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

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevodilac: Maja Malinov Lektor: Ivana Korom

Photography has been my passion

Fotografija je postala moja strast

ever since I was old enough to pick up a camera,

od kada sam bio dovoljno veliki da podignem foto apartat,

but today I want to share with you

ali danas želim da podelim sa vama

the 15 most treasured photos of mine,

15 svojih najdragocenijih fotorgafija

and I didn't take any of them.

mada, ni jednu ja nisam slikao.

There were no art directors, no stylists,

Nije bilo režisera, stilista,

no chance for reshoots, not even any regard for lighting.

nismo mogli da ponovimo snimak, niti se neko pozabavio osvetljenjem.

In fact, most of them were taken by random tourists.

U stvari, većinu njih su slikali turisti.

My story begins

Moja priča počinje

when I was in New York City for a speaking engagement,

kada sam bio u Njujorku gde je trebalo da odžim govor,

and my wife took this picture of me holding my daughter

žena me je slikala kako držim ćerku

on her first birthday. We're on the corner of 57th and 5th.

na njen prvi rođendan. Bili smo na uglu 57. ulice i 5. avenije.

We happened to be back in New York exactly a year later,

Tačno godinu dana kasnije ponovo smo se našli u Njujorku

so we decided to take the same picture.

pa smo odlučili da napravimo istu sliku.

Well you can see where this is going.

Možete da pretpostavite čemu ovo vodi.

Approaching my daughter's third birthday,

Kako se bližio treći rođendan moje ćerke,

my wife said, "Hey, why don't you take Sabina back to New York

žena mi je rekla: ‚‚Zašto ne odvedeš Sabinu u Njujork

and make it a father-daughter trip, and continue the ritual?"

da od putovanja ćerke i oca napravimo tradiciju, da nastavimo ritual?"

This is when we started asking passing tourists to take the picture.

Od tada smo počeli da tražimo od turista da nas slikaju.

You know, it's remarkable how universal

Neverovatno je koliko je univerzalan gest

the gesture is of handing your camera to a total stranger.

kada svoj fotoaparat pružite nekom strancu.

No one's ever refused, and luckily no one's ever run off with our camera.

Niko nas nije odbio i srećom niko nije pobegao s našim fotoaparatom.

Back then, we had no idea how much this trip would change our lives.

Tada, nismo imali pojma koliko će nam ovo putovanje promeniti živote.

It's really become sacred to us.

Gotovo da nam je postalo sveto.

This one was taken just weeks after 9/11,

Ovo je slikano nekoliko nedelja posle 11. septembra

and I found myself trying to explain what had happened that day

a ja sam pokušao da objasnim šta se tog dana dogodilo

in ways a five-year-old could understand.

tako da me razume petogodišnjak.

So these photos are far more than proxies

Ove fotografije su mongo više od prostih prikaza

for a single moment, or even a specific trip.

jednog trenukta, čak i određenog putovanja.

They're also ways for us to freeze time

Uz pomoć njih zaustavljamo vreme

for one week in October

na nedelju dana u oktobru,

and reflect on our times

prisećamo se prošlosti

and how we change from year to year,

i vidimo kako se menjamo iz godine u godinu,

and not just physically, but in every way.

ne samo fizički, već u svakom smislu reči.

Because while we take the same photo,

Jer iako se slikamo na isti način,

our perspectives change,

naši pogledi na svet su drugačiji,

and she reaches new milestones,

ona ulazi u novu etapu,

and I get to see life through her eyes,

a ja vidim svet njenim očima

and how she interacts with and sees everything.

onako kako ga ona vidi i kako se odnosi prema svemu.

This very focused time we get to spend together

Ovo ciljano vreme koje provodimo zajedno

is something we cherish and anticipate the entire year.

je nešto što negujemo i čemu se nadamo cele godine.

Recently, on one trip, we were walking,

Nedavno, na jednom putovanju, šetali smo

and she stops dead in her tracks,

i ona se odjednom zaustavila

and she points to a red awning of the doll store

i uperila prst u crvenu nadstrešnicu prodavnice lutaka

that she loved when she was little

koju je obožavala kao dete

on our earlier trips.

na našim prethodnim putovanjima.

And she describes to me the feeling she felt

Objasnila mi je kako se osećala

as a five-year-old standing in that exact spot.

kao petogodišnjakinja dok je stajala baš na tom mestu.

She said she remembers her heart bursting out of her chest

Rekla mi je da se seća da je srce htelo da joj iskoči iz grudi

when she saw that place for the very first time

kada je ugledala to mesto po prvi put u životu

nine years earlier.

pre devet godina.

And now what she's looking at in New York

Danas ona u Njujorku

are colleges,

razgleda koledže,

because she's determined to go to school in New York.

jer je odlučila da u Njujorku nastavi školovanje.

And it hit me: One of the most important things

A onda sam shvatio: jedna od najvažnijih stvari

we all make are memories.

koju svi mi stvaramo su uspomene.

So I want to share the idea of taking an active role

Želim da podelim ideju o aktivnoj ulozi

in consciously creating memories.

u svesnom stvaranju uspomena.

I don't know about you, but aside from these 15 shots,

Ne znam za vas, ali sem ovih 15 slika

I'm not in many of the family photos.

nema me na mnogo porodičnih fotografija.

I'm always the one taking the picture.

Ja sam uvek onaj koji drži fotoaparat.

So I want to encourage everyone today

Danas želim da vas sve ohrabrim

to get in the shot,

da se slikate

and don't hesitate to go up to someone and ask,

i da ne oklevate da priđete nekom i pitate:

"Will you take our picture?"

‚‚Možete li da nas slikate?"

Thank you. (Applause)

Hvala. (Aplauz)