ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Stacey Baker - Photo editor
Stacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine.

Why you should listen
Stacey Baker is a photo editor at The New York Times Magazine. She assigns and produces photography for the weekly publication on topics as varied as sports, politics, religion and pop culture. She works with an array of photographers from all over the world, including photojournalists and portrait, fine-art and conceptual photographers. These include Alec Soth, Damon Winter, Lars Tunbjork, Stephanie Sinclair, Nadav Kander and Katy Grannan. She is a former director of photography at More Magazine.
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Alec Soth - Photographer
Alec Soth makes large-scale projects that are as much about dreams and heartache as they are about charting the landscape of Middle America.

Why you should listen

Alec Soth is a photographer born and based in Minnesota. He has published several books, including Sleeping by the MississippiNiagara and Broken Manual. The New York Times once wrote that Soth has made a "photographic career out of finding chemistry with strangers." His editorial work routinely appears in The New York Times Magazine, he is a member of the Magnum photo agency, and his work was featured in the Whitney Biennial in 2004.

In 2008, Soth started his own experimental publishing company, Little Brown Mushroom, that explores the possibilities of combining images and text. After publishing seven issues of his own newspaper, Soth compiled this work into his latest monograph, Songbook.

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TED2015

Alec Soth and Stacey Baker: This is what enduring love looks like

亞歷克索思 (Alec Soth)、史黛絲貝克 (Stacey Baker): 這是持久愛情看起來的様子

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史黛絲向來很著迷一對伴侶的邂逅過程。她邀請了攝影師亞歷克索思協助探討這個議題,她們在情人節那天,一起到拉斯維加斯參加全球最盛大的快速約會,又到訪內華達州最大的退休人士社區——在每處地方索思也會替這些伴侶拍攝肖像。這兩個極端之間,她們解開了一個謎,就是一對伴侶怎様由初次邂逅到一起共同生活的歷程。 (這場演講為 TED2015 之其一部份,經 Pop-Up Magazine: popupmagazine.com 或推特帳號 @popupmag 策展)
- Photo editor
Stacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine. Full bio - Photographer
Alec Soth makes large-scale projects that are as much about dreams and heartache as they are about charting the landscape of Middle America. Full bio

