The story of life in photographs | Frans Lanting

Prevodilac: Miloš Milosavljević Lektor: Mile Živković

Nature's my muse and it's been my passion.

Priroda je moja muza i moja strast.

As a photographer for National Geographic, I've portrayed it for many.

Kao fotograf za Nacionalnu Geografiju, napravio sam njen portret za mnoge.

But five years ago, I went on a personal journey.

Ali pre pet godina otišao sam na lično putovanje.

I wanted to visualize the story of life.

Želeo sam da vizualizujem priču o životu.

It's the hardest thing I've ever attempted,

To je najteža stvar koju sam ikada pokušao

and there have been plenty of times when I felt like backing out.

i mnogo puta sam poželeo da odustanem.

But there were also revelations.

Ali je takođe bilo i otkrića.

And one of those I'd like to share with you today.

Jedno od njih bih želeo da podelim danas sa vama.

I went down to a remote lagoon in Australia, hoping to see the Earth

Otišao sam u udaljenu lagunu u Australiji, nadajući se da ću videti Zemlju

the way it was three billion years ago,

onakvu kakva je bila pre tri milijarde godina

back before the sky turned blue.

pre nego što je nebo postalo plavo.

There's stromatolites down there --

Tamo dole ima stromatolita -

the first living things to capture photosynthesis --

prvih živih stvari koje su usvojile fotosintezu -

and it's the only place they still occur today.

i to je jedino mesto gde se danas javljaju.

Going down there was like entering a time capsule,

Odlazak dole bio je kao ulazak u vremensku kapsulu

and I came out with a different sense of myself in time.

i izašao sam odande sa drugačijim osećajem sebe u vremenu.

The oxygen exhaled by those stromatolites

Kiseonik koji su izdisali ovi stromatoliti

is what we all breathe today.

je onaj koji svi mi udišemo danas.

Stromatolites are the heroes in my story.

Stromatoliti su heroji u mojoj priči.

I hope it's a story that has some resonance for our time.

Nadam se da je to priča koja ima neki odjek u našem vremenu.

It's a story about you and me, nature and science.

To je priča o vama i meni, prirodi i nauci.

And with that said, I'd like to invite you for

I pošto sam to rekao, želeo bih da vas pozovem

a short, brief journey of life through time.

na kratko, brzo putovanje života kroz vreme.

Our journey starts in space, where matter condenses into spheres over time ...

Naše putovanje počinje u svemiru, gde se materija zgušnjava u sfere tokom vremena...

solidifying into surface, molded by fire.

stvrdnjava na površini, oblikovana vatrom.

The fire gave way, Earth emerged -- but this was an alien planet.

Vatra se povukla, pojavila se Zemlja - ali ovo je bila strana planeta.

The moon was closer; things were different.

Mesec je bio bliže; stvari su bile različite.

Heat from within made geysers erupt -- that is how the oceans were born.

Vrelina iznutra je učinila da gejziri eruptiraju - tako su nastali okeani.

Water froze around the poles and shaped the edges of the Earth.

Voda se zamrzla oko polova i oblikovala ivice Zemlje.

Water is the key to life, but in frozen form, it is a latent force.

Voda je ključ života, ali u smrznutom obliku je skrivena snaga.

And when it vanishes, Earth becomes Mars.

I kad nestane, Zemlja postaje Mars.

But this planet is different -- it's roiling inside.

Ali ova planeta je drugačija - muti se unutra.

And where that energy touches water, something new emerges: life.

I kad ta energija dodirne vodu, nešto novo nastaje: život.

It arises around cracks in the Earth.

On nastaje oko pukotina u Zemlji.

Mud and minerals become substrate; there are bacteria.

Blato i minerali postaju podloga; tu su bakterije.

Learn to multiply, thickening in places ...

Uči da se razmnožava, zgušnjava se na mestima...

Growing living structures under an alien sky ...

Rastuće žive strukture pod tuđinskim nebom...

Stromatolites were the first to exhale oxygen.

Stromatoliti su bili prvi koji su izdisali kiseonik.

And they changed the atmosphere.

I promenili su atmosferu.

A breath that's fossilized now as iron.

Dah koji je sada fosilizovan kao gvožđe.

Meteorites delivered chemistry, and perhaps membranes, too.

Meteoriti su doneli hemiju i možda takođe i opne.

Life needs a membrane to contain itself

Životu je potrebna opna da bi se zadržao

so it can replicate and mutate.

tako da može da se replicira i mutira.

These are diatoms, single-celled phytoplankton

Ovo su silikatne alge, jednoćelijski fitoplankton

with skeletons of silicon ...

sa skeletima od silicijuma...

circuit boards of the future.

