Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Shahar Kaiser
00:15
As an artist,
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ื›ืืžื ื™ืช,
00:17
connection is very important to me.
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ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื™.
00:19
Through my work I'm trying to articulate
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ื“ืจืš ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™ ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ืžื—ื™ืฉ
00:22
that humans are not separate from nature
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ืžื ื•ืชืงื™ื ืžื”ื˜ื‘ืข
00:25
and that everything is interconnected.
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ื•ืฉื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ.
00:29
I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago,
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ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื ืกืขืชื™ ืœืื ื˜ืืจืงื˜ื™ืงื” ืœืคื ื™ ื‘ืขืจืš 10 ืฉื ื™ื,
00:31
where I saw my first icebergs.
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ืฉื ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™.
00:33
I was in awe.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืœืื” ื™ืจืืช ื›ื‘ื•ื“.
00:36
My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy,
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ืœื™ื‘ื™ ืคืขื ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช, ืจืืฉื™ ื”ื™ื” ืกื—ืจื—ืจ,
00:39
trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me.
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ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ืคื ื™ื ืืช ืžื” ืฉื ื™ืฆื‘ ืžื•ืœื™.
00:42
The icebergs around me
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ื”ืงืจื—ื•ื ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™
00:44
were almost 200 feet out of the water,
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ื”ื™ื• ื›ืžืขื˜ 60 ืžื˜ืจ ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืžื™ื.
00:47
and I could only help but wonder
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ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืจืง ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ
00:49
that this was one snowflake
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ืฉื–ื” ืคืชื™ืช ืฉืœื’ ืื—ื“
00:51
on top of another snowflake,
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ืขืœ ืคืชื™ืช ืฉืœื’ ืื—ืจ,
00:53
year after year.
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ืฉื ื” ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ื”.
00:55
Icebergs are born
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ืงืจื—ื•ื ื™ื (ื™ืžื™ื™ื) ื ื•ืœื“ื™ื
00:57
when they calve off of glaciers
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ื›ืฉื”ื ื ืคืจื“ื™ื ืžืงืจื—ื•ื ื™ื ื™ื‘ืฉืชื™ื™ื
01:00
or break off of ice shelves.
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ืื• ื ืฉื‘ืจื™ื ืžืžื“ืคื™ ืงืจื—.
01:05
Each iceberg has its own individual personality.
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ืœื›ืœ ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื•.
01:09
They have a distinct way
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ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื“ืจืš ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช
01:11
of interacting with their environment
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ืœืชืงืฉืจ ืขื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื
01:13
and their experiences.
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ื•ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
01:16
Some refuse to give up
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ื—ืœืง ืžืกืจื‘ื™ื ืœื•ื•ืชืจ
01:18
and hold on to the bitter end,
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ื•ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื™ื ืžืขืžื“ ืขื“ ื”ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืžืจ,
01:20
while others can't take it anymore
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืื—ืจื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:22
and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.
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ื•ืžืชืงืคืœื™ื ื‘ื”ืชืงืฃ ืฉืœ ืชืฉื•ืงื” ื“ืจืžืชื™ืช.
01:26
It's easy to think, when you look at an iceberg,
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ื–ื” ืงืœ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘, ื›ืฉืืชื ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ,
01:29
that they're isolated,
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ืฉื”ื ืžื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื,
01:31
that they're separate and alone,
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ืฉื”ื ื ืคืจื“ื™ื ื•ืœื‘ื“,
01:33
much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves.
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ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื.
01:36
But the reality is far from it.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืจื—ื•ืงื” ืžื–ื”.
01:38
As an iceberg melts,
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ื›ืฉืงืจื—ื•ืŸ ื ืžืก,
01:40
I am breathing in
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ืื ื™ ื ื•ืฉืžืช
01:42
its ancient atmosphere.
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ืืช ื”ืื˜ืžื•ืกืคืจื” ื”ืขืชื™ืงื” ืฉืœื•.
01:44
As the iceberg melts,
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ื›ืฉืงืจื—ื•ืŸ ื ืžืก,
01:46
it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water
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ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื—ืจืจ ืžื™ื ื˜ืจื™ื™ื ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืžื™ื ืจืœื™ื
01:50
that nourishes many forms of life.