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00:13
Alec亞歷克 Soth索思: So about 10 years年份 ago,
I got a call from a woman女人 in Texas德州,
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索思:大約10年前,我接到
從德州打來的女子來電,
00:16
Stacey斯泰西 Baker麵包師傅,
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史黛絲貝克,
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and she'd seen看到 some of my photographs照片
in an art藝術 exhibition展覽
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她在一次藝術展覽中
看過我的攝影作品,
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and was wondering想知道 if she could commission佣金
me to take a portrait肖像 of her parents父母.
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她想聘請我替她的父母拍照。
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Now, at the time I hadn't有沒有 met會見 Stacey斯泰西,
and I thought this was some sort分類 of
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那時我還未見過史黛絲,以為他們是
00:31
wealthy富裕 oil tycoon巨頭 and I'd struck來襲 it rich豐富,
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有錢的石油大亨,
心想今回可以賺一筆了,
00:35
but it was only later後來 that I found發現 out
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但是後來發現
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she'd actually其實 taken採取 out a loan貸款
to make this happen發生.
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她事實上靠借錢來做這件事。
00:41
I took the picture圖片 of her parents父母,
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我替她的父母拍照,
00:43
but I was actually其實 more excited興奮
about photographing拍攝 Stacey斯泰西.
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但是我比較熱衷給史黛絲拍照。
00:47
The picture圖片 I made製作 that day
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那天拍下的照片,
00:48
ended結束 up becoming變得
one of my best-known最有名的 portraits畫像.
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最後變成我
最出名的個人照片之一。
00:53
At the time I made製作 this picture圖片,
Stacey斯泰西 was working加工 as an attorney律師
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我拍下這張照片時,
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for the State of Texas德州.
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史黛絲正在德州做律師。
00:58
Not long after, she left her job工作
to study研究 photography攝影 in Maine緬因州,
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其後不久,她辭職去緬因州學攝影,
01:03
and while she was there,
she ended結束 up meeting會議
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她在那裡,結果遇到
01:05
the director導向器 of photography攝影
at the New York紐約 Times Magazine雜誌
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紐約時代週刊的攝影主管,
01:08
and was actually其實 offered提供 a job工作.
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她因此而獲得新工作。
01:12
Stacey斯泰西 Baker麵包師傅: In the years年份 since以來,
Alec亞歷克 and I have doneDONE
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史黛絲:從此以後,
亞歷克跟我多年來
01:14
a number of magazine雜誌 projects項目 together一起,
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一齊合作做很多週刊項目,
01:17
and we've我們已經 become成為 friends朋友.
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漸漸結為朋友。
01:19
A few少數 months個月 ago, I started開始 talking
to Alec亞歷克 about a fascination魅力 of mine.
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數月前,我開始跟亞歷克
談到我醉心的一件事。
01:23
I've always been obsessed痴迷
with how couples情侶 meet遇到.
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我一直很著迷
一對伴侶是怎樣邂逅的。
01:27
I asked Alec亞歷克 how he
and his wife妻子 Rachel雷切爾 met會見,
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我問亞歷克他是
怎樣遇到自己的太太瑞秋,
01:30
and he told me the story故事
of a high school學校 football足球 game遊戲
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他說了高中足球比賽的故事,
01:33
where she was 16 and he was 15,
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兩人在那次活動相遇,
太太當時16歲,他15歲,
01:36
and he asked her out.
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亞歷克約瑞秋外出約會。
01:38
He liked喜歡 her purple紫色 hair頭髮.
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他喜歡她那把紫色的頭髮。
01:40
She said yes, and that was it.
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她說哦,故事就是這樣。
01:43
I then asked Alec亞歷克 if he'd他會 be interested有興趣
in doing a photography攝影 project項目
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然後我問他是否願意
做一個攝影項目
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exploring探索 this question.
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去探討這個題目。
01:49
AS: And I was interested有興趣 in the question,
but I was actually其實 much more interested有興趣
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亞歷克:我是有興趣,
01:53
in Stacey'sStacey的 motivation動機 for asking it,
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但事實上我最想知道
史黛絲背後的動機,
01:56
particularly尤其 since以來 I'd never known已知
Stacey斯泰西 to have a boyfriend男朋友.
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特別是我從來不知道
史黛絲有男朋友。
02:00
So as part部分 of this project項目,
I thought it'd它會 be interesting有趣
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所以如果她想結識男朋友,
02:03
if she tried試著 to meet遇到 someone有人.
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而作為這個項目其中一部份,
將會是非常有趣的事情。
02:05
So my idea理念 was to have Stacey斯泰西 here
go speed速度 dating約會
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於是我想史黛絲在情人節那天,
