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

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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’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Zeeva Livshitz
00:15
Photography has been my passion
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ืฆื™ืœื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื”ืชืฉื•ืงื” ืฉืœื™
00:17
ever since I was old enough to pick up a camera,
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ืžืื– ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืžืฆืœืžื”,
00:20
but today I want to share with you
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืื™ืชื›ื
00:22
the 15 most treasured photos of mine,
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ืืช 15 ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื™,
00:25
and I didn't take any of them.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ืืฃ ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ.
00:27
There were no art directors, no stylists,
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ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืืจื˜ ื“ื™ืจืงื˜ื•ืจื™ื, ืœื ืกื˜ื™ื™ืœื™ืกื˜ื™ื,
00:30
no chance for reshoots, not even any regard for lighting.
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ืœื ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ืžื—ื“ืฉ, ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืœืชืื•ืจื”.
00:34
In fact, most of them were taken by random tourists.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืจื•ื‘ืŸ ืฆื•ืœืžื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืชื™ื™ืจื™ื ืจื ื“ื•ืžืœื™ื™ื.
00:38
My story begins
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ
00:40
when I was in New York City for a speaking engagement,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ืœื”ืจืฆืื”,
00:42
and my wife took this picture of me holding my daughter
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ื•ืืฉืชื™ ืฆื™ืœืžื” ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ืžื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ื‘ืชื™
00:45
on her first birthday. We're on the corner of 57th and 5th.
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”. ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืคื™ื ื” ืฉืœ 57 ื•ื”ืฉื“ืจื” ื”ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ืช.
00:50
We happened to be back in New York exactly a year later,
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ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืฉื ื” ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
00:53
so we decided to take the same picture.
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ืื– ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœืฆืœื ืืช ืื•ืชื” ืชืžื•ื ื”.
00:57
Well you can see where this is going.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืœืืŸ ื–ื” ื”ื•ืœืš.
00:59
Approaching my daughter's third birthday,
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ื›ืฉื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืชืงืจื‘,
01:01
my wife said, "Hey, why don't you take Sabina back to New York
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ืื™ืฉืชื™ ืืžืจื”, "ื”ื™ื™, ืœืžื” ืœื ืชื™ืงื— ืืช ืกื‘ื™ื ื” ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง
01:03
and make it a father-daughter trip, and continue the ritual?"
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ื•ืชื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื–ื” ืœื˜ื™ื•ืœ ืื‘ ื•ื‘ืช, ื•ืชืžืฉื™ืš ืืช ื”ืžืกื•ืจืช?"
01:07
This is when we started asking passing tourists to take the picture.
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืžืชื™ื™ืจื™ื ืœืฆืœื ืื•ืชื ื•.
01:10
You know, it's remarkable how universal
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ื–ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื ื›ืžื” ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœื™
01:14
the gesture is of handing your camera to a total stranger.
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ื”ืžื—ื•ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื’ืฉืช ื”ืžืฆืœืžื” ืฉืœื›ื ืœื–ืจื™ื ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ื™ื.
01:17
No one's ever refused, and luckily no one's ever run off with our camera.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืกืจื‘, ื•ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืžื–ืœ ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื‘ืจื— ืขื ื”ืžืฆืœืžื”.
01:22
Back then, we had no idea how much this trip would change our lives.
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ื‘ื–ืžื ื•, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืžื•ืฉื’ ื›ืžื” ื”ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ื”ื–ื” ื™ืฉื ื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื•.
01:25
It's really become sacred to us.
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ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืคืš ืœืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ื•.
01:27
This one was taken just weeks after 9/11,
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ื–ื” ืฆื•ืœื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืœืื—ืจ 9/11,
01:30
and I found myself trying to explain what had happened that day
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ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืžื” ืงืจื” ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื
01:34
in ways a five-year-old could understand.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ืช ื—ืžืฉ ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ.
01:37
So these photos are far more than proxies
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ืื– ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื”ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื™ืฆื’ื•ืช
01:39
for a single moment, or even a specific trip.
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ืจื’ืข ื™ื—ื™ื“, ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™.
