Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom | Frans Lanting

Translator: Òscar Aznar Alemany Reviewer: Sandra Sánchez

Humanity takes center stage at TED,

Els humans som al centre de TED,

but I would like to add a voice for the animals,

però m'agradaria donar-hi veu als animals,

whose bodies and minds and spirits shaped us.

que amb els seus cossos i ments i esperits ens modelen.

Some years ago, it was my good fortune

Fa uns anys, vaig tenir la sort

to meet a tribal elder on an island

de conèixer un ancià d'una tribu en una illa

not far from Vancouver.

a prop de Vancouver.

His name is Jimmy Smith,

Es deia Jimmy Smith

and he shared a story with me

i em va explicar una història

that is told among his people,

que explica la seva gent,

who call themselves the Kwikwasut'inuxw.

que es fan anomenar els Kwikwasut'inuxw.

Once upon a time, he told me,

Fa molt i molt de temps, va dir,

all animals on Earth were one.

tots els animals del món estaven units.

Even though they look different on the outside,

Tot i que eren diferents en l'exterior,

inside, they're all the same,

en l'interior eren tots iguals,

and from time to time they would gather

i cada cert temps es reunien

at a sacred cave deep inside the forest

en una cova sagrada ben endins del bosc

to celebrate their unity.

per celebrar la seva unió.

When they arrived,

Quan hi arribaven,

they would all take off their skins.

tots es treien la pell.

Raven shed his feathers, bear his fur,

El corb es treia les plomes, l'ós, el pèl,

and salmon her scales,

i el salmó, les escates,

and then, they would dance.

i llavors ballaven.

But one day, a human made it to the cave

Però un dia un humà va arribar a la cova

and laughed at what he saw

i es va riure del que va veure

because he did not understand.

perquè no ho entenia.

Embarrassed, the animals fled,

Avergonyits, els animals van fugir

and that was the last time

i va ser l'últim cop

they revealed themselves this way.

que es van mostrar d'aquella manera.

The ancient understanding that underneath

L'antiga creença que sota

their separate identities, all animals are one,

identitats separades, tots els animals en són un

has been a powerful inspiration to me.

m'ha inspirat de manera poderosa.

I like to get past the fur, the feathers

M'agrada anar més enllà del pèl, les plomes

and the scales.

i les escates.

I want to get under the skin.

Vull arribar a sota de la pell.

No matter whether I'm facing a giant elephant

Tant fa si em miro un elefant gegant

or a tiny tree frog,

o una granota minúscula,

my goal is to connect us with them, eye to eye.

vull connectar-nos a nosaltres amb ells, mirar dins dels ulls.

You may wonder, do I ever photograph people?

Potser us pregunteu si mai fotografio persones.

Sure. People are always present in my photos,

I tant. Hi ha persones en totes les meves fotos,

no matter whether they appear

tant fa si apareixen

to portray tortoises

en forma de tortuga

or cougars

o de puma

or lions.

o de lleó.

You just have to learn how to look past their disguise.

Només hem d'aprendre a veure més enllà de la disfressa.

As a photographer,

Com a fotògraf,

I try to reach beyond the differences

intento sobrepassar les diferències

in our genetic makeup

del maquillatge genètic

to appreciate all we have in common

i valorar el que tenim en comú

with every other living thing.

amb tota la resta d'éssers vius.

When I use my camera,

Quan agafo la càmera,

I drop my skin

em trec la pell

like the animals at that cave

com els animals a la cova

so I can show who they really are.

per poder mostrar-los com són realment.

As animals blessed

Com a animals beneïts

with the power of rational thought,

amb el poder del pensament racional,

we can marvel at the intricacies of life.

ens podem meravellar de les complexitats de la vida.

As citizens of a planet in trouble,

Com a ciutadans d'un planeta amb problemes,

it is our moral responsibility

tenim la responsabilitat moral

to deal with the dramatic loss in diversity of life.

d'enfrontar-nos a la dràstica pèrdua de diversitat.

But as humans with hearts,

Però com a humans amb cor,

we can all rejoice in the unity of life,

podem celebrar la unitat de la vida

and perhaps we can change

i potser canviarem

what once happened in that sacred cave.

el que fa temps va passar a la cova sagrada.

Let's find a way to join the dance.

Trobem una manera d'unir-nos al ball.

Thank you.

Gràcies.

(Applause)

[Aplaudiments]