Steven Addis: A father-daughter bond, one photo at a time

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Translator: Iris Vilu Reviewer: Mailis Laos

Photography has been my passion

Fotograafia on olnud minu kirg ajast,

ever since I was old enough to pick up a camera,

mil olin piisavalt vana, et kaamerat käes hoida,

but today I want to share with you

kuid täna soovin teiega jagada

the 15 most treasured photos of mine,

15 oma kõige väärtuslikumat fotot.

and I didn't take any of them.

Ja mina pole neist ühegi autor.

There were no art directors, no stylists,

Mängus polnud kunstilisi juhte ega stiliste,

no chance for reshoots, not even any regard for lighting.

neid ei olnud vaja uuesti pildistada ning isegi valgustus ei olnud oluline.

In fact, most of them were taken by random tourists.

Tegelikult on enamuse autoriteks turistidest möödakäijad.

My story begins

Mu lugu algab

when I was in New York City for a speaking engagement,

tööreisiga New Yorki,

and my wife took this picture of me holding my daughter

kus mu naine tegi minust pildi, millel hoian süles oma tütart

on her first birthday. We're on the corner of 57th and 5th.

tema esimesel sünnipäeval. Olime 57. ja 5. tänava nurgal.

We happened to be back in New York exactly a year later,

Täpselt aasta hiljem sattusime taas New Yorki

so we decided to take the same picture.

ja otsustasime teha samasuguse pildi.

Well you can see where this is going.

Ilmselt aimate, kuhu lugu tüürib.

Approaching my daughter's third birthday,

Tütre kolmanda sünnipäeva lähenedes

my wife said, "Hey, why don't you take Sabina back to New York

ütles naine: "Minge Sabinaga jälle New Yorki

and make it a father-daughter trip, and continue the ritual?"

isa-tütre reisile ning jätkake traditsiooni."

This is when we started asking passing tourists to take the picture.

Sellest alates palusime mööduvatel turistidel meid pildistada.

You know, it's remarkable how universal

On lausa imestusväärne, kui levinud

the gesture is of handing your camera to a total stranger.

on žest ulatada oma kaamera võhivõõrale.

No one's ever refused, and luckily no one's ever run off with our camera.

Ealeski pole keegi keeldunud ning õnneks pole keegi ka kunagi kaameraga ära jooksnud.

Back then, we had no idea how much this trip would change our lives.

Sel ajal polnud meil aimugi, kui palju see reis meie elu muudab.

It's really become sacred to us.

See on tõesti meile pühaks saanud.

This one was taken just weeks after 9/11,

See siin on tehtud nädal pärast 11. septembri terrorirünnakut,

and I found myself trying to explain what had happened that day

tol päeval avastasin end püüdmas juhtunut selgitada

in ways a five-year-old could understand.

sel moel, et 5-aastane seda mõista suudaks.

So these photos are far more than proxies

Need pildid palju enamat kui ühe hetke

for a single moment, or even a specific trip.

või isegi kindla reisi vahendajad.

They're also ways for us to freeze time

Need võimaldavad meil ühel nädalal oktoobris

for one week in October

aja seisma panna,

and reflect on our times

möödunud aegu meenutada

and how we change from year to year,

ning näha, kuidas me muutume aastate vältel

and not just physically, but in every way.

nii füüsiliselt, kui igas muus mõttes.

Because while we take the same photo,

Sest ajaperioodil, mil neid samu pilte teeme,

our perspectives change,

meie vaated muutuvad,

and she reaches new milestones,

tema jõuab uute verstapostideni

and I get to see life through her eyes,

ning mul õnnestub näha elu läbi tema silmade,

and how she interacts with and sees everything.

läbi selle, kuidas ta suhtleb ning ümbritsevat tajub.

This very focused time we get to spend together

See teineteisele pühendatud aeg, mida koos veedame,

is something we cherish and anticipate the entire year.

on miski, mida me terve aasta väärtustame ning ootame.

Recently, on one trip, we were walking,

Hiljuti ühel reisil, kui me parasjagu kõndisime,

and she stops dead in her tracks,

peatus ta äkitselt

and she points to a red awning of the doll store

ning osutas ühe nukupoe punasele päevavarjule,

that she loved when she was little

mis oli talle väiksena alati meeldinud

on our earlier trips.

meie eelmistel reisidel.

And she describes to me the feeling she felt

Ja ta kirjeldas mulle oma tundeid, mida ta

as a five-year-old standing in that exact spot.

5-aastasena tundis täpselt sama koha peal seistes.

She said she remembers her heart bursting out of her chest

Ta ütles, et ta mäletab teda vallanud rõõmutunnet,

when she saw that place for the very first time

kui ta seda kohta 9 aastat tagasi

nine years earlier.

esimest korda nägi.

And now what she's looking at in New York

Ja nüüd käib ta New Yorgis

are colleges,

otsimas ülikoole,

because she's determined to go to school in New York.

sest ta on pähe võtnud sinna õppima minna.

And it hit me: One of the most important things

Ja äkki ma taipasin, et ühel kõige olulisemal kohal meie elus

we all make are memories.

on mälestused.

So I want to share the idea of taking an active role

Seega soovin ma kutsuda inimesi üles ohje enda kätte haarama

in consciously creating memories.

ning teadlikult mälestusi looma.

I don't know about you, but aside from these 15 shots,

Ma ei tea, kuidas on teiega, kuid peale nende 15 foto

I'm not in many of the family photos.

ei ole mind just paljudel perepiltidel,

I'm always the one taking the picture.

mina olen alati pildistaja.

So I want to encourage everyone today

Ma tahaksin täna kõiki julgustada

to get in the shot,

pildile jääma

and don't hesitate to go up to someone and ask,

ning mitte kõhklema küsida:

"Will you take our picture?"

"Kas te teeksite meist pilti?"

Thank you. (Applause)

Ma tänan teid. (Aplaus)