ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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.

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.

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Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom

Frans Lanting: Fotografier som ger djurriket en röst

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Naturfotografen Frans Lanting använder livfulla bilder för att ta oss djupt in i djurens värld. I detta korta, visuella talk, uppmanar han oss att återanknyta med andra jordiska varelser och att ömsa de metaforiska skinn som skiljer oss från varandra.
- 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

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HumanityMänskligheten takes centerCentrum stageskede at TEDTED,
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Mänskligheten har en central plats på TED,
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but I would like to addLägg till
a voiceröst for the animalsdjur,
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men jag vill lägga till
en röst för djuren,
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whosevars bodieskroppar and mindssinnen
and spiritssprit shapedformad us.
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vars kroppar och sinnen
och andar formade oss.
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Some yearsår agosedan, it was my good fortuneförmögenhet
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För några år sedan hade jag lyckan att
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to meetträffa a tribalstam- elderäldre on an islandö
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träffa åldermannen från en stam
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not farlångt from VancouverVancouver.
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på en ö inte långt från Vancouver.
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His namenamn is JimmyJimmy SmithSmith,
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Han heter Jimmy Smith,
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and he shareddelad a storyberättelse with me
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och han delade med sig av en historia
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that is told amongbland his people,
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som berättas bland hans folk,
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who call themselvessig själva the Kwikwasut'inuxwKwikwasut'inuxw.
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som kallar sig Kwikwasut'inuxw.
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OnceEn gång upon a time, he told me,
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En gång i tiden, berättade han,
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all animalsdjur on EarthJorden were one.
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var alla djur på jorden ett.
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Even thoughdock they look differentannorlunda on the outsideutanför,
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Trots att de såg olika ut på utsidan
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insideinuti, they're all the samesamma,
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var de alla likadana på insidan,
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and from time to time they would gathersamla
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och emellanåt samlades de
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at a sacredhelig caveCave deepdjup insideinuti the forestskog
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i en helig grotta djupt inne i skogen
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to celebratefira theirderas unityUnity.
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för att fira sin enighet.
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When they arrivedanlänt,
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När de kom dit,
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they would all take off theirderas skinsskinn.
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tog alla av sig sina skinn.
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RavenKorpen shedskjul his feathersfjädrar, bearBjörn his furpäls,
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Korpen fällde sina fjädrar,
björnen sin päls,
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and salmonlax her scalesskalor,
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och laxen sina fjäll,
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and then, they would dancedansa.
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och sedan dansade de.
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But one day, a humanmänsklig madegjord it to the caveCave
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Men en dag kom en människa till grottan
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and laughedskrattade at what he saw
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och skrattade åt det han såg,
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because he did not understandförstå.
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för han förstod inte.
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EmbarrassedGenerad, the animalsdjur fledfled,
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Djuren flydde, skamsna,
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and that was the last time
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och det var sista gången
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they revealedavslöjade themselvessig själva this way.
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de avslöjade sig på det viset.
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The ancientgammal understandingförståelse that underneathunder
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Den uråldriga förståelsen att under
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theirderas separateseparat identitiesidentiteter, all animalsdjur are one,
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sina separata identiteter
är alla djur ett och samma,
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has been a powerfulkraftfull inspirationinspiration to me.
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har varit en stark inspiration för mig.
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I like to get pastdåtid the furpäls, the feathersfjädrar
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Jag gillar att gå bortom pälsen, fjädrarna
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and the scalesskalor.
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och fjällen.
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I want to get underunder the skinhud.
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Jag vill komma in under huden.
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No mattermateria whetherhuruvida I'm facingvänd a giantjätte elephantelefant
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Oavsett om jag möter en enorm elefant
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or a tinymycket liten treeträd froggroda,
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eller en pytteliten trädgroda,
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my goalmål is to connectansluta us with them, eyeöga to eyeöga.
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så är mitt mål att förbinda oss
med dem, öga mot öga.
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You mayMaj wonderundra, do I ever photographfotografera people?
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Ni undrar kanske om jag någonsin
fotograferar människor?
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Sure. People are always presentnärvarande in my photosfoton,
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Absolut, människor är alltid
närvarande i mina bilder,
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no mattermateria whetherhuruvida they appeardyka upp
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oavsett om de verkar
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to portrayskildra tortoisessköldpaddor
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porträttera sköldpaddor
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or cougarspumor
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eller bergslejon
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or lionslejon.
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eller lejon.
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You just have to learnlära sig how
to look pastdåtid theirderas disguiseförklädnad.
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Man måste bara lära sig
att se förbi deras förklädnad.
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As a photographerfotograf,
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Som fotograf
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I try to reach beyondbortom the differencesskillnader
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försöker jag nå bortom olikheterna
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in our geneticgenetisk makeupsmink
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i vår genetiska sammansättning
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to appreciateuppskatta all we have in commonallmänning
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för att uppskatta allt vi har gemensamt
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with everyvarje other livinglevande thing.
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med alla andra levande ting.
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When I use my camerakamera,
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När jag använder min kamera,
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I dropsläppa my skinhud
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kastar jag av mig mitt skinn
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like the animalsdjur at that caveCave
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som djuren i den där grottan,
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so I can showshow who they really are.
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så att jag kan visa vilka de verkligen är.
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As animalsdjur blessedvälsignad
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Som djur välsignade
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with the powerkraft of rationalrationell thought,
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med förmågan till förnuftigt tänkande,
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we can marvelförundras at the intricacieskrångligheter of life.
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kan vi förundras
över livets förvecklingar.
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As citizensmedborgare of a planetplanet in troubleproblem,
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Som medborgare på en planet i trubbel,
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it is our moralmoralisk responsibilityansvar
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är vårt moraliska ansvar
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to dealhandla with the dramaticdramatisk lossförlust in diversitymångfald of life.
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att hantera den dramatiska minskningen
av biologisk mångfald.
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But as humansmänniskor with heartshjärtan,
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Men som människor med hjärtan
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we can all rejoicejubla in the unityUnity of life,
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kan vi alla glädjas åt livets enhet,
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and perhapskanske we can changeByta
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och kanske kan vi förändra
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what onceen gång happenedhände in that sacredhelig caveCave.
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det som en gång hände
i den heliga grottan.
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Let's find a way to joinansluta sig the dancedansa.
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Låt oss hitta ett sätt att delta i dansen.
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Thank you.
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Tack.
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(Applåder)
Translated by Lisbeth Pekkari
Reviewed by Matti Jääaro

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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.

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.

More profile about the speaker
Frans Lanting | Speaker | TED.com

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