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 >>

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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.”
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As an artistmākslinieks,
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connectionsavienojums is very importantsvarīgs to me.
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man ļoti nozīmīga ir saikne.
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ThroughCaur my work I'm tryingmēģina to articulateformulēt
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Caur saviem darbiem es cenšos uzsvērt to,
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that humanscilvēki are not separateatsevišķi from naturedaba
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ka cilvēki nav nošķirti no dabas
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and that everything is interconnectedsavstarpēji saistīti.
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un ka viss ir savā starpā saistīts.
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I first wentdevās to AntarcticaAntarktīda almostgandrīz 10 yearsgadiem agopirms,
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Pirmo reizi es devos uz Antarktiku pirms gandrīz 10 gadiem,
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where I saw my first icebergsaisbergu.
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kur ieraudzīju savus pirmos aisbergus.
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I was in awebijību.
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Es sajutu bijību.
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My heartsirds beatbeat fastātri, my headgalva was dizzyreibonis,
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Mana sirds sitās strauji, mana galva bija apreibusi,
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tryingmēģina to comprehendizprast what it was that stoodstāvēja in frontpriekšā of me.
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cenšoties aptvert to, kas atrodas manā priekšā.
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The icebergsaisbergu around me
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Aisbergi ap mani
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were almostgandrīz 200 feetkājas out of the waterūdens,
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bija gandrīz 200 pēdu ārā no ūdens.
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and I could only help but wonderbrīnums
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Es varēja tik vien kā brīnīties,
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that this was one snowflakesniegpārsla
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ka tā bija sniegpārsla
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on toptops of anothercits snowflakesniegpārsla,
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uz sniegpārslas,
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yeargads after yeargads.
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gadu pēc gada.
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IcebergsAisbergu are borndzimis
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Aisbergi rodas,
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when they calveteļš off of glaciersledāji
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tiem atdaloties no šļūdoņiem
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or breakpārtraukums off of iceledus shelvesplaukti.
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vai nolūztot no šelfa ledājiem.
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EachKatram icebergaisbergs has its ownpašu individualindivīds personalitypersonība.
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Katram aisbergam ir sava raksturīga personība.
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They have a distinctatšķirīgs way
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Tiem ir īpašs veids,
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of interactingmijiedarbojas with theirviņu environmentvide
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kā mijiedarboties ar to vidi
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and theirviņu experiencespieredze.
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un sava pieredze.
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Some refusenoraidīt to give up
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Daži atsakās padoties
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and holdturiet on to the bitterrūgta endbeigas,
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un turas līdz pašām beigām,
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while othersciti can't take it anymorevairs
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kamēr citi vairāk nespēj izturēt
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and crumbledrumstalkūka in a fitfit of dramaticdramatisks passionkaislība.
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un sairst dramatiskā ciešanu lēkmē.
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It's easyviegli to think, when you look at an icebergaisbergs,
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Skatoties uz aisbergu, ir viegli domāt,
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that they're isolatedizolēts,
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ka tie ir izolēti,
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that they're separateatsevišķi and alonevienatnē,
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ka tie ir nošķirti un vientuļi.
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much like we as humanscilvēki sometimesdažreiz viewskats ourselvespaši.
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Lielā mērā kā mēs, cilvēki, reizēm iedomājamies sevi.
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But the realityrealitāte is fartālu from it.
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Bet realitāte ne tuvu nav tāda.
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As an icebergaisbergs meltskūst,
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Aisbergam kūstot,
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I am breathingelpošana in
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es ieelpoju tā
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its ancientsena atmosphereatmosfēra.
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senatnīgo atmosfēru.
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As the icebergaisbergs meltskūst,
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Aisbergam kūstot,
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it is releasingatbrīvojot mineral-richminerālūdens, bagātināts freshsvaiga waterūdens
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tas atbrīvo minerāliem bagātu svaigu ūdeni,
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that nourishesbaro manydaudzi formsveidlapas of life.
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kas baro daudzas dzīvības formas.
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I approachpieeja photographingfotografēšana these icebergsaisbergu
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Mana pieeja šo aisbergu fotografēšanā
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as if I'm makingveidošana portraitsportreti of my ancestorssenči,
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ir kā uzņemot savu senču portretus,
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knowingzinot that in these individualindivīds momentsbrīži
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zinot, ka šajos īpašajos brīžos
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they existpastāv in that way
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tie eksistē tādā veidā
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and will never existpastāv that way again.
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un nekad vairs tā neeksistēs.
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It is not a deathnāve when they meltizkausēt;
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Tā nav nāve, kad tie izkūst;
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it is not an endbeigas,
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tās nav beigas,
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but a continuationturpinājums
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bet gan viņu ceļa turpinājums
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of theirviņu pathceļš throughcauri the cycleciklu of life.
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cauri dzīves ciklam.
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Some of the iceledus in the icebergsaisbergu that I photographfotogrāfija is very youngjaunieši --
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Daļa aisbergu ledus, ko es fotografēju, ir ļoti jauns,
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a couplepāris thousandtūkstotis yearsgadiem oldvecs.
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pāris tūkstošus gadu vecs.
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And some of the iceledus
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Daļa ledus
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is over 100,000 yearsgadiem oldvecs.
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ir vairāk kā 100 000 gadu vecs.
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The last picturesbildes I'd like to showparādīt you
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Pēdējie attēli, ko vēlētos jums parādīt,
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are of an icebergaisbergs that I photographedfotografēts
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ir no aisberga, ko fotografēju
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in QeqetarsuaqQeqetarsuaq, GreenlandGrenlande.
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Kekertsuatsiakā, Grenlandē.
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It's a very rarereti occasiongodu
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Tā ir ļoti reta izdevība,
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that you get to actuallyfaktiski witnessliecinieks
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kad var pieredzēt,
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an icebergaisbergs rollingripo.
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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 sidepusē a smallmazs boatlaiva.
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Kreisajā pusē redzama maza laiva.
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That's about a 15-foot-koka boatlaiva.
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Tā ir apmēram 15 pēdas liela laiva.
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And I'd like you to paymaksāt attentionuzmanība
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Vēlos, lai jūs pievērstu uzmanību
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to the shapeforma of the icebergaisbergs
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aisberga formai,
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and where it is at the waterlineūdenslīniju.
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un tam, kur tas atrodas uz ūdenslīnijas.
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You can see here, it beginssākas to rollroll,
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Šeit jūs varat redzēt, ka tas sāk velties,
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and the boatlaiva has movedpārvietots to the other sidepusē, and the man is standingstāvot there.
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un laiva ir pārvietojusies uz otru pusi, un vīrietis stāv te.
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This is an average-sizevidējais lielums GreenlandicGrenlandes icebergaisbergs.
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Tas ir vidēja lieluma Grenlandes aisbergs.
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It's about 120 feetkājas aboveiepriekš the waterūdens,
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Tas ir apmēram 120 pēdas jeb 40 metrus
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or 40 metersmetri.
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virs ūdens.
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And this videovideo is realreāls time.
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Šis ir reāla laika video.
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(MusicMūzika)
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And just like that,
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Šādi vien
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the icebergaisbergs showsšovs you a differentatšķirīgs sidepusē of its personalitypersonība.
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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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Translated by Laura Taurina
Reviewed by Kristaps Kadiķis

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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