Becci Manson: (Re)touching lives through photos

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
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Before March, 2011, I was a photographic retoucher
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ืœืคื ื™ ืžืจืฅ 2011 ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื›ืžืฉืคืฆืช ืชืฆืœื•ืžื™ื
00:20
based in New York City.
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ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง.
00:23
We're pale, gray creatures.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ื—ื™ื•ื•ืจื™ื ื•ืืคื•ืจื™ื.
00:25
We hide in dark, windowless rooms,
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ืื ื• ื ื—ื‘ืื™ื ื‘ื—ื“ืจื™ื ืืคืœื™ื ื•ื—ืกืจื™ ื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช,
00:27
and generally avoid sunlight.
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ื•ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืžืชืจื—ืงื™ื ืžืื•ืจ ื”ืฉืžืฉ.
00:29
We make skinny models skinnier, perfect skin more perfect,
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ืืช ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื—ื•ืฉื•ืช ืื ื• ืžืจื–ื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืขื•ืจ ืžื•ืฉืœื ืœืžื•ืฉืœื ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
00:34
and the impossible possible,
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ื•ืืช ื”ื‘ืœืชื™-ืืคืฉืจื™ - ืœืืคืฉืจื™,
00:36
and we get criticized in the press all the time,
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ื•ืกื•ืคื’ื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืžื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ื•ืช,
00:40
but some of us are actually talented artists
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืœืงื ื• ื‘ืขืฆื ืืžื ื™ื ืžื•ื›ืฉืจื™ื
00:43
with years of experience
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ืฉืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื”ื ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ
00:45
and a real appreciation for images and photography.
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ื•ื”ืขืจื›ื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืœืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืœืืžื ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื.
00:49
On March 11, 2011, I watched from home, as the rest
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ื‘-11 ืœืžืจืฅ 2011 ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื™, ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
00:54
of the world did, as the tragic events unfolded in Japan.
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ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ื”ื˜ืจื’ื™ื™ื ืฉื”ืชืจื—ืฉื• ื‘ื™ืคืŸ.
00:58
Soon after, an organization I volunteer with,
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ืžื™ื“ ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ื—ื‘ืจื™ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื‘ื• ืื ื™ ืžืชื ื“ื‘ืช,
01:00
All Hands Volunteers, were on the ground, within days,
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ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ "ืื•ืœ ื”ื ื“ืก", ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืชื•ืš ื™ืžื™ื ืกืคื•ืจื™ื ืœืฉื˜ื—,
01:04
working as part of the response efforts.
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“, ื›ื—ืœืง ืžืžืืžืฆื™ ื”ืžืขื ื” ืœืืกื•ืŸ.
01:07
I, along with hundreds of other volunteers,
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ืื ื™, ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืžืื•ืช ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื,
01:09
knew we couldn't just sit at home,
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ื™ื“ืขื ื• ืฉืื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืืคืก ืžืขืฉื”,
01:11
so I decided to join them for three weeks.
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ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ื”ื ืœืžืฉืš 3 ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.
01:15
On May the 13th, I made my way to the town of ลŒfunato.
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ื‘-13 ื‘ืžืื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœืขื™ืจ ืื•ืคื•ื ืื˜ื•.
01:18
It's a small fishing town in Iwate Prefecture,
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืขื™ืจ ื“ื™ื™ื’ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื™ื•ื•ืื˜ื”,
01:22
about 50,000 people,
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ื›-50,000 ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื,
01:25
one of the first that was hit by the wave.
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ืื—ื“ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉื ืคื’ืขื• ืข"ื™ ื”ื ื—ืฉื•ืœ.
01:27
The waters here have been recorded at reaching
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ืœืคื™ ื”ืชื™ืขื•ื“, ื”ืžื™ื ื›ืืŸ ื”ื’ื™ืขื•
01:30
over 24 meters in height,
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ืœื’ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืžืขืœ 24 ืžื˜ืจ,
01:33
and traveled over two miles inland.