02:10
in Las拉斯維加斯 Vegas拉斯維加斯 on Valentine's情人節 Day.
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到拉斯維加斯參加快速約會。
02:14
(Laughter笑聲) (Applause掌聲) (Music音樂)
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(笑聲)(掌聲)(音樂)
02:20
SBSB: We ended結束 up at what was advertised廣告
as the world's世界 largest最大 speed速度 dating約會 event事件.
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史黛絲:結果我們參加了被宣傳為
全世界最盛大的快速約會。
02:25
I had 19 dates日期
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我有19個約會,
02:27
and each date日期 lasted歷時 three minutes分鐘.
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而每次約會歷時 3 分鐘,
02:30
Participants參與者 were given特定 a list名單 of ice-冰-
breaker斷路器 questions問題 to get the ball rolling壓延,
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參加者會得到一組有助於
打破悶局的問題來開頭,
02:34
things like, "If you could be any kind
of animal動物, what would you be?"
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例如:「假如你可以變成動物,
你想做那種動物?」
02:38
That sort分類 of thing.
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諸如此類。
02:40
My first date日期 was Colin科林.
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我第一個約會對象是科林。
02:42
He's from England英國,
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他來自英國,
02:44
and he once一旦 married已婚 a woman女人 he met會見
after placing配售 an ad廣告 for a Capricorn摩羯座.
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曾經跟一名女子結過婚,是他
登廣告徴求摩羯座女生時認識的。
02:49
Alec亞歷克 and I saw him
at the end結束 of the evening晚間,
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活動結束前,我和亞歷克見到他,
02:52
and he said he'd他會 kissed a woman女人 in line
at one of the concession讓步 stands站立.
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他說在攤位前排隊時吻了一位女子。
02:57
Zack扎克 and Chris克里斯 came來了
to the date-a-thon日期一個馬拉松 together一起.
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沙克和克里斯一齊
到來參加約會馬拉松。
03:02
This is Carl卡爾.
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這是卡爾。
03:05
I asked Carl卡爾, "What's the first thing
you notice注意 about a woman女人?"
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我問卡爾:「你看女人時
首先留意她的什麼?」
03:10
He said, "Tits."
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他説:「乳房。」
03:12
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
03:17
Matthew馬修 is attracted吸引 to women婦女
with muscular肌肉發達 calves小牛.
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馬修喜愛女性擁有結實的小腿。
03:20
We talked about running賽跑. He does
triathlons鐵人三項, I run half-marathons半馬拉松.
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我們談跑步。
他參加三項鐵人賽,我跑半馬拉松。
03:24
Alec亞歷克 actually其實 liked喜歡 his eyes眼睛 and asked
if I was attracted吸引 to him, but I wasn't,
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亞歷克喜歡他的眼睛,
問我是否迷上他,但我説沒有,
03:29
and I don't think he was
attracted吸引 to me either.
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我覺得他對我沒興趣。
03:33
Austin奧斯汀 and Mike麥克風 came來了 together一起.
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奧斯丁和麥克一起到來。
03:36
Mike麥克風 asked me a hypothetical假想 question.
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麥克問我一條假設的問題。
03:39
He said, "You're in an elevator電梯
running賽跑 late晚了 for a meeting會議.
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他説:「如果你正要
趕著去開會,進入升降機後,
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Someone有人 makes品牌 a dash短跑 for the elevator電梯.
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這時有人想衝入升降機。
03:46
Do you hold保持 it open打開 for them?"
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妳會按著開門鈕讓他進來嗎?」
03:49
And I said I would not.
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我説不會。
03:51
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
03:55
Cliff懸崖 said the first thing he notices通告
about a woman女人 is her teeth,
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奇里夫見到女性,最先留意她的牙齒,
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and we complimented稱讚 each other's其他 teeth.
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於是我們互相讚美對方的牙齒。
04:02
Because he's an open打開 mouth sleeper軌枕,
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因為他睡覺要張開口,
04:05
he says he has to floss綿 more
to help prevent避免 gum disease疾病,
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所以用牙線潔齒,可以防止牙齦病。
04:09
and so I asked him how often經常 he flosses牙線,
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我問他隔多久用牙線?
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and he said, "Every一切 other day."
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他説:「每隔一天。」
04:14
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
04:17
Now, as someone有人 who flosses牙線 twice兩次 a day,
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現在有人一日用兩次牙線。
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I wasn't really sure that
that was flossing使用牙線 more
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我不太肯定這是否用得過多,
04:22
but I don't think I said that out loud.
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但我不會大聲説出來。
04:24
Bill法案 is an auditor核數師,
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比爾是審計員,
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and we talked the entire整個 three minutes分鐘