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ืฉืžื–ื™ื ื™ื ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช.
01:54
I approach photographing these icebergs
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ืื ื™ ืžืชืงืจื‘ืช ืœืฆืœื ืืช ื”ืงืจื—ื•ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
01:57
as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors,
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื™ ืœื•ืงื—ืช ื“ื™ื•ืงืŸ ืฉืœ ืื‘ื•ืชื™,
02:00
knowing that in these individual moments
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ื‘ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉื‘ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
02:03
they exist in that way
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ื”ื ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื–ื•
02:05
and will never exist that way again.
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ื•ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ืชืงื™ื™ืžื• ื‘ื” ืฉื•ื‘.
02:07
It is not a death when they melt;
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ื–ื” ืœื ืžื•ื•ืช ื›ืฉื”ื ื ืžืกื™ื,
02:09
it is not an end,
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ื–ื” ืœื ืกื•ืฃ,
02:11
but a continuation
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ืืœื ื”ืžืฉื›ื™ื•ืช
02:13
of their path through the cycle of life.
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ืฉืœ ื“ืจื›ื ื‘ืžืขื’ืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื.
02:21
Some of the ice in the icebergs that I photograph is very young --
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืงืจื— ื‘ืงืจื—ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžืฆืœืžืช ื”ื•ื ืฆืขื™ืจ ืžืื•ื“ --
02:25
a couple thousand years old.
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ื‘ืŸ ื›ืžื” ืืœืคื™ ืฉื ื™ื.
02:27
And some of the ice
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ื•ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืงืจื—
02:29
is over 100,000 years old.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-100,000 ืฉื ื”.
02:41
The last pictures I'd like to show you
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืืจืฆื” ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื›ื
02:43
are of an iceberg that I photographed
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ื”ืŸ ืฉืœ ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ ืฉืฆื™ืœืžืชื™
02:45
in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland.
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ื‘ืงืงืจื˜ืกื•ืื˜ืกื™ืืง, ื’ืจื™ื ืœื ื“.
02:48
It's a very rare occasion
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ื–ื” ืืจื•ืข ืžืื•ื“ ื ื“ื™ืจ
02:50
that you get to actually witness
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ืฉืžืžืฉ ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช
02:52
an iceberg rolling.
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ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ ืžืชื’ืœื’ืœ.
02:54
So here it is.
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ืื– ื”ื ื” ื–ื”.
02:56
You can see on the left side a small boat.
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืžืฆื“ ืฉืžืืœ ืกื™ืจื” ืงื˜ื ื”.
02:59
That's about a 15-foot boat.
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขืจืš ื‘ืื•ืจืš 5 ืžื˜ืจื™ื.
03:02
And I'd like you to pay attention
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘
03:04
to the shape of the iceberg
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ืœืฆื•ืจืช ื”ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ
03:06
and where it is at the waterline.
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ื•ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืงื• ื”ืžื™ื.
03:09
You can see here, it begins to roll,
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ื›ืืŸ, ื”ื•ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืชื’ืœื’ืœ,
03:11
and the boat has moved to the other side, and the man is standing there.
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ื•ื”ืกื™ืจื” ืขื‘ืจื” ืœืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™,ื•ื”ืื™ืฉ ืขื•ืžื“ ืฉื.
03:13
This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.
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ื–ื” ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ ื’ืจื™ื ืœื ื“ื™ ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืžืžื•ืฆืข.
03:16
It's about 120 feet above the water,
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขืจืš 120 ืจื’ืœ ืžืขืœ ื”ืžื™ื,
03:19
or 40 meters.
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ืื• 40 ืžื˜ืจ.
03:21
And this video is real time.
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ื•ื–ื” ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช.
03:23
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
03:52
And just like that,
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ื•ืžืžืฉ ื›ื›ื”,
03:54
the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality.
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ื”ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ ืžืจืื” ืฆื“ ืื—ืจ ื‘ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื•.
03:58
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
04:00
(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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