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ื•ืœืžืจื—ืง ืฉืœ ื›-4 ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจื™ื ืœืชื•ืš ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช.
01:35
As you can imagine, the town had been devastated.
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืชื ืžืชืืจื™ื ืœืขืฆืžื›ื, ื”ืขื™ืจ ื ื—ืจื‘ื”.
01:38
We pulled debris from canals and ditches.
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ืคื™ื ื™ื ื• ื”ืจื™ืกื•ืช ืžืชืขืœื•ืช ื•ืžื—ืคื™ืจื•ืช.
01:41
We cleaned schools. We de-mudded and gutted homes
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ื ื™ืงื™ื ื• ื‘ืชื™-ืกืคืจ. ื”ื•ืฆืื ื• ื‘ื•ืฅ ื•ื–ื•ื”ืžื” ืžื‘ืชื™ื
01:44
ready for renovation and rehabilitation.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื›ื™ื ื ืœืฉื™ืคื•ืฅ ื•ืœืฉื™ืงื•ื.
01:47
We cleared tons and tons of stinking, rotting fish carcasses
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ืคื™ื ื™ื ื• ื˜ื•ื ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื“ื’ื™ื ืจืงื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืžืฆื—ื™ื ื•ืช
01:51
from the local fish processing plant.
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ืžืžืคืขืœ ืขื™ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ื“ื’ื” ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™.
01:53
We got dirty, and we loved it.
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ื”ืชืœื›ืœื›ื ื•, ื•ื ื”ื ื™ื ื• ืžื–ื”.
01:57
For weeks, all the volunteers and locals alike
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ื”ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื ื•ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ื›ืื—ื“
02:00
had been finding similar things.
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ืžืฆืื• ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืื•ืชื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื:
02:02
They'd been finding photos and photo albums
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ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ื•ืืœื‘ื•ืžื™ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช
02:05
and cameras and SD cards.
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ื•ืžืฆืœืžื•ืช ื•ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ.
02:08
And everyone was doing the same.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ืขืฉื• ืื•ืชื• ื“ื‘ืจ.
02:09
They were collecting them up, and handing them in to
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ื”ื ืืกืคื• ื•ืžืกืจื• ืื•ืชื
02:11
various places around the different towns for safekeeping.
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ืœื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืขืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช, ืœืžืฉืžืจืช.
02:15
Now, it wasn't until this point that I realized
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ื•ืขื“ ืœืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข ืœื ืงืœื˜ืชื™
02:18
that these photos were such a huge part
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ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืชื•ืคืกื•ืช ืžืงื•ื ืขืฆื•ื ื›ืœ-ื›ืš
02:20
of the personal loss these people had felt.
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ื‘ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ืฉื—ืฉื• ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืœืœื•.
02:23
As they had run from the wave, and for their lives,
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ื›ืฉื”ื ื ืกื• ืขืœ ื ืคืฉื ืžืคื ื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ื
02:26
absolutely everything they had,
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ืžืžืฉ ืืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื,
02:28
everything had to be left behind.
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ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ื”ื›ืœ ืžืื—ื•ืจ.
02:31
At the end of my first week there, I found myself
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ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืฉื, ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
02:34
helping out in an evacuation center in the town.
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ืขื•ื–ืจืช ื‘ืื—ื“ ืžืžืจื›ื–ื™ ื”ืคื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ืขื™ืจ.
02:37
I was helping clean the onsen, the communal onsen,
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ืขื–ืจืชื™ ืœื ืงื•ืช ืืช ื”"ืื•ื ืกืŸ", ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืจื—ืฅ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™,
02:40
the huge giant bathtubs.
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ืืช ืืžื‘ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื ืง.
02:42
This happened to also be a place in the town where
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ื‘ืžืงืจื”, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื’ื ืื—ื“ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ
02:45
the evacuation center was collecting the photos.
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ืฉื‘ื• ืจื™ื›ื– ืžื•ืงื“ ื”ืคื™ื ื•ื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืชืฆืœื•ืžื™ื ืฉื ืืกืคื•.