štampane ploče budućnosti.

Shallow seas nurtured life early on, and that's where it morphed

Plitka mora su odnegovala život u početku i ovde se on preobrazio

into more complex forms.

u složenije forme.

It grew as light and oxygen increased.

Porastao je kako su se povećavali svetlost i kiseonik.

Life hardened and became defensive.

Život je postao teži i odbramben.

It learned to move and began to see. The first eyes grew on trilobites.

Naučio je da se pomera i počeo je da vidi. Prve oči su izrasle na trilobitima.

Vision was refined in horseshoe crabs,

Vid se usavršio kod potkovičastih kraba,

among the first to leave the sea.

koje su među prvima napustile more.

They still do what they've done for ages, their enemies long gone.

One još uvek rade ono što su radile vekovima, pošto su njihovi neprijatelji odavno iščezli.

Scorpions follow prey out of the sea. Slugs became snails.

Škorpije prate plen izvan mora. Puževi golaći postaju puževi.

Fish tried amphibian life. Frogs adapted to deserts.

Ribe su probale amfibijski život. Žabe su se adptirale na pustinju.

Lichens arose as a co-op. Fungi married algae ...

Lišajevi su nastali kao kooperativa. Gljive su se spojile sa algama...

clinging to rock, and eating it too ... transforming barren land.

lepeći se za stene i takođe ih jedući... transformišući jalovu zemlju.

True land plants arose, leafless at first.

Prave kopnene biljke su nastale, bez lišća u početku.

Once they learn how to stay upright, they grew in size and shape.

Kada su naučile da stoje uspravno porasle su i uobličile se.

The fundamental forms of ferns followed,

Usledili su osnovni oblici paprati

to bear spores that foreshadowed seeds.

koji su stvorili spore koje su nagovestile seme.

Life flourished in swamps.

Život je cvetao u močvarama.

On land, life turned a corner. Jaws formed first; teeth came later.

Na kopnu, život je bio na prekretnici. Prvo se formirala vilica; posle su došli zubi.

Leatherbacks and tuataras are echoes from that era.

Džinovske kožnate kornjače i tuatare su odjeci iz tog vremena.

It took time for life to break away from water,

Životu je trebalo vremena da napusti vodu

and it still beckons all the time.

i ona ga još uvek stalno doziva.

Life turned hard so it could venture inland.

Život je postao teži pa je mogao da pokuša na kopnu.

And the dragons that arose are still among us today.

I zmajevi koji su se pojavili su još među nama danas.

Jurassic Park still shimmers in part of Madagascar,

Park iz doba jure još uvek blista u delu Madagaskara

and the center of Brazil,

i u središtu Brazila,

where plants called "cycads" remain rock hard.

gde su se biljke zvane cikade čvrsto zadržale.

Forests arose and nurtured things with wings.

Pojavile su se šume i odnegovale stvorenja s krilima.

One early form left an imprint, like it died only yesterday.

Jedan rani oblik je ostavio otisak kao da je umro tek juče.

And others fly today like echoes of the past.

A ostali lete danas kao odjeci prošlosti.

In birds, life gained new mobility.

U pticama, život je dobio novu pokretljivost.

Flamingos covered continents. Migrations got underway.

Flamingosi su prekrili kontinente. Migracije su krenule.

Birds witnessed the emergence of flowering plants.

Ptice su bile svedoci pojave cvetajućih biljaka.

Water lilies were among the first.

Lokvanja među prvima.

Plants began to diversify and grew, turning into trees.

Biljke su počele da variraju i rastu, pretvarajući se u drveće.

In Australia, a lily turned into a grass tree,

U Australiji lokvanj se pretvorio u travnato drvo,

and in Hawaii, a daisy became a silver sword.

a na Havajima, bela rada je postala srebrni mač.

In Africa, Gondwana molded Proteas.

U Africi, Gondvana je oblikovala tropski afrički grm.

But when that ancient continent broke up, life got lusher.

Ali kada se taj drevni kontinent razdvojio, život je postao bujniji.

Tropical rainforests arose, sparking new layers of interdependence.

Pojavile su se tropske prašume, stvarajući nove slojeve međuzavisnosti.

Fungi multiplied. Orchids emerged, genitalia shaped to lure insects ...

Gljive su se razmnožile. Pojavile su se orhideje u obliku genitalija da namame insekte...

a trick shared by the largest flower on Earth.

trik koji dele sa najvećim cvetom na Zemlji.

Co-evolution entwined insects and birds and plants forever.

Koevolucija je isprepletala insekte i ptice i biljke zauvek.

When birds can't fly, they become vulnerable.

