
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I was a student in the '60s, a time of social upheaval and questioning,
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Negli anni Sessanta ero uno studente. Furono anni di rivoluzioni sociali, di domande,
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and -- on a personal level -- an awakening sense of idealism.
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e, a livello personale, di crescente idealismo.
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The war in Vietnam was raging, the Civil Rights movement was under way
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C'era la guerra in Vietnam, il movimento per i diritti civili,
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and pictures had a powerful influence on me.
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e le immagini ebbero un potente effetto su di me.
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Our political and military leaders were telling us one thing
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I nostri leader politici e militari ci dicevano una cosa e i fotografi un'altra.
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and photographers were telling us another.
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I nostri leader politici e militari ci dicevano una cosa e i fotografi un'altra.
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I believed the photographers and so did millions of other Americans.
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Io credetti ai fotografi, e così fecero milioni di altri americani.
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Their images fuelled resistance to the war and to racism.
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Le loro immagini alimentarono la resistenza a guerra e razzismo,
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They not only recorded history -- they helped change the course of history.
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e non solo registrarono gli eventi, ma aiutarono a cambiarne il corso.
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Their pictures became part of our collective consciousness
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Le loro immagini diventarono parte dell'identità collettiva,
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and, as consciousness evolved into a shared sense of conscience,
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che poi evolvette in una coscienza collettiva,
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change became not only possible, but inevitable.
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rendendo il cambiamento non solo possibile ma inevitabile.
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It puts a human face on issues which, from afar,
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La fotografia dà un aspetto umano a questioni che, da lontano,
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can appear abstract or ideological or monumental in their global impact.
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possono sembrare astratte, ideologiche, smisurate nel loro impatto mondiale.
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What happens at ground level, far from the halls of power,
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Quel che succede al "piano terra", lontano dal Potere, succede a cittadini comuni, uno ad uno.
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happens to ordinary citizens one by one.
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Quel che succede al "piano terra", lontano dal Potere, succede a cittadini comuni, uno ad uno.
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And I understood that documentary photography
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E ho capito che il documentario fotografico
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has the ability to interpret events from their point of view.
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ha la capacità di interpretare gli eventi dal loro punto di vista.
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It gives a voice to those who otherwise would not have a voice.
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Dà una voce a chi altrimenti non l'avrebbe.
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My TED wish. There’s a vital story that needs to be told
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Ecco il mio desiderio TED. C'é una questione importantissima che il mondo deve conoscere,
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and I wish for TED to help me gain access to it
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e vorrei che la comunità del TED mi aiutasse a divulgarla.
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and then to help me come up with innovative and exciting ways
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E poi, aiutatemi a scoprire metodi nuovi e accattivanti
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to use news photography in the digital era.
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per portare il documentario fotografico nell'era digitale.
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Thank you very much.
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Grazie infinite.
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[ 10.3.08 -- The story breaks. ]
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10-03-08 - LA STORIA SI FERMA
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[ "I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony." ]
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"SONO STATO UN TESTIMONE, E QUESTE FOTO SONO LA MIA TESTIMONIANZA." - JAMES NACHTWEY
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[ South Africa ]
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SUDAFRICA
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[ This is happening now. ]
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TUTTO QUESTO STA ACCADENDO ADESSO
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[ Cambodia ]
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CAMBOGIA
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[ Swaziland ]
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SWAZILAND
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[ One person dies every 20 seconds. ]
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OGNI 20 SECONDI, UNA PERSONA NE MUORE.
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[ Thailand ]
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THAILANDIA
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[ An ancient disease is taking on a deadly new form. ]
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UNA MALATTIA DEL PASSATO STA ASSUMENDO UNA NUOVA FORMA MORTALE.
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[ Siberia ]
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SIBERIA
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[ Lesotho ]
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LESOTHO
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[ Tuberculosis: the next pandemic? ]
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TUBERCOLOSI: LA PROSSIMA PANDEMIA?
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[ India ]
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INDIA
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[ TB is preventable and curable, ]
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LA TUBERCOLOSI E' PREVENIBILE E CURABILE.
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[ but it is mutating due to inadequate treatment. ]
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MA A CAUSA DEI TRATTAMENTI INADEGUATI, STA MUTANDO.
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[ XDR-TB: ]
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XDR-TB
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[ extreme drug resistant tuberculosis. ]
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TUBERCOLOSI ESTREMAMENTE RESISTENTE AI FARMACI.
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[ There is no reliable cure. ]
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NON C'E' CURA VALIDA.
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[ Patients often die within weeks of diagnosis. ]
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SPESSO, I PAZIENTI MUOIONO A POCHE SETTIMANE DALLA DIAGNOSI.
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[ 49 countries have reported XDR-TB. ]
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CASI DI XDR-TB SONO STATI DENUNCIATI IN 49 PAESI.
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[ XDR-TB is a critical threat to global health. ]
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LA XDR-TB E' UNA MINACCIA MOLTO SERIA ALLA SALUTE GLOBALE.
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[ Extreme outbreak, suffering, affliction ]
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ESTREMA INSORGENZA
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[ Extreme loss, pain, pandemic ]
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ESTREMA SOFFERENZA
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[ Extremely preventable. ]
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ESTREMAMENTE PREVENIBILE
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[ XDR-TB. ]
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XDR-TB
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[ We can stop this now. ]
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TUTTO QUESTO SI PUO' FERMARE ADESSO.
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[ Spread the story. Stop the disease. ]
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DIFFONDI QUESTA STORIA. FERMA IL CONTAGIO.
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[ Go to XDRTB.org now. ]
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VISITA SUBITO XDRTB.ORG
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[ XDRTB.org: we are the treatment. ]
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XDRTB.ORG
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[ We are the treatment. ]
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LA CURA SIAMO NOI.
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[ Made possible through the kind support of BD. ]
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CON LA COLLABORAZIONE DI BECKTON, DICKINSON & CO.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James Nachtwey - PhotojournalistPhotojournalist James Nachtwey is considered by many to be the greatest war photographer of recent decades. He has covered conflicts and major social issues in more than 30 countries.
Why you should listen
For the past three decades, James Nachtwey has devoted himself to documenting wars, conflicts and critical social issues, working in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza, Israel, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, the Philippines, South Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Rwanda, South Africa, Russia, Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo, Romania, Brazil and the United States.
Nachtwey has been a contract photographer with Time since 1984. However, when certain stories he wanted to cover -- such as Romanian orphanages and famine in Somalia -- garnered no interest from magazines, he self-financed trips there. He is known for getting up close to his subjects, or as he says, "in the same intimate space that the subjects inhabit," and he passes that sense of closeness on to the viewer.
In putting himself in the middle of conflict, his intention is to record the truth, to document the struggles of humanity, and with this, to wake people up and stir them to action.
James Nachtwey | Speaker | TED.com