02:48
This is where people were handing them in,
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ืœืฉื ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื• ืื•ืชื ื”ืื ืฉื™ื,
02:50
and I was honored that day that they actually trusted me
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ื”ืืžื•ืŸ
02:52
to help them start hand-cleaning them.
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ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื ืงื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื‘ื™ื“.
02:55
Now, it was emotional and it was inspiring,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื˜ืขื•ืŸ ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื•ืžืœื ื”ืฉืจืื”,
02:58
and I've always heard about thinking outside the box,
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืขืœ "ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืœื ืžืจื•ื‘ืขืช",
03:02
but it wasn't until I had actually gotten outside of my box
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืง ื›ืฉื™ืฆืืชื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืžื”ืจื™ื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœื™
03:05
that something happened.
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ืงืจื” ืžืฉื”ื•.
03:08
As I looked through the photos, there were some
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ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื˜ืชื™ ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช, ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืŸ
03:10
were over a hundred years old,
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ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื ื•ืช ืžืขืœ 100 ืฉื ื”,
03:11
some still in the envelope from the processing lab,
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ื—ืœืงืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžืขื˜ืคื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื,
03:15
I couldn't help but think as a retoucher
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ืžื• ืžืฉืคืจืช ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื,
03:17
that I could fix that tear and mend that scratch,
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ืฉื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื”ืงืจืข ื”ื–ื” ืื• ืœืฉืคืฅ ืืช ื”ืฉืจื™ื˜ื” ื”ื”ื™ื,
03:20
and I knew hundreds of people who could do the same.
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ื•ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืžืื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
03:24
So that evening, I just reached out on Facebook
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ืื– ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืขืจื‘ ืคื ื™ืชื™ ื“ืจืš "ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง"
03:26
and asked a few of them, and by morning
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ืœื›ืžื” ืžื”ื, ื•ืขื“ ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ
03:28
the response had been so overwhelming and so positive,
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ื”ื”ื™ืขื ื•ืช ื”ื™ืชื” ื›ื” ืขืฆื•ืžื” ื•ื›ื” ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช,
03:32
I knew we had to give it a go.
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืขืœื™ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
03:34
So we started retouching photos.
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœืชืงืŸ ืชืฆืœื•ืžื™ื.
03:37
This was the very first.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืชืฆืœื•ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
03:39
Not terribly damaged, but where the water had caused
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ื ื™ื–ื•ืง ืžืื“, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ืžื™ื ื’ืจืžื•
03:44
that discoloration on the girl's face
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ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืคื ื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ื”,
03:46
had to be repaired with such accuracy and delicacy.
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ื”ื™ื” ืฆื•ืจืš ืœืชืงืŸ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื•ืขื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื›ืืœื”,
03:50
Otherwise, that little girl isn't going to look
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ื›ื™ ืื—ืจืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ืœื ืชื™ืจืื”
03:52
like that little girl anymore, and surely that's as tragic
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ื›ืžื• ืื•ืชื” ื™ืœื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื”, ื•ื–ื” ื•ื“ืื™ ื˜ืจื’ื™ ื‘ื”-ื‘ืžื™ื“ื”
03:55
as having the photo damaged.
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ื›ืžื• ื”ื ื–ืง ืœืฆื™ืœื•ื.
03:58
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
04:05
Over time, more photos came in, thankfully,
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ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืขื•ื“ ืชืฆืœื•ืžื™ื, ืœืฉืžื—ืชื™,
04:08
and more retouchers were needed,
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ื•ื”ื™ื” ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ืชื™ืงื•ื ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื,
04:11
and so I reached out again on Facebook and LinkedIn,
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ืื– ืฉื•ื‘ ืคื ื™ืชื™ ื“ืจืš "ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง" ื•"ืœื™ื ืงื“-ืื™ืŸ",
04:14
and within five days, 80 people wanted to help
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ื•ืชื•ืš ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ื™ืžื™ื 80 ืื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ืงืฉื• ืœืขื–ื•ืจ
04:17
from 12 different countries.
