ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Camille Seaman - Photographer
TED 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.

Read the TED Blog's Q&A with Camille Seaman >>

Browse a gallery of stormcloud photos >>

More profile about the speaker
Camille Seaman | Speaker | TED.com
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Camille Seaman: Photos from a storm chaser

Camille Seaman: 追风者的照片

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摄影师Camille Seaman追逐风暴已长达五年。在这场演讲中,她展示了惊人、超现实的天空景色变化照片。
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TED Senior Fellow Camille Seaman photographs big ice and big clouds. Full bio

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Everything is interconnected互联.
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一切事物都彼此相关
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As a Shinnecock夏宁科克 Indian印度人, I was raised上调 to know this.
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身为辛纳科克印第安人
我从小就知道这一点
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We are a small fishing钓鱼 tribe部落
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我们是以捕鱼为生的小部落
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situated位于 on the southeastern东南 tip小费 of Long Island
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位于长岛东南端
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near the town of Southampton南安普敦 in New York纽约.
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邻近纽约南汉普顿镇
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When I was a little girl女孩,
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我年幼时
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my grandfather祖父 took me to sit outside in the sun太阳 on a hot summer夏季 day.
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某个炎热的夏天
祖父将我带到户外,坐在阳光下
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There were no clouds in the sky天空.
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天空万里无云
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And after a while I began开始 to perspire流汗.
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不久后,我开始流汗
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And he pointed up to the sky天空, and he said,
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祖父指着天空说
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"Look, do you see that?
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“看,妳看见了吗?”
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That's part部分 of you up there.
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“那是妳的一部分”
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That's your water that helps帮助 to make the cloud
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“妳身上的水促使云朵形成”
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that becomes the rain that feeds供稿 the plants植物
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“云产生雨,滋养植物”
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that feeds供稿 the animals动物."
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“植物哺育动物”
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In my continued继续 exploration勘探 of subjects主题 in nature性质
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在我对自然万物的持续探索中
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that have the ability能力 to illustrate说明 the interconnection互连 of all life,
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显示所有生命都彼此相关
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I started开始 storm风暴 chasing in 2008
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我从2008年开始追逐风暴
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after my daughter女儿 said, "Mom妈妈, you should do that."
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起因在于我女儿说,“妈妈,妳应该这么做”
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And so three days later后来, driving主动 very fast快速,
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因此三天后,我开着车高速行驶
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I found发现 myself stalking盯梢 a single type类型 of giant巨人 cloud called the super cell细胞,
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发现自己逐渐接近一种名叫
超级细胞(super cell)的巨大云层
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capable of producing生产 grapefruit-size柚子大小 hail冰雹
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它能产生葡萄柚大小的冰雹
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and spectacular壮观 tornadoes龙卷风,
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和壮观的龙卷风
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although虽然 only two percent百分 actually其实 do.
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虽然那些都只有百分之二的机会
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These clouds can grow增长 so big, up to 50 miles英里 wide
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这种云层的体积
十分庞大,宽度可达50英哩
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and reach达到 up to 65,000 feet into the atmosphere大气层.
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高度可达65,000英呎
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They can grow增长 so big, blocking闭塞 all daylight阳光,
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大到能完全遮蔽日光
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making制造 it very dark黑暗 and ominous不祥的 standing常设 under them.
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站在它下方令人感到极度黑暗与不祥
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Storm风暴 chasing is a very tactile experience经验.
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追逐风暴是充满感官刺激的体验
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There's a warm, moist湿 wind blowing at your back
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温暖潮湿的风从身后吹来
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and the smell of the earth地球, the wheat小麦, the grass, the charged带电 particles粒子.
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风中散发着泥土
麦穗、青草及带电粒子的气息
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And then there are the colors颜色 in the clouds
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冰雹的形成使云层呈现
缤纷的色彩,包括绿色及土耳其蓝
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of hail冰雹 forming成型, the greens青菜 and the turquoise绿松石 blues蓝调.
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冰雹的形成使云层呈现
缤纷的色彩,包括绿色及土耳其蓝
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I've learned学到了 to respect尊重 the lightning闪电.
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我学会尊重闪电
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My hair头发 used to be straight直行.
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我本来是直发
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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I'm just kidding开玩笑.
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只是开个玩笑
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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What really excites的激励 me about these storms风暴
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真正令我兴奋的是这些风暴的变化
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is their movement运动, the way they swirl漩涡 and spin and undulate波动,
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它们盘绕、旋转、起伏的姿态
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with their lava岩浆 lamp-like灯样 mammatus乳状云 clouds.
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彷佛熔岩灯中的乳状流体
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They become成为 lovely可爱 monsters怪物.
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它们成了有趣的怪物
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When I'm photographing拍摄 them,
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当我拍摄风暴时
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I cannot不能 help but remember记得 my grandfather's爷爷的 lesson.
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不禁想起祖父所说的话
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As I stand under them,
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当我站在风暴下方
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I see not just a cloud,
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眼中所见的不仅是云层
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but understand理解 that what I have the privilege特权 to witness见证
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也领悟到我有幸目睹的是
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is the same相同 forces军队, the same相同 process处理 in a small-scale小型 version
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某种相同力量和过程的小规模版本
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that helped帮助 to create创建 our galaxy星系, our solar太阳能 system系统, our sun太阳
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那种力量创造了
我们的银河系、太阳系、太阳
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and even this very planet行星.
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甚至我们的地球
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All my relations关系. Thank you.
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所有与我息息相关的人,谢谢
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by illusion Hung
Reviewed by Zhechao Chen

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Camille Seaman - Photographer
TED 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.

Read the TED Blog's Q&A with Camille Seaman >>

Browse a gallery of stormcloud photos >>

More profile about the speaker
Camille Seaman | Speaker | TED.com