ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Louie Schwartzberg - Filmmaker
Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty.

Why you should listen

Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer whose career spans more than four decades of providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Schwartzberg tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people and places.

Schwartzberg's recent theatrical releases include the 3D IMAX film, Mysteries of the Unseen World with National Geographic, narrated by Forest Whitaker, and the documentary Wings of Life for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. Mysteries of the Unseen World is a journey into invisible worlds that are too slow, too fast, too small and too vast for the human eye to see, while Wings of Life focuses on pollination and the web of life. Schwartzberg also directed Soarin' Around the World, an international update to the original Soarin' ride now showing at Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando and Shanghai.

Designed to inspire, educate and evolve our perspective on the world, Schwartzberg creates and curates Moving Art videos, which can be found on your smart phone and Netflix. The Moving Art series will be expanded from six to thirteen videos in early 2017.

Schwartzberg's Gratitude Revealed series of shorts were launched on Oprah.com. Supported by the Templeton Foundation, with science and analytics by the Greater Good Center at UC Berkeley, the series explores the multifaceted virtues of gratitude. Schwartzberg is the first filmmaker to be inducted into the Association for the Advancement of Science and the Lemelson Foundation’s Invention Ambassadors Program.

For Schwartzberg, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that can have a positive effect on the future of the planet. "I hope my films inspire and open people's hearts," he says. "Beauty is nature's tool for survival -- we protect what we love. Nature's beauty can open hearts, and the shift in consciousness we need to sustain and celebrate life."

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Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination