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ืž-12 ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช.
04:19
Within two weeks, I had 150 people
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ื‘ืชื•ืš ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื, 150 ืื™ืฉ
04:22
wanting to join in.
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืงืฉื• ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ื ื•.
04:23
Within Japan, by July, we'd branched out
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ื‘ื™ืคืŸ ืขืฆืžื”, ืขื“ ื™ื•ืœื™, ื”ืชืจื—ื‘ื ื• ื›ื‘ืจ
04:26
to the neighboring town of Rikuzentakata,
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ืœืขื™ืจ ื”ืฉื›ื ื”, ืจื™ืงื•ื–ื ื˜ืงืื˜ื”,
04:28
further north to a town called Yamada.
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ื•ืฆืคื•ื ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืขื“ ืœืขื™ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื™ืžืื“ื”.
04:31
Once a week, we would set up our scanning equipment
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ืื—ืช ืœืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ื™ื ืืช ืฆื™ื•ื“ ื”ืกืจื™ืงื” ืฉืœื ื•
04:34
in the temporary photo libraries that had been set up,
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ื‘ืžืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื ื”ืืจืขื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ืงืžื•,
04:37
where people were reclaiming their photos.
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ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ื—ื™ืคืฉื• ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
04:39
The older ladies sometimes hadn't seen a scanner before,
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืจืื• ืกื•ืจืง,
04:43
but within 10 minutes of them finding their lost photo,
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ืืš ืชื•ืš 10 ื“ืงื•ืช ืžื”ืจื’ืข ื‘ื• ืžืฆืื• ืืช ืชืžื•ื ืชืŸ ื”ืื‘ื•ื“ื”,
04:47
they could give it to us, have it scanned,
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ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืžืกื•ืจ ืื•ืชื” ืœื ื•, ื”ื™ื ื ืกืจืงื”,
04:49
uploaded to a cloud server, it would be downloaded
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ื”ื•ืขืœืชื” ืœืฉืจืช ืขื ืŸ, ื•ืื– ื”ื™ืชื” ื–ืžื™ื ื” ืœื”ื•ืจื“ื”
04:51
by a gaijin, a stranger,
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ืข"ื™ ืื™ื–ื” ื’ืื™ื’'ื™ืŸ, ื ื•ื›ืจื™,
04:53
somewhere on the other side of the globe,
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ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ื•ืก,
04:55
and it'd start being fixed.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืชืงืŸ ืื•ืชื”.
04:58
The time it took, however, to get it back
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ื“ืจืฉ ืœืงื‘ืœื” ื‘ื—ื–ืจื”
05:01
is a completely different story,
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ื”ื™ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืื—ืจ ืœื’ืžืจื™,
05:03
and it depended obviously on the damage involved.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืชืœื•ื™ ื‘ื ื–ืง ืฉื ื’ืจื ืœื”.
05:06
It could take an hour. It could take weeks.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื–ื” ืืจืš ืฉืขื”, ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื ื“ืจืฉื• ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.
05:07
It could take months.
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื.
05:09
The kimono in this shot pretty much had to be hand-drawn,
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ืืช ืจื•ื‘ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื™ืžื•ื ื• ื‘ืฆื™ืœื•ื ื”ื–ื”, ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ื™ื“,
05:13
or pieced together, picking out the remaining parts of color
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ืื• ืœื“ื’ื•ื ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื ื ื•ืชืจ ืฆื‘ืข,
05:17
and detail that the water hadn't damaged.
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ื•ืžืŸ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ืžื™ื ืœื ื”ืจืกื•.
05:20
It was very time-consuming.
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ื–ื” ื“ืจืฉ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ื–ืžืŸ.
