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Kristen Ashburn: The face of AIDS in Africa
Kristen Ashburns hartverscheurende foto's van aids.
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In deze emotionele lezing toont documentairefotografe Kristen Ashburn onvergetelijke beelden van de gevolgen van aids in Afrika.
Kristen Ashburn - Photographer
Kristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering. Full bio
Kristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering. Full bio
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When I first arrived in beautiful Zimbabwe,
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Toen ik voor het eerst in het mooie Zimbabwe kwam,
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it was difficult to understand that 35 percent of the population
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was het moeilijk om te begrijpen dat 35 procent van de bevolking
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is HIV positive.
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HIV-positief is.
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It really wasn't until I was invited to the homes of people
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Pas toen ik bij de mensen thuis kwam
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that I started to understand the human toll of the epidemic.
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ben ik de menselijke tol van de epidemie gaan begrijpen.
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For instance, this is Herbert with his grandmother.
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Bijvoorbeeld, dit is Herbert met zijn grootmoeder.
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When I first met him, he was sitting on his grandmother's lap.
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Toen ik hem voor het eerst zag, zat hij op de schoot van zijn oma.
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He has been orphaned, as both of his parents died of AIDS,
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Hij is wees, omdat zijn beide ouders overleden aan aids,
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and his grandmother took care of him until he too died of AIDS.
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en zijn grootmoeder ontfermde zich over hem, totdat ook hij overleed aan aids.
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He liked to sit on her lap
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Hij zat graag op haar schoot
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because he said that it was painful for him to lie in his own bed.
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omdat het pijnlijk voor hem was om in bed te liggen.
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When she got up to make tea, she placed him in my own lap
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Toen ze opstond om thee te maken, stopte ze hem in mijn schoot
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and I had never felt a child that was that emaciated.
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en ik had nog nooit een zo uitgehongerd kind gevoeld.
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Before I left, I actually asked him if I could get him something.
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Voor ik vertrok, vroeg ik hem of ik hem iets kon geven.
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I thought he would ask for a toy, or candy,
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Ik dacht dat hij zou vragen om een stuk speelgoed of snoep,
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and he asked me for slippers,
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maar hij vroeg sloffen,
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because he said that his feet were cold.
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omdat zijn voeten koud waren.
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This is Joyce who's -- in this picture -- 21.
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Dit is Joyce die - hier - 21 is.
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Single mother, HIV positive.
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Alleenstaande moeder, HIV-positief.
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I photographed her before and after
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Ik fotografeerde haar voor en na
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the birth of her beautiful baby girl, Issa.
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de geboorte van haar prachtige meisje, Issa.
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And I was last week walking on Lafayette Street in Manhattan
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En ik liep vorige week op Lafayette Street in Manhattan
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and got a call from a woman who I didn't know,
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en kreeg een telefoontje van een vrouw die ik niet kende,
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but she called to tell me that Joyce had passed away
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ze belde om te zeggen dat dat Joyce was overleden
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at the age of 23.
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23 jaar oud.
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Joyce's mother is now taking care of her daughter,
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Joyce's moeder zorgt nu voor haar dochter,
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like so many other Zimbabwean children
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zoals zo vele andere Zimbabwaanse kinderen
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who've been orphaned by the epidemic.
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die wees zijn geworden door de epidemie.
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So a few of the stories.
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Zomaar enkele verhalen,
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With every picture,
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maar bij elke foto
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there are individuals who have full lives
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horen mensen met een rijk leven,
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and stories that deserve to be told.
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en prachtige verhalen.
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All these pictures are from Zimbabwe.
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Al deze foto's zijn uit Zimbabwe.
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Chris Anderson: Kirsten, will you just take one minute,
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Chris Anderson: Kirsten, kan je even kort
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just to tell your own story of how you got to Africa?
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je eigen verhaal vertellen hoe je in Afrika kwam?
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Kirsten Ashburn: Mmm, gosh.
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Kirsten Ashburn: Mmm, goh.
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CA: Just --
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CA: Juist --
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KA: Actually, I was working at the time, doing production
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KA: Toentertijd deed ik productie
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for a fashion photographer.
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voor een modefotograaf.
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And I was constantly reading the New York Times,
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En ik las vaak in de New York Times
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and stunned by the statistics, the numbers.
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en was overweldigd door de statistieken, de cijfers.
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It was just frightening.
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Het was gewoon beangstigend.
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So I quit my job
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Dus heb ik mijn baan opgezegd
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and decided that that's the subject that I wanted to tackle.
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en besloten dat dat het onderwerp is dat ik wilde aanpakken.
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And I first actually went to Botswana, where I spent a month --
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Eerst ging ik naar Botswana waar ik een maand verbleef-
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this is in December 2000 --
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Dat was in december 2000 -
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then went to Zimbabwe for a month and a half,
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vervolgens naar Zimbabwe voor anderhalve maand,
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and then went back again this March 2002
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en nogmaals in maart 2002
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for another month and a half in Zimbabwe.
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voor anderhalve maand, naar Zimbabwe.
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CA: That's an amazing story, thank you.
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CA: Dat is een geweldig verhaal, dank je.
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KB: Thanks for letting me show these.
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KB: Dank voor de toelating om ze te laten zien.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kristen Ashburn - PhotographerKristen Ashburn's photographs bring us face-to-face with real people in desperate circumstances. Taking us to the intimate spaces of her subjects -- the victims of war, disaster, epidemic -- she elicits the sublime sadness and resolve of human beings in suffering.
Why you should listen
Kristen Ashburn's poignant photographs bring us into close contact with individuals in the midst of enormous hardship -- giving a human face to struggles that much of the world knows only as statistics and blurbs on the news. She has photographed the people of Iraq a year after the U.S. invasion, Jewish settlers in Gaza, suicide bombers, the penal system in Russia, victims of tuberculosis and the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. One of her more recent works, BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family, looked at the human impact of AIDS in Africa.
Her unflinching photographs from the Middle East, Europe, and Africa have appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, TIME, Newsweek, and Life. She has won numerous awards, including the NPPA's Best of Photojournalism Award and two World Press Photo prizes.
Kristen Ashburn | Speaker | TED.com