路易 史瓦尔伯格:授粉中隐藏的美丽

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授粉:地球生命的关键,但是肉眼却无法察觉。摄影师路易 史瓦尔伯格用高速影像技术制成的《生命之翼》展示给我们授粉和授粉者的纷繁的世界,此作灵感来源于自然界主要的授粉者,蜜蜂的消亡。
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It's great being存在 here at TEDTED.
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很荣幸来到TED
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You know, I think there might威力 be some presentations简报
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我想有些演讲真的是
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that will go over my head,
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出乎意料的好
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but the most amazing惊人 concepts概念
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但是对我来说最令人惊叹的理念
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are the ones那些 that go right under my feet.
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还是关于我脚下的土地
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The little things in life,
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生命中的点滴
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sometimes有时 that we forget忘记 about,
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很多我们遗忘的
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like pollination授粉, that we take for granted理所当然.
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就像是授粉的过程,我们觉得它很自然
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And you can't tell the story故事 about pollinators授粉 --
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在我们谈到授粉的过程时——
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bees蜜蜂, bats蝙蝠, hummingbirds蜂鸟, butterflies蝴蝶 --
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谈到蜜蜂,蝙蝠,蜂鸟,蝴蝶时——
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without telling告诉 the story故事 about the invention发明 of flowers花卉
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无法不提到花朵的进化
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and how they co-evolved共同进化
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无法不提到它们是怎样
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over 50 million百万 years年份.
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在五千万年中和动物一起进化的
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I've been filming拍戏 time-lapse时间推移 flowers花卉
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我已经为花朵摄影了
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24 hours小时 a day, seven days a week,
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三十五年了,
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for over 35 years年份.
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一天二十四小时,一周七天地工作
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To watch them move移动
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看着它们摆动
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is a dance舞蹈 I'm never going to get tired of.
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是我从未厌倦的舞蹈
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It fills填充 me with wonder奇迹, and it opens打开 my heart.
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让我感叹不已,让我敞开心扉
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Beauty美女 and seduction诱惑, I believe,
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我相信,每一份的美丽和魅力
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is nature's大自然 tool工具 for survival生存,
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都是自然生存的工具
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because we will protect保护 what we fall秋季 in love with.
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因为我们会保护挚爱的东西
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Their relationship关系
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它们的互动
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is a love story故事 that feeds供稿 the Earth地球.
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是滋养地球的爱情故事
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It reminds提醒 us that we are a part部分 of nature性质,
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它提醒我们,我们也是自然的一部分
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and we're not separate分离 from it.
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不能分割
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When I heard听说 about the vanishing消失 bees蜜蜂, Colony殖民地 Collapse坍方 Disorder紊乱,
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当我听到蜜蜂的消逝,蜂群的瓦解的时候
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it motivated动机 me to take action行动.
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它会激励起了我的斗志
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We depend依靠 on pollinators授粉
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我们食用的三分之一的
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for over a third第三 of the fruits水果 and vegetables蔬菜 we eat.
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的水果和蔬菜依赖授粉
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And many许多 scientists科学家们 believe
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很多科学家相信
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it's the most serious严重 issue问题 facing面对 mankind人类.
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这是人类面对的最严重的问题
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It's like the canary金丝雀 in the coalmine煤矿.
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像是煤矿里的金丝雀
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If they disappear消失, so do we.
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如果它们的生命消逝了,我们也将会灭绝
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It reminds提醒 us that we are a part部分 of nature性质
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这提醒了我们我们是自然界的一部分
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and we need to take care关心 of it.
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我们需要保护自然
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What motivated动机 me to film电影 their behavior行为
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促使我拍摄授粉的行为的
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was something that I asked my scientific科学 advisers顾问:
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正是我问我的科学顾问们的:
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"What motivates能够激励 the pollinators授粉?"
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是什么驱使着传粉动物?
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Well, their answer回答 was,
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他们的回答是
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"It's all about risk风险 and reward奖励."
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“风险和回报”
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Like a wide-eyed大眼睛 kid孩子, I'd say, "Why is that?"
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像个好奇的孩子,我又问:“为什么?”
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And they'd他们会 say, "Well, because they want to survive生存."
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他们说:“因为授粉动物要生存”
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I go, "Why?"
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我又问:“为什么?”
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"Well, in order订购 to reproduce复制."
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“为了繁衍后代”
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"Well, why?"
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“那又为什么?”
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And I thought that they'd他们会 probably大概 say, "Well, it's all about sex性别."
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我以为他们会说“为了性”
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And Chip芯片 Taylor泰勒, our monarch君主 butterfly蝴蝶 expert专家,
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奇普 泰勒,我们的帝王蝶专家
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he replied回答, "Nothing lasts持续 forever永远.
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回答说:“没有什么东西是永恒的
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Everything in the universe宇宙 wears穿 out."
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宇宙中所有的东西都将消亡”
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And that blew自爆 my mind心神.
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这让我醍醐灌顶
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Because I realized实现
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因为我终于意识到
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that nature性质 had invented发明 reproduction再生产
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自然之所以创造了繁衍行为
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as a mechanism机制 for life to move移动 forward前锋,
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以此作为生命延续下去的途径
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as a life force that passes通行证 right through通过 us
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以此作为通过我们来传递的生命的推动力
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and makes品牌 us a link链接 in the evolution演化 of life.
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让我们成为生命演化的连接点
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Rarely很少 seen看到 by the naked eye,
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这个动物世界和植物世界的
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this intersection路口
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十字路口
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between之间 the animal动物 world世界 and the plant world世界
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难以用肉眼捕捉
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is truly a magic魔法 moment时刻.
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是一个真正的奇迹
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It's the mystical神秘 moment时刻
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在这个奇迹的时刻
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where life regenerates回收物 itself本身,
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生命繁衍不息
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over and over again.
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一代又一代
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So here is some nectar花蜜 from my film电影.
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这里是我的影片中的一些花蜜
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I hope希望 you'll你会 drink, tweet鸣叫
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我希望你们啜饮,呢喃
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and plant some seeds种子
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再播种
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to pollinate授粉 a friendly友善 garden花园.
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种下一座友谊的花园
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And always take time to smell the flowers花卉,
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永远记住停下脚步来闻一下花朵的芬芳
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and let it fill you with beauty美女,
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感受花朵的美丽
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and rediscover重新发现 that sense of wonder奇迹.
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重新发现生命中的惊喜
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Here are some images图片 from the film电影.
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这是影片中的一些片断
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Thank you.
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谢谢大家
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Thank you very much.
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非常感谢
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Thank you.
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谢谢
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Translated by Alison Xiaoqiao Xie
Reviewed by Ralph Jin

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Louie Schwartzberg - Filmmaker
Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty.

Why you should listen

Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer whose career spans more than four decades of providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Schwartzberg tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people and places.

Schwartzberg's recent theatrical releases include the 3D IMAX film, Mysteries of the Unseen World with National Geographic, narrated by Forest Whitaker, and the documentary Wings of Life for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. Mysteries of the Unseen World is a journey into invisible worlds that are too slow, too fast, too small and too vast for the human eye to see, while Wings of Life focuses on pollination and the web of life. Schwartzberg also directed Soarin' Around the World, an international update to the original Soarin' ride now showing at Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando and Shanghai.

Designed to inspire, educate and evolve our perspective on the world, Schwartzberg creates and curates Moving Art videos, which can be found on your smart phone and Netflix. The Moving Art series will be expanded from six to thirteen videos in early 2017.

Schwartzberg's Gratitude Revealed series of shorts were launched on Oprah.com. Supported by the Templeton Foundation, with science and analytics by the Greater Good Center at UC Berkeley, the series explores the multifaceted virtues of gratitude. Schwartzberg is the first filmmaker to be inducted into the Association for the Advancement of Science and the Lemelson Foundation’s Invention Ambassadors Program.

For Schwartzberg, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that can have a positive effect on the future of the planet. "I hope my films inspire and open people's hearts," he says. "Beauty is nature's tool for survival -- we protect what we love. Nature's beauty can open hearts, and the shift in consciousness we need to sustain and celebrate life."

More profile about the speaker
Louie Schwartzberg | Speaker | TED.com