05:22
Now, all these photos had been damaged by water,
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ื›ืœ ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื ื™ื–ื•ืงื• ืข"ื™ ื”ืžื™ื,
05:25
submerged in salt water, covered in bacteria,
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ืฉืงืขื• ื‘ืžื™-ืžืœื—, ื›ื•ืกื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ื,
05:28
in sewage, sometimes even in oil, all of which over time
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ื‘ื‘ื™ื•ื‘, ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืฉืžืŸ, ื•ื›ืœ ืืœื”, ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ,
05:32
is going to continue to damage them,
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ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื–ื™ืง ืœื”ืŸ,
05:34
so hand-cleaning them was a huge part of the project.
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ื ื™ืงื•ื™ ื”ื™ื“ื ื™ ืชืคืก ื—ืœืง ืขืฆื•ื ืžืŸ ื”ืžื™ื–ื.
05:37
We couldn't retouch the photo unless it was cleaned,
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืื ืœื ืขื‘ืจื• ื ื™ืงื•ื™ ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ,
05:40
dry and reclaimed.
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ื•ืื ืื™ืฉ ืœื ื—ื™ืคืฉ ืื•ืชืŸ.
05:43
Now, we were lucky with our hand-cleaning.
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืžื–ืœ ืขื ื”ื ื™ืงื•ื™ ื”ื™ื“ื ื™.
05:45
We had an amazing local woman who guided us.
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ืื™ืฉื” ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช ื ืคืœืื” ืื—ืช ื”ื“ืจื™ื›ื” ืื•ืชื ื•.
05:48
It's very easy to do more damage to those damaged photos.
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ืงืœ ืžืื“ ืœื’ืจื•ื ื ื–ืง ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื ื™ื–ื•ืงื•.
05:53
As my team leader Wynne once said,
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ืžื ื”ืœ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™, ื•ื™ืŸ, ืืžืจ ืคืขื,
05:54
it's like doing a tattoo on someone.
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ืฉื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืœื‘ืฆืข ืงืขืงื•ืขื™ื:
05:56
You don't get a chance to mess it up.
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ืœื ืงื™ื™ืžืช ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื˜ืขื•ืช.
06:00
The lady who brought us these photos was lucky,
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ืœื’ื‘ืจืช ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื–ืœ,
06:03
as far as the photos go.
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ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœืชืžื•ื ื•ืช.
06:05
She had started hand-cleaning them herself and stopped
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื” ืœื ืงื•ืช ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ ื‘ืขืฆืžื”, ื•ืื– ืขืฆืจื”
06:08
when she realized she was doing more damage.
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ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื’ื•ืจืžืช ืขื•ื“ ื ื–ืง.
06:10
She also had duplicates.
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื” ื’ื ืขื•ืชืงื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื.
06:12
Areas like her husband and her face, which otherwise
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ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ื‘ืขืœื” ื•ืคื ื™ื”,
06:15
would have been completely impossible to fix,
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ืฉืื—ืจืช ืื™-ืืคืฉืจ ื”ื™ื” ืœืชืงืŸ,
06:17
we could just put them together in one good photo,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืžืงื ืื•ืชื ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืื—ืช,
06:20
and remake the whole photo.
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ื•ืœืฉืคืฅ ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื›ื•ืœื”.
06:23
When she collected the photos from us,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืืกืคื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช,
06:25
she shared a bit of her story with us.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ืชืคื” ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืกื™ืคื•ืจื”.
06:28
Her photos were found by her husband's colleagues
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ืชืžื•ื ื•ืชื™ื” ื ืžืฆืื• ืข"ื™ ืขืžื™ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื”
06:31
at a local fire department in the debris
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ื‘ืชื—ื ืช ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื™-ืืฉ ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช, ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืคืกื•ืœืช,
06:33
a long way from where the home had once stood,
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ื”ืจื—ืง ืžื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ืขืžื“ ืคืขื ื‘ื™ืชื”,
06:36
and they'd recognized him.
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ื•ื”ื ื–ื™ื”ื• ืื•ืชื•.
06:38
The day of the tsunami, he'd actually been in charge
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื•ื ืืžื™, ื”ื•ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืื—ืจืื™
06:40
of making sure the tsunami gates were closed.