about auditing審計. (Laughter笑聲)
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我們談了整整3分鐘
都是審計的話題。(笑聲)
04:34
The first thing Spencer斯賓塞 notices通告
about a woman女人 is her complexion膚色.
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史賓莎最先注意女性的面容。
04:38
He feels感覺 a lot of women婦女
wear穿 too much makeup化妝,
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他覺得很多女性化濃妝,
04:41
and that they should only wear穿 enough足夠
to accentuate加重 the features特徵 that they have.
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化妝時應該突出臉部輪廓便足夠。
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I told him I didn't wear穿 any makeup化妝 at all
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我對他説我幾乎沒有化妝,
04:47
and he seemed似乎 to think
that that was a good thing.
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他似乎覺得這是好事。
04:51
Craig克雷格 told me he didn't think
I was willing願意 to be vulnerable弱勢.
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克雷格說我不是脆弱的人。
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He was also frustrated受挫 when I couldn't不能
remember記得 my most embarrassing尷尬 moment時刻.
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他對我未能記得曾遇過的
最尷尬時刻,感到失望。
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He thought I was lying說謊, but I wasn't.
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他認為我撒謊,但我沒有。
05:02
I didn't think he liked喜歡 me at all,
but at the end結束 of the night,
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我想他並不喜歡我,
但到了晚上結束時,
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he came來了 back to me and he gave me
a box of chocolates巧克力.
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他回來給我一盒巧克力。
05:09
William威廉 was really difficult to talk to.
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我真的感到難以跟威廉聊天,
05:12
I think he was drunk.
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我覺得他喝醉了。
05:14
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
05:17
Actor演員 Chris克里斯 McKenna麥肯納
was the MCMC of the event事件.
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演員克里斯·麥肯納是活動的司儀,
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He used to be on
"The Young年輕 and the Restless不安."
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他曾經演出「不安分的青春」,
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I didn't actually其實 go on a date日期 with him.
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我真的沒有跟他約會。
05:26
Alec亞歷克 said he saw several一些 women婦女
give their phone電話 numbers數字 to him.
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亞歷克見有幾個女生
留下電話號碼給他。
05:30
Needless不必要 to say, I didn't fall秋季 in love.
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不用說,我沒有墮入愛河。
05:35
I didn't feel a particular特定 connection連接 with
any of the men男人 that I went on dates日期 with,
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那些跟我約會過的男士,
我對他們沒有特別感覺,
05:39
and I didn't feel like they felt
a particular特定 connection連接 with me either.
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我相信他們對我也一樣。
05:45
AS: Now, the most beautiful美麗 thing to me --
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亞歷克:現在我覺得最美的事
05:48
(Laughter笑聲) -- as a photographer攝影師
is the quality質量 of vulnerability漏洞.
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(笑聲)作為一位攝影師,
大家都容易受到傷害的本質。
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The physical物理 exterior外觀 reveals揭示 a crack裂紋
in which哪一個 you can get a glimpse一瞥
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外表反映了那道裂縫
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at a more fragile脆弱 interior室內.
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讓你能夠看到內心的脆弱。
06:00
At this date-a-thon日期一個馬拉松 event事件,
I saw so many許多 examples例子 of that,
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我在這次活動看到很多這些例子,
06:03
but as I watched看著 Stacey'sStacey的 dates日期
and talked to her about them,
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但觀察史黛絲约會,
後來跟她討論,
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I realized實現 how different不同
photographic攝影 love is from real真實 love.
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才領悟到相片裡看到的愛情
跟真愛是那麼不同。
06:14
What is real真實 love? How does it work?
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什麼叫做真愛?它怎樣實現呢?
06:18
In order訂購 to work on this question
and to figure數字 out how someone有人 goes
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為了解答這個問題和了解伴侶
06:22
from meeting會議 on a date日期
to having a life together一起,
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怎樣從赴約變成終生廝守,
06:27
Stacey斯泰西 and I went to Sun太陽 City Summerlin薩默林,
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史黛絲和我到太陽城薩默林,
06:29
which哪一個 is the largest最大
retirement退休 community社區 in Las拉斯維加斯 Vegas拉斯維加斯.
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那裡是拉斯維加斯
最大的退休人士社區。
06:35
Our contact聯繫 there was George喬治,
who runs運行 the community's社區 photography攝影 club俱樂部.
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我們聯絡了佐治,
他管理那裡的攝影會。
06:39
He arranged安排 for us to meet遇到 other couples情侶
in their makeshift湊合的 photo照片 studio工作室.
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他安排我們在臨時的製片廠
