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Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice
Kamilla Sīmena: Atmiņā paliekošās polārā ledus fotogrāfijas
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Fotogrāfe Kamilla Sīmena fotografē aisbergus, parādot pasaulei šo milzīgo un seno ledus gabalu sarežģīto skaistumu. Ienirstiet viņas foto slīdrādē — „Pēdējais aisbergs.”
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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Kā māksliniecei
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connection is very important to me.
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man ļoti nozīmīga ir saikne.
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Through my work I'm trying to articulate
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Caur saviem darbiem es cenšos uzsvērt to,
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that humans are not separate from nature
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ka cilvēki nav nošķirti no dabas
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and that everything is interconnected.
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un ka viss ir savā starpā saistīts.
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I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago,
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Pirmo reizi es devos uz Antarktiku pirms gandrīz 10 gadiem,
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where I saw my first icebergs.
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kur ieraudzīju savus pirmos aisbergus.
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I was in awe.
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Es sajutu bijību.
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My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy,
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Mana sirds sitās strauji, mana galva bija apreibusi,
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trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me.
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cenšoties aptvert to, kas atrodas manā priekšā.
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The icebergs around me
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Aisbergi ap mani
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were almost 200 feet out of the water,
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bija gandrīz 200 pēdu ārā no ūdens.
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and I could only help but wonder
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Es varēja tik vien kā brīnīties,
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that this was one snowflake
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ka tā bija sniegpārsla
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on top of another snowflake,
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uz sniegpārslas,
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year after year.
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gadu pēc gada.
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Icebergs are born
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Aisbergi rodas,
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when they calve off of glaciers
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tiem atdaloties no šļūdoņiem
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or break off of ice shelves.
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vai nolūztot no šelfa ledājiem.
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Each iceberg has its own individual personality.
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Katram aisbergam ir sava raksturīga personība.
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They have a distinct way
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Tiem ir īpašs veids,
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of interacting with their environment
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kā mijiedarboties ar to vidi
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and their experiences.
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un sava pieredze.
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Some refuse to give up
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Daži atsakās padoties
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and hold on to the bitter end,
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un turas līdz pašām beigām,
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while others can't take it anymore
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kamēr citi vairāk nespēj izturēt
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and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.
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un sairst dramatiskā ciešanu lēkmē.
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It's easy to think, when you look at an iceberg,
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Skatoties uz aisbergu, ir viegli domāt,
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that they're isolated,
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ka tie ir izolēti,
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that they're separate and alone,
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ka tie ir nošķirti un vientuļi.
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much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves.
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Lielā mērā kā mēs, cilvēki, reizēm iedomājamies sevi.
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But the reality is far from it.
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Bet realitāte ne tuvu nav tāda.
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As an iceberg melts,
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Aisbergam kūstot,
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I am breathing in
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es ieelpoju tā
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its ancient atmosphere.
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senatnīgo atmosfēru.
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As the iceberg melts,
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Aisbergam kūstot,
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it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water
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tas atbrīvo minerāliem bagātu svaigu ūdeni,
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that nourishes many forms of life.
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kas baro daudzas dzīvības formas.
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I approach photographing these icebergs
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Mana pieeja šo aisbergu fotografēšanā
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as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors,
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ir kā uzņemot savu senču portretus,
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knowing that in these individual moments
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zinot, ka šajos īpašajos brīžos
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they exist in that way
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tie eksistē tādā veidā
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and will never exist that way again.
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un nekad vairs tā neeksistēs.
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It is not a death when they melt;
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Tā nav nāve, kad tie izkūst;
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it is not an end,
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tās nav beigas,
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but a continuation
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bet gan viņu ceļa turpinājums
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of their path through the cycle of life.
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cauri dzīves ciklam.
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Some of the ice in the icebergs that I photograph is very young --
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Daļa aisbergu ledus, ko es fotografēju, ir ļoti jauns,
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a couple thousand years old.
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pāris tūkstošus gadu vecs.
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And some of the ice
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Daļa ledus
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is over 100,000 years old.
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ir vairāk kā 100 000 gadu vecs.
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The last pictures I'd like to show you
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Pēdējie attēli, ko vēlētos jums parādīt,
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are of an iceberg that I photographed
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ir no aisberga, ko fotografēju
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in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland.
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Kekertsuatsiakā, Grenlandē.
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It's a very rare occasion
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Tā ir ļoti reta izdevība,
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that you get to actually witness
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kad var pieredzēt,
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an iceberg rolling.
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ka aisbergs pārvietojas.
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So here it is.
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Te nu tas ir.
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You can see on the left side a small boat.
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Kreisajā pusē redzama maza laiva.
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That's about a 15-foot boat.
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Tā ir apmēram 15 pēdas liela laiva.
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And I'd like you to pay attention
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Vēlos, lai jūs pievērstu uzmanību
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to the shape of the iceberg
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aisberga formai,
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and where it is at the waterline.
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un tam, kur tas atrodas uz ūdenslīnijas.
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You can see here, it begins to roll,
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Šeit jūs varat redzēt, ka tas sāk velties,
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and the boat has moved to the other side, and the man is standing there.
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un laiva ir pārvietojusies uz otru pusi, un vīrietis stāv te.
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This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.
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Tas ir vidēja lieluma Grenlandes aisbergs.
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It's about 120 feet above the water,
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Tas ir apmēram 120 pēdas jeb 40 metrus
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or 40 meters.
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virs ūdens.
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And this video is real time.
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Šis ir reāla laika video.
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(Music)
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(Mūzika)
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And just like that,
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Šādi vien
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the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality.
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aisbergs parāda jums citu savas personības pusi.
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Thank you.
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Paldies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
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.
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