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ืœื•ื•ื“ื ืฉืฉืขืจื™ ื”ืฆื•ื ืืžื™ ืกื’ื•ืจื™ื.
06:43
He had to go towards the water as the sirens sounded.
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ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ื• ืœืœื›ืช ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื™ื ื›ืฉื”ืฆื•ืคืจื™ื ื™ื™ืœืœื•.
06:46
Her two little boys, not so little anymore, but her two boys
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ืฉื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื - ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืื™ื ื ื›ื” ืงื˜ื ื™ื - ืฉื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื”
06:49
were both at school, separate schools.
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ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ื™ื”ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ, ื‘ื‘ืชื™-ืกืคืจ ื ืคืจื“ื™ื.
06:52
One of them got caught up in the water.
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ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื ืœื›ื“ ื‘ืžื™ื.
06:54
It took her a week to find them all again
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ื ื“ืจืฉ ืœื” ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื›ื•ืœื
06:56
and find out that they had all survived.
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ื•ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืฉืจื“ื•.
06:58
The day I gave her the photos also happened to be
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ื‘ืžืงืจื”, ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื ืชืชื™ ืœื” ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช
07:01
her youngest son's 14th birthday.
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ื”ื™ื” ื’ื ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื• ื”-14 ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื” ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ.
07:05
For her, despite all of this, those photos
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื”, ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืชื”, ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
07:09
were the perfect gift back to him,
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ื”ื™ื• ื”ืžืชื ื” ื”ืžื•ืฉืœืžืช ืฉื™ื›ืœื” ืœืชืช ืœื•,
07:12
something he could look at again, something he remembered from before
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ื‘ื•, ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ื–ื›ื•ืจ ืžืœืคื ื™ ื”ืืกื•ืŸ
07:15
that wasn't still scarred from that day in March
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ืขื•ื“ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืฆืœืงื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืžืจืฅ
07:19
when absolutely everything else in his life had changed
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ื›ืฉืžืžืฉ ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื• ื”ืฉืชื ื”
07:22
or been destroyed.
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ืื• ื ื”ืจืก.
07:26
After six months in Japan,
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ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื™ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ืคืŸ,
07:28
1,100 volunteers had passed through All Hands,
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1,100 ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื ืขื‘ืจื• ื“ืจืš "ืื•ืœ ื”ื ื“ืก",
07:31
hundreds of whom had helped us hand-clean
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ืฉืžืื•ืช ืžื”ื ืกื™ื™ืขื• ืœื ื• ืœื ืงื•ืช ื™ื“ื ื™ืช
07:33
over 135,000 photographs,
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ืžืขืœ 135,000 ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช,
07:37
the large majority โ€” (Applause) โ€”
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ืฉืจื•ื‘ืŸ ื”ืžื›ืจื™ืข โ€” [ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื] โ€”
07:42
a large majority of which did actually find their home again,
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ืฉืจื•ื‘ืŸ ื”ืžื›ืจื™ืข ืื›ืŸ ื—ื–ืจื• ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”,
07:45
importantly.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ,
07:48
Over five hundred volunteers around the globe
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ืฉืžืขืœ 500 ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื
07:51
helped us get 90 families hundreds of photographs back,
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ืขื–ืจื• ืœื ื• ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืžืื•ืช ืชืฆืœื•ืžื™ื ืœ-90 ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช,
07:56
fully restored and retouched.
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืžืฉื•ืงืžื™ื ื•ืžืชื•ืงื ื™ื ืœื’ืžืจื™.
07:58
During this time, we hadn't really spent more than
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื–ื”, ืœื ื”ื•ืฆืื ื• ืœืžืขืฉื”
08:01
about a thousand dollars in equipment and materials,
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืขืœ 1,000 ื“ื•ืœืจ ื‘ืฆื™ื•ื“ ื•ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื,
08:04
most of which was printer inks.
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ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืขืœ ื“ื™ื• ืœืžื“ืคืกืช.
08:07
We take photos constantly.