與其他夫婦見面。
06:44
SBSB: After 45 years年份 of marriage婚姻,
Anastasia's阿納斯塔西婭的 husband丈夫 died死亡 two years年份 ago,
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史黛絲:經過了45年婚姻,
安娜塔西亞的丈夫兩年前過世,
06:49
so we asked if she had
an old wedding婚禮 picture圖片.
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我們問她有沒有結婚的舊相片。
06:52
She met會見 her husband丈夫
when she was a 15-year-old-歲 waitress小姐
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她15歲那年,跟丈夫邂逅。
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at a small barbecue燒烤 place地點 in Michigan密歇根州.
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那時她在密揭根州的
一個小型燒烤場當女侍應。
06:58
He was 30.
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他當時30歲,
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She'd lied說謊 about her age年齡.
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而她說謊,虛報年齡,
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He was the first person she'd dated過時的.
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她第一個約會的對象便是他。
07:05
Dean院長 had been named命名 photographer攝影師 of
the year in Las拉斯維加斯 Vegas拉斯維加斯 two years年份 in a row,
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迪恩連續兩年在拉斯維加斯
獲選為年度攝影家,
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and this caught抓住 Alec's亞歷克 attention注意,
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因此吸引了亞歷克的注意。
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as did the fact事實
that he met會見 his wife妻子, Judy朱迪,
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其實迪恩跟太太相遇的年紀
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at the same相同 age年齡 when Alec亞歷克 met會見 Rachel雷切爾.
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和亞歷克跟瑞秋相遇的年紀一樣。
07:17
Dean院長 admitted承認 that he likes喜歡
to look at beautiful美麗 women婦女,
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迪恩承認自己愛看美女,
07:20
but he's never questioned質疑
his decision決定 to marry結婚 Judy朱迪.
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但他從不後悔決定與茱迪結婚。
07:24
AS: George喬治 met會見 Josephine約瑟芬
at a parish教區 dance舞蹈.
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亞歷克:佐治與約瑟芬
在社區舞會相識。
07:27
He was 18, she was 15.
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佐治當時18歲,約瑟芬15歳。
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Like a lot of the couples情侶 we met會見,
they weren't especially特別 philosophical哲學上
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就像我們遇到的很多伴侶,
07:33
about their early choices選擇.
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他們早年的決定並不
特別是卓越且有見識的,
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George喬治 said something
that really stuck卡住 with me.
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佐治說了些話,令我無法忘記。
07:38
He said, "When you get that feeling感覺,
you just go with it."
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他說:「如果你有那種感覺
,便要隨著它走。」
07:46
Bob短發 and Trudy特魯迪 met會見 on a blind date日期
when she was still in high school學校.
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卓迪還在讀高中時,跟卜合相親。
07:49
They said they weren't particularly尤其
attracted吸引 to each other
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兩人說大家初次見面時,
07:52
when the first met會見.
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並没有彼此吸引。
07:53
Nevertheless雖然, they were
married已婚 soon不久 after.
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但是不久之後,他們便結婚了。
07:57
SBSB: The story故事 that stayed with me the most
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史黛絲:令我感受最深刻的是
07:59
was that of George喬治, the photography攝影 club俱樂部
president主席, and his wife妻子, Mary瑪麗.
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攝影會主席佐治和妻子瑪麗的故事,
08:04
This was George喬治 and Mary's瑪麗的
second第二 marriage婚姻.
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兩人都是再次結婚。
08:07
They met會見 at a country-western西部鄉村 club俱樂部
in Louisville路易斯維爾, Kentucky肯塔基 called the Sahara撒哈拉.
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他們邂逅於肯德基卅路易維耳市的
西部鄉村俱樂部,其名為撒哈拉,
08:12
He was there alone單獨 drinking
and she was with friends朋友.
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佐治一個人在那裡喝酒,
而瑪麗則與朋友一齊。
08:16
When they started開始 dating約會,
he owed the IRSIRS 9,000 dollars美元 in taxes,
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他們開始來往時,
佐治欠下稅局九千元,
08:21
and she offered提供 to help him
get out of debt債務,
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而她願意幫助他還清債務。
08:24
so for the next下一個 year, he turned轉身
his paychecks領工資 over to Mary瑪麗,
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於是第二年,他把薪水全部交給瑪麗,
08:28
and she got him out of debt債務.
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最後瑪麗幫他償還欠債。
08:30
George喬治 was actually其實 an alcoholic酒精
when they married已婚, and Mary瑪麗 knew知道 it.
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佐治其實是酒鬼,
兩人結婚時,瑪麗早已知道。
08:35
At some point in their marriage婚姻,
he says he consumed消費
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他們婚後,他說有些日子
08:38
54 beers啤酒 in one day.
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試過一日喝54杯啤酒,
08:41
Another另一個 time, when he was drunk,
he threatened受威脅 to kill Mary瑪麗