01:43
They're also ways for us to freeze time
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ื”ืŸ ื’ื ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื ื• ืœื”ืงืคื™ื ื–ืžืŸ
01:46
for one week in October
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ืœืฉื‘ื•ืข ืื—ื“ ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ
01:50
and reflect on our times
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ื•ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื•
01:52
and how we change from year to year,
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ื•ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืชื ื™ื ืžืฉื ื” ืœืฉื ื”,
01:54
and not just physically, but in every way.
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ื•ืœื ืจืง ืคื™ืกื™ืช, ืืœื ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจืš.
01:57
Because while we take the same photo,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆืœืžื™ื ืืช ืื•ืชื” ืชืžื•ื ื”,
02:00
our perspectives change,
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ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ืฉืœื ื• ืžืฉืชื ื”,
02:02
and she reaches new milestones,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืœืื‘ื ื™ ื“ืจืš ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช,
02:05
and I get to see life through her eyes,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื“ืจืš ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื”,
02:08
and how she interacts with and sees everything.
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ื•ืื™ืš ื”ื™ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ื•ืจื•ืื” ืืช ื”ื›ืœ.
02:12
This very focused time we get to spend together
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ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืžืžื•ืงื“ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ืœื™ื ื™ื—ื“
02:15
is something we cherish and anticipate the entire year.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืงื™ืจื™ื ื•ืžืฆืคื™ื ืœื• ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื ื”.
02:21
Recently, on one trip, we were walking,
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ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื‘ืื—ื“ ื”ื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ื, ื”ืœื›ื ื•,
02:24
and she stops dead in her tracks,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืขืฆืจื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื,
02:26
and she points to a red awning of the doll store
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ืฆื‘ื™ืขื” ืขืœ ืกื•ื›ืš ืื“ื•ื ืฉืœ ื—ื ื•ืช ื‘ื•ื‘ื•ืช
02:29
that she loved when she was little
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืื”ื‘ื” ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืงื˜ื ื”
02:32
on our earlier trips.
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ื‘ื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ื ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
02:34
And she describes to me the feeling she felt
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืชืืจื” ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื”
02:37
as a five-year-old standing in that exact spot.
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ื›ื‘ืช ื—ืžืฉ ืฉืขื•ืžื“ืช ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื ืงื•ื“ื”.
02:40
She said she remembers her heart bursting out of her chest
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืืช ืœื™ื‘ื” ืงื•ืคืฅ ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื—ื–ื”
02:43
when she saw that place for the very first time
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืจืืชื” ืืช ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”
02:46
nine years earlier.
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ืชืฉืข ืฉื ื™ื ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ.
02:48
And now what she's looking at in New York
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืกืชื›ืœืช ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง
02:51
are colleges,
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ื”ื ืงื•ืœื’'ื™ื,
02:52
because she's determined to go to school in New York.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ื ื—ื•ืฉื” ืœืœื›ืช ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
02:56
And it hit me: One of the most important things
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื›ื” ื‘ื™: ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื
02:59
we all make are memories.
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ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื–ื” ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช.
03:03
So I want to share the idea of taking an active role
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืœืงื™ื—ืช ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืคืขื™ืœ
03:06
in consciously creating memories.
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ื‘ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื•ื“ืขืช.
03:10
I don't know about you, but aside from these 15 shots,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืืœื™ื›ื, ืื‘ืœ ื—ื•ืฅ ืž 15 ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•,
03:13
I'm not in many of the family photos.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ื•ืช.
03:14
I'm always the one taking the picture.
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ืื ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ื–ื” ืฉืžืฆืœื.
03:17
So I want to encourage everyone today
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืืชื›ื ื”ื™ื•ื
03:19
to get in the shot,
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ืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœืชืžื•ื ื”,
03:21
and don't hesitate to go up to someone and ask,
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ื•ืœื ืœื”ืกืก ืœืœื›ืช ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื•ืœื‘ืงืฉ,
03:24
"Will you take our picture?"
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"ืืชื” ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœืฆืœื ืื•ืชื™?"
03:26
Thank you. (Applause)
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื. (ื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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