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ืื ื• ืžืฆืœืžื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
08:10
A photo is a reminder of someone or something,
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ืฆื™ืœื•ื ื”ื•ื ืชื–ื›ื•ืจืช ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื• ืžืฉื”ื•,
08:12
a place, a relationship, a loved one.
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ืœืžืงื•ื, ืœืžืขืจื›ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื, ืœืื“ื ืื”ื•ื‘.
08:15
They're our memory-keepers and our histories,
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ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ื”ื ืฉื•ืžืจื™ ื”ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืขื‘ืจ ืฉืœื ื•,
08:18
the last thing we would grab
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืื ื• ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืื™ืชื ื• ื›ืฉืื ื• ื‘ื•ืจื—ื™ื,
08:20
and the first thing you'd go back to look for.
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ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื—ืคืฉ.
08:23
That's all this project was about,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžื™ื–ื ื”ื–ื”:
08:25
about restoring those little bits of humanity,
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ืฉื—ื–ื•ืจ ืคื™ืกื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ืืœื” ืฉืœ ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช,
08:29
giving someone that connection back.
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ืœืชืช ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื”ื–ื”.
08:31
When a photo like this can be returned to someone like this,
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ื›ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืชืžื•ื ื” ื›ื–ื• ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื›ื–ื”,
08:36
it makes a huge difference
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ื™ืฉ ืœื–ื” ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื”
08:38
in the lives of the person receiving it.
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ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืื“ื ืฉืžืงื‘ืœ ืื•ืชื”.
08:41
The project's also made a big difference in the lives of the retouchers.
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ื”ืžื™ื–ื ื”ื™ื” ื’ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคืฆื™ ื”ืชืฆืœื•ืžื™ื.
08:45
For some of them, it's given them a connection
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ืœื—ืœืงื ื–ื” ื”ืขื ื™ืง ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ
08:48
to something bigger, giving something back,
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ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื”ื, ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื ืชื ื• ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืชืžื•ืจื”,
08:51
using their talents on something
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ื›ืฉื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื”ื ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื™ื ื•
08:52
other than skinny models and perfect skin.
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ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื›ื—ื•ืฉื•ืช ื•ืขื•ืจ ืžื•ืฉืœื.
08:56
I would like to conclude by reading an email
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืกื›ื ื‘ื”ืงืจืืช ื”ื•ื“ืขืช ื“ื•ื"ืœ
08:59
I got from one of them, Cindy,
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ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืื—ืช ืžื”ื, ืกื™ื ื“ื™,
09:01
the day I finally got back from Japan after six months.
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืžื™ืคืŸ ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื™ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื.
09:06
"As I worked, I couldn't help but think about the individuals
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"ื›ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™, ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืฉืœื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื
09:09
and the stories represented in the images.
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ื•ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื™ื™ืฆื’ื•.
09:12
One in particular, a photo of women of all ages,
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ืื—ืช ืžื”ื ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื”ื’ื™ืœื™ื,
09:16
from grandmother to little girl, gathered around a baby,
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ืžืกื‘ืชื ื•ืขื“ ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื”, ืžืงื•ื‘ืฆื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช,
09:20
struck a chord, because a similar photo from my family,
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ื ื’ืขื” ืœืœื™ื‘ื™, ื›ื™ ืชืžื•ื ื” ื“ื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™,
09:24
my grandmother and mother, myself,
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ืกื‘ืชื™ ื•ืืžื™, ืื ื™ ืขืฆืžื™,
09:26
and newborn daughter, hangs on our wall.
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ื•ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ื‘ืช-ื™ื•ืžื”, ืชืœื•ื™ื” ื’ื ืืฆืœื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืงื™ืจ.
09:30
Across the globe, throughout the ages,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืชืงื•ืคื•ืช,
09:33
our basic needs are just the same, aren't they?"
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ืฆืจื›ื™ื ื• ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื™ื ื–ื”ื™ื, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?"
09:37
Thank you. (Applause)
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื. [ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
09:39
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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