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

卡米爾希曼 (Camille Seaman): 追風者的照片

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攝影家卡米爾希曼已經追逐風暴五年之久。在這場演講中,她展示了關於天空擾動的驚人、超現實攝影作品。
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TED Senior Fellow Camille Seaman photographs big ice and big clouds. Full bio

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Everything is interconnected互聯.
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一切事物都是相互關聯的
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As a Shinnecock夏寧科克 Indian印度人, I was raised上調 to know this.
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作為一個辛奈考克印第安人
我從小就知道這點
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We are a small fishing釣魚 tribe部落
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我們是個小漁村部落
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situated位於 on the southeastern東南 tip小費 of Long Island
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位於長島的東南端
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near the town of Southampton南安普敦 in New York紐約.
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在紐約附近的南安普敦鎮
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When I was a little girl女孩,
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當我還是個小女孩
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my grandfather祖父 took me to sit outside in the sun太陽 on a hot summer夏季 day.
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爺爺帶我坐在夏季的炎熱太陽下
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There were no clouds in the sky天空.
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天空沒有半片雲彩
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And after a while I began開始 to perspire流汗.
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不一會兒,我開始出汗
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And he pointed up to the sky天空, and he said,
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爺爺指向天空說:
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"Look, do you see that?
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「你看到了嗎?
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That's part部分 of you up there.
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那是你的一部分,
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That's your water that helps幫助 to make the cloud
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你身體的水,幫助雲的產生,
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that becomes the rain that feeds供稿 the plants植物
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雲再變成雨,滋養植物,
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that feeds供稿 the animals動物."
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植物再餵養動物。」
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In my continued繼續 exploration勘探 of subjects主題 in nature性質
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在我持續探索自然的主題中
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that have the ability能力 to illustrate說明 the interconnection互連 of all life,
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顯示一切生命都是相互關聯的
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I started開始 storm風暴 chasing in 2008
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2008 年我開始追逐風暴
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after my daughter女兒 said, "Mom媽媽, you should do that."
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因為我女兒說:
「媽媽,你應該去做。」
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And so three days later後來, driving主動 very fast快速,
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三天後,我高速開車
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I found發現 myself stalking盯梢 a single type類型 of giant巨人 cloud called the super cell細胞,
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發現自己正接近一種巨大的雲
稱為「超級細胞」
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capable of producing生產 grapefruit-size柚子大小 hail冰雹
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它能產生葡萄柚大小的冰雹、
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and spectacular壯觀 tornadoes龍捲風,
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及壯觀的龍捲風
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although雖然 only two percent百分 actually其實 do.
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雖然這只有百分之二的機會
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These clouds can grow增長 so big, up to 50 miles英里 wide
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雲能大到寬達八十公里
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and reach達到 up to 65,000 feet into the atmosphere大氣層.
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高度可達兩萬公尺
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They can grow增長 so big, blocking閉塞 all daylight陽光,
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大到能遮蔽所有日光
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making製造 it very dark黑暗 and ominous不祥的 standing常設 under them.
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站在下方感到非常黑暗與不祥
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Storm風暴 chasing is a very tactile experience經驗.
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追風是個非常有感覺的經驗
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There's a warm, moist wind blowing at your back
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溫暖、潮濕的風吹著你的背
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and the smell of the earth地球, the wheat小麥, the grass, the charged帶電 particles粒子.
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聞到泥土、小麥、
青草、帶電粒子的氣味
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And then there are the colors顏色 in the clouds
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雲的顏色各不相同
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of hail冰雹 forming成型, the greens青菜 and the turquoise綠松石 blues藍調.
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這是冰雹形成時的綠色和土耳其藍
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I've learned學到了 to respect尊重 the lightning閃電.
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我學會了尊重閃電
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My hair頭髮 used to be straight直行.
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以前我的頭髮是直的
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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I'm just kidding開玩笑.
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開玩笑的啦
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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What really excites的激勵 me about these storms風暴
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真正讓我興奮的,是這些風暴的
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is their movement運動, the way they swirl漩渦 and spin and undulate波動,
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移動、漩渦、旋轉、起伏
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with their lava岩漿 lamp-like燈樣 mammatus乳狀雲 clouds.
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以及像熔岩燈的—乳房狀積雨雲
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They become成為 lovely可愛 monsters怪物.
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它們是可愛的怪物
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When I'm photographing拍攝 them,
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當我拍攝風暴時
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I cannot不能 help but remember記得 my grandfather's爺爺的 lesson.
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不禁想起爺爺的教訓
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As I stand under them,
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當我站在風暴下
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I see not just a cloud,
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我不只看到雲
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but understand理解 that what I have the privilege特權 to witness見證
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而是明白我有幸見證
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is the same相同 forces軍隊, the same相同 process處理 in a small-scale小型 version
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這個小規模的版本。
同樣的力量與過程
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that helped幫助 to create創建 our galaxy星系, our solar太陽能 system系統, our sun太陽
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創造了我們的
銀河系、太陽系、太陽、
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and even this very planet行星.
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甚至這個星球
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All my relations關係. Thank you.
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與我相互關聯每一位,謝謝你
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Allen Li
Reviewed by Tingda Li

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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