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又有一次,他喝醉了,
還威脅要殺死瑪麗和兩個孩子。
08:44
and her two kids孩子,
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08:45
but they escaped逃脫 and a SWAT撲打 team球隊
was called to the house.
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不過瑪麗跟孩子逃脫了,
特警隊還奉召到來。
08:50
Amazingly令人驚訝的是, Mary瑪麗 took him back,
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令人吃驚的是瑪麗帶他回家,
最終其後生活漸入佳境。
08:52
and eventually終於 things got better.
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08:54
George喬治 has been involved參與
in Alcoholics嗜酒 Anonymous匿名
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佐治參加了戒酒無名會,
08:57
and hasn't有沒有 had a drink in 36 years年份.
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現在已經有 36 年沒有喝酒。
09:00
(Music音樂)
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(音樂)
09:01
At the end結束 of the day,
after we left Sun太陽 City,
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工作完畢,我們離開太陽城,
09:04
I told Alec亞歷克 that I didn't actually其實 think
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我告訴亞歷克我真的不覺得
09:06
that the stories故事 of how these couples情侶 met會見
were all that interesting有趣.
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這些伴侶的邂逅故事有趣,
09:10
What was more interesting有趣
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更有意思的是
09:12
was how they managed管理 to stay together一起.
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他們怎樣想辦法待在一起。
09:16
AS: They all had this beautiful美麗
quality質量 of endurance耐力,
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亞歷克:他們都具有忍耐的美德,
09:20
but that was true真正 of the singles單打, too.
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但單身人士也一樣。
09:23
The world世界 is hard,
and the singles單打 were out there
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他們生活困難,也在㚈面
09:26
trying to connect with other people,
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希望跟別人交往,
09:29
and the couples情侶
were holding保持 onto each other
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而伴侶們經過這麼多年
09:31
after all these decades幾十年.
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長相廝守。
09:35
My favorite喜愛 pictures圖片 on this trip
were of Joe and Roseanne羅珊娜.
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我在這次行程中最喜歡
祖和羅莎娜的照片,
09:39
Now, by the time we met會見 Joe and Roseanne羅珊娜,
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我們跟伴侶們見面時,
09:41
we'd星期三 gotten得到 in the habit習慣 of asking couples情侶
if they had an old wedding婚禮 photograph照片.
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習慣問他們有沒有
一張結婚時的舊照片,
09:46
In their case案件, they simultaneously同時
pulled out of their wallets錢包
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此時,他們不約而同從自己的錢包
09:51
the exact精確 same相同 photograph照片.
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取出同一樣的照片來。
09:56
What's more beautiful美麗,
I thought to myself,
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我心想有什麼美得過
09:59
this image圖片 of a young年輕 couple一對
who has just fallen墮落 in love
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照片裡那對剛墮入愛河的年輕戀人,
10:03
or the idea理念 of these two people
holding保持 onto this image圖片 for decades幾十年?
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或者兩人經過歲月
仍保留這張照片的心意呢?
10:10
Thank you.
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謝謝大家
10:12
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Wink Wong
Reviewed by William Choi

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Stacey Baker - Photo editor
Stacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine.

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Stacey Baker is a photo editor at The New York Times Magazine. She assigns and produces photography for the weekly publication on topics as varied as sports, politics, religion and pop culture. She works with an array of photographers from all over the world, including photojournalists and portrait, fine-art and conceptual photographers. These include Alec Soth, Damon Winter, Lars Tunbjork, Stephanie Sinclair, Nadav Kander and Katy Grannan. She is a former director of photography at More Magazine.
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Alec Soth - Photographer
Alec Soth makes large-scale projects that are as much about dreams and heartache as they are about charting the landscape of Middle America.

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Alec Soth is a photographer born and based in Minnesota. He has published several books, including Sleeping by the MississippiNiagara and Broken Manual. The New York Times once wrote that Soth has made a "photographic career out of finding chemistry with strangers." His editorial work routinely appears in The New York Times Magazine, he is a member of the Magnum photo agency, and his work was featured in the Whitney Biennial in 2004.

In 2008, Soth started his own experimental publishing company, Little Brown Mushroom, that explores the possibilities of combining images and text. After publishing seven issues of his own newspaper, Soth compiled this work into his latest monograph, Songbook.

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