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Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
Frans Lanting: Fotografie, ktoré vypovedajú o ríši zvierat
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Fotograf prírody Frans Lanting používa energické zábery zvierat, aby nám priblížil živočíšnu ríšu. V tomto krátkom monológu s mnohými obrázkami nás nabáda k tomu, aby sme sa spojili s ostatnými pozemskými tvormi a metaforicky zhodili kožu, ktorá nás rozlišuje.
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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Na TED-e sú v centre pozornosti ľudia,
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but I would like to add
a voice for the animals,
a voice for the animals,
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no ja by som sa rád prihovoril
za zvieratá,
za zvieratá,
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whose bodies and minds
and spirits shaped us.
and spirits shaped us.
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ktorých telá, mysle a duše nás formovali.
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Some years ago, it was my good fortune
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Pred niekoľkými rokmi som mal to šťastie
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to meet a tribal elder on an island
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stretnúť domorodého starešinu na ostrove
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not far from Vancouver.
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neďaleko Vancouveru.
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His name is Jimmy Smith,
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Volal sa Jimmy Smith
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and he shared a story with me
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a porozprával mi príbeh,
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that is told among his people,
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ktorý sa traduje medzi ľuďmi v jeho kmeni,
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who call themselves the Kwikwasut'inuxw.
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ktorí sami seba nazývajú Kwikwasut'inuxw.
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Once upon a time, he told me,
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Vravel: Kde bolo, tam bolo,
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all animals on Earth were one.
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všetky zvieratá na svete boli jedným.
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Even though they look different on the outside,
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Hoci navonok vyzerali odlišne,
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inside, they're all the same,
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vo vnútri boli všetky rovnaké
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and from time to time they would gather
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a raz za čas sa všetky zhromaždili
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at a sacred cave deep inside the forest
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v posvätnej jaskyni hlboko v lese,
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to celebrate their unity.
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aby oslávili svoju jednotu.
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When they arrived,
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Keď zvieratá prišli do jaskyne,
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they would all take off their skins.
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všetky sa vyzliekli zo svoje kože.
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Raven shed his feathers, bear his fur,
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Havran zhodil perie, medveď srsť,
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and salmon her scales,
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losos šupiny
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and then, they would dance.
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a potom začali tancovať.
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But one day, a human made it to the cave
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Ale jedného dňa
sa do jaskyne dostal človek.
sa do jaskyne dostal človek.
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and laughed at what he saw
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Smial sa na tom, čo videl,
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because he did not understand.
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pretože tomu nerozumel.
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Embarrassed, the animals fled,
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Zahanbené zvieratá ušli
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and that was the last time
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a to bolo posledný raz,
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they revealed themselves this way.
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čo sa takto odhalili.
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The ancient understanding that underneath
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Dávne chápanie skutočnosti,
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their separate identities, all animals are one,
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že pod rozdielnymi identitami
sa skrýva jeden tvor,
sa skrýva jeden tvor,
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has been a powerful inspiration to me.
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bolo pre mňa veľkou inšpiráciou.
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I like to get past the fur, the feathers
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Rád sa dostávam pod kožušinu, perie
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and the scales.
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či šupiny.
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I want to get under the skin.
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Chcem sa dostať pod kožu.
01:48
No matter whether I'm facing a giant elephant
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Je jedno, či stojím zoči-voči
obrovskému slonovi
obrovskému slonovi
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or a tiny tree frog,
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alebo maličkej rosničke,
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my goal is to connect us with them, eye to eye.
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mojím cieľom je spojiť
nás, ľudí, so zvieratami – tvárou v tvár.
nás, ľudí, so zvieratami – tvárou v tvár.
02:00
You may wonder, do I ever photograph people?
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Možno sa pýtate, či vôbec fotím aj ľudí.
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Sure. People are always present in my photos,
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Iste. Ľudia sú na mojich fotografiách
prítomní vždy,
prítomní vždy,
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no matter whether they appear
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nie je dôležité, či vyzerajú
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to portray tortoises
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ako korytnačka,
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or cougars
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puma
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or lions.
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alebo lev.
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You just have to learn how
to look past their disguise.
to look past their disguise.
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Len sa musíte naučiť odhaliť
ich prestrojenie.
ich prestrojenie.
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As a photographer,
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Ako fotograf
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I try to reach beyond the differences
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sa snažím preniknúť za hranice rozdielov
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in our genetic makeup
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v našej genetickej výbave
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to appreciate all we have in common
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a začať si vážiť to, čo máme spoločné
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with every other living thing.
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s každou jednou živou bytosťou.
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When I use my camera,
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Keď fotografujem,
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I drop my skin
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zvliekam svoju kožu
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like the animals at that cave
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ako zvieratá v tej jaskyni,
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so I can show who they really are.
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aby som ukázal, čím skutočne sú.
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As animals blessed
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Ako zvieratá obdarené
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with the power of rational thought,
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silou racionálneho myslenia,
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we can marvel at the intricacies of life.
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môžeme žasnúť nad toľkou
zložitosťou života.
zložitosťou života.
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As citizens of a planet in trouble,
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Ako obyvatelia planéty v ťažkostiach,
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it is our moral responsibility
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je našou morálnou povinnosťou
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to deal with the dramatic loss in diversity of life.
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zaoberať sa dramatickým úbytkom
druhovej pestrosti.
druhovej pestrosti.
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But as humans with hearts,
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Ale ako ľudia so srdcom
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we can all rejoice in the unity of life,
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sa môžeme všetci radovať z jednoty života
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and perhaps we can change
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a snáď môžeme zmeniť to,
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what once happened in that sacred cave.
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čo sa raz stalo v onej posvätnej jaskyni.
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Let's find a way to join the dance.
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Nájdime spôsob, ako sa pripojiť k tancu.
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Thank you.
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Ďakujem.
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(Applause)
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(potlesk)
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