Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom | Frans Lanting

Translator: Matej Divjak Reviewer: Nika Kotnik

Humanity takes center stage at TED,

Pri TED je v središču pozornosti človeštvo,

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

jaz pa bi rad dodal še glas za živali,

whose bodies and minds and spirits shaped us.

katerih telesa in umi in duhovi so nas izoblikovali.

Some years ago, it was my good fortune

Pred nekaj leti sem imel srečo,

to meet a tribal elder on an island

da sem srečal starešino plemena na otoku nedaleč od Vancouvra.

not far from Vancouver.

His name is Jimmy Smith,

Njegovo ime je Jimmy Smith

and he shared a story with me

in z mano je delil zgodbo,

that is told among his people,

ki si jo pripovedujejo med njegovimi ljudmi,

who call themselves the Kwikwasut'inuxw.

ki si pravijo Kwikwasut'inuxw.

Once upon a time, he told me,

Pred davnimi časi, mi je rekel,

all animals on Earth were one.

so vse živali na Zemlji bile eno.

Even though they look different on the outside,

Čeprav na zunaj izgledajo različno,

inside, they're all the same,

so odznotraj vse enake

and from time to time they would gather

in od časa do časa so se zbrale

at a sacred cave deep inside the forest

pri sveti jami globoko v gozdu, da bi slavile svojo enotnost.

to celebrate their unity.

When they arrived,

Ko so prispele,

they would all take off their skins.

so si slekle svojo kožo.

Raven shed his feathers, bear his fur,

Krokar je slekel svoje perje, medved svoj kožuh

and salmon her scales,

in losos svoje luske,

and then, they would dance.

potem pa so zaplesali.

But one day, a human made it to the cave

Nekega dne pa je do jame prispel človek in se smejal temu, kar je videl,

and laughed at what he saw

because he did not understand.

ker ni razumel.

Embarrassed, the animals fled,

Osramočene so živali pobegnile

and that was the last time

in to je bilo zadnjič,

they revealed themselves this way.

da so se razkrile na takšen način.

The ancient understanding that underneath

Starodavno razumevanje, da so pod svojimi različnimi identitetami vse živali eno,

their separate identities, all animals are one,

has been a powerful inspiration to me.

je bilo zame močan navdih.

I like to get past the fur, the feathers

Rad grem mimo krzna, perja in lusk.

and the scales.

I want to get under the skin.

Rad bi prišel pod kožo.

No matter whether I'm facing a giant elephant

Ne glede na to, ali sem soočen z ogromnim slonom

or a tiny tree frog,

ali majhno drevesno žabo,

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

je moj cilj, da nas povežem z njimi, iz oči v oči.

You may wonder, do I ever photograph people?

Lahko se vprašate, če sploh kdaj fotografiram ljudi?

Sure. People are always present in my photos,

Seveda. Na mojih slikah so vedno prisotni ljudje,

no matter whether they appear

ne glede na to, da se lahko zdi, da upodabljajo želve

to portray tortoises

or cougars

ali pume

or lions.

ali leve.

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

Naučiti se morate le, da vidite skozi njihovo krinko.

As a photographer,

Kot fotograf poskušam seči čez razlike v našem genetskem ustroju,

I try to reach beyond the differences

in our genetic makeup

to appreciate all we have in common

da bi lahko občudoval vse, kar imamo skupnega

with every other living thing.

z vsemi živimi stvarmi.

When I use my camera,

Ko uporabljam svoj fotoaparat,

I drop my skin

slečem svojo kožo

like the animals at that cave

kot živali pri tisti jami,

so I can show who they really are.

da lahko pokažem, kdo so v resnici.

As animals blessed

Kot živali, ki so blagoslovljene z močjo racionalne misli,

with the power of rational thought,

we can marvel at the intricacies of life.

se lahko čudimo zapletenosti življenja.

As citizens of a planet in trouble,

Kot državljani planeta v težavah imamo moralno dolžnost,

it is our moral responsibility

to deal with the dramatic loss in diversity of life.

da se spopademo z dramatičnim zmanjšanjem v raznolikosti življenja.

But as humans with hearts,

Kot ljudje s srcem,

we can all rejoice in the unity of life,

pa se lahko veselimo enotnosti življenja

and perhaps we can change

in morda lahko spremenimo,

what once happened in that sacred cave.

kar se je nekoč zgodilo v tisti sveti jami.

Let's find a way to join the dance.

Najdimo način, da se pridružimo plesu.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

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