Kad ptice ne mogu da lete, postaju ranjive.

Kiwis are, and so are these hawks trapped near Antarctica.

Kiviji su takvi i takođe ovi jastrebovi zarobljeni u blizini Antarktika.

Extinction can come slowly, but sometimes it arrives fast.

Izumiranje može doći sporo, ali ponekad stigne brzo.

An asteroid hits, and the world went down in flames.

Asteroid udari i svet je nestao u plamenu.

But there were witnesses, survivors in the dark.

Ali bilo je svedoka, preživelih u mraku.

When the skies cleared, a new world was born.

Kada se nebo pročistilo novi svet je rođen.

A world fit for mammals. From tiny shrews [came]

Svet koji pogoduje sisarima. Od malenih krtica došli su

tenrecs, accustomed to the dark.

tenreci, prilagođeni mraku.

New forms became bats. Civets.

Novi oblici su postali slepi miševi. Civeti.

New predators, hyenas, getting faster and faster still.

Novi mesožderi, hijene, postaju sve brži i brži.

Grasslands created opportunities.

Savane su stvorile mogućnosti.

Herd safety came with sharpened senses.

Sigurnost krda je došla sa izoštrenim čulima.

Growing big was another answer, but size always comes at a price.

Rast je bio drugi odgovor, ali veličina uvek ima svoju cenu.

Some mammals turned back to water.

Neki sisari su se vratili u vodu.

Walruses adapted with layers of fat. Sea lions got sleek.

Morževi su se adaptirali sa slojevima sala. Morski lavovi su postali glatki.

And cetaceans moved into a world without bounds.

A kitovi su se preselili u svet bez granica.

There are many ways to be a mammal. A 'roo hops in Oz;

Ima puno načina da se bude sisar. Kengur skakuće u Australiji;

a horse runs in Asia; and a wolf evolves stilt legs in Brazil.

konj trči u Aziji; vuk razvija noge u obliku štula u Brazilu.

Primates emerge from jungles, as tarsiers first,

Primati se pojavljuju u džunglama, prvo kao tarzijeri

becoming lemurs not much later.

koji postaju lemuri malo kasnije.

Learning became reinforced. Bands of apes ventured into the open.

Učenje se pojačava. Grupe majmuna izlaze na otvoreno.

And forests dried out once more. Going upright became a lifestyle.

Šume se suše još jedanput. Hodanje uspravno postaje način života.

So who are we? Brothers of masculine chimps,

Ko smo mi onda? Braća muških šimpanza,

sisters of feminine bonobos? We are all of them, and more.

sestre ženskih bonobo majmuna? Mi smo sve to i više.

We're molded by the same life force.

Oblikovani smo istom životnom silom.

The blood veins in our hands

Vene u našim rukama

echoed a course of water traces on the Earth.

podsećaju na rečne tokove na Zemlji.

And our brains -- our celebrated brains --

I naši mozgovi - naši slavljeni mozgovi -

reflect a drainage of a tidal marsh.

podsećaju na sistem za isušivanje plimske močvare.

Life is a force in its own right. It is a new element.

Život je sila s pravom. To je nova sila prirode.

And it has altered the Earth. It covers Earth like a skin.

On je promenio Zemlju. Prekriva Zemlju kao koža.

And where it doesn't, as in Greenland in winter,

A tamo gde nije, kao na Grenlandu zimi,

Mars is still not very far.

Mars još uvek nije tako daleko.

But that likelihood fades as long as ice melts again.

Ali ta mogućnost bledi dok se led ne otopi ponovo.

And where water is liquid, it becomes a womb

I tamo gde je voda u tečnom stanju, ona postaje mesto začeća

for cells green with chlorophyll -- and that molecular marvel

ćelija zelenih od hlorofila - i to molekularno čudo

is what's made a difference -- it powers everything.

je ono što je značajno - ono napaja sve.

The whole animal world today lives on a stockpile

Ceo životinjski svet danas živi na zalihama

of bacterial oxygen that is cycled constantly

bakterijskog kiseonika koji kruži stalno

through plants and algae, and their waste is our breath,

kroz biljke i alge i njihov otpad je naš udah

and vice versa.

i obrnuto.

This Earth is alive, and it's made its own membrane.

Ova Zemlja je živa i napravila je svoju sopstvenu opnu.

We call it "atmosphere." This is the icon of our journey.

Mi je zovemo "atmosfera". Ovo je portret našeg putovanja.

And you all here today can imagine and will shape where we go next.

I svi vi ovde danas možete da zamislite i oblikovaćete ono gde ćemo otići sledeće.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Thank you. Thank you.

Hvala vam. Hvala vam.