Inspiring Videos

Ryan Lobo: Photographing the hidden story

17th Mar 2017

Ryan Lobo has traveled the world, taking photographs that tell stories of unusual human lives. In this haunting talk, he reframes controversial subjects with empathy, so that we see the pain of a Liberian war…
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Aaron Huey: America's native prisoners of war

17th Mar 2017

Aaron Huey's effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people — appalling, and largely ignored — compelled him to refocus. Five…
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Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world

28th Apr 2016

Photographs do more than document history - they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an…
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Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second

28th Apr 2016

Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new type of imaging so fast it visualizes the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in motion. This technology may someday be used…
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Iwan Baan: Ingenious homes in unexpected places

8th Apr 2016

In the center of Caracas, Venezuela, stands the 45-story "Tower of David," an unfinished, abandoned skyscraper. But about eight years ago, people started moving in. Photographer Iwan Baan shows how people build homes in unlikely…
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Angélica Dass: The beauty of human skin in every color

7th Apr 2016

Angélica Dass's photography challenges how we think about skin color and ethnic identity. In this personal talk, hear about the inspiration behind her portrait project, Humanæ, and her pursuit to document humanity's true colors…
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Thomas Peschak: Dive into an ocean photographer's world

1st Mar 2016

Somersaulting manta rays, dashing dolphins, swarming schools of fish and munching sharks inhabit a world beneath the ocean's surface that few get a chance to see. Conservation photographer Thomas Peschak visits incredible seascapes around the…
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Frans Lanting: The story of life in photographs

1st Mar 2016

  In this stunning slideshow, celebrated nature photographer Frans Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its eruptive beginnings to its present diversity. Soundtrack…
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Rob Forbes: Ways of Seeing

7th Jan 2016

Rob Forbes, the founder of Design Within Reach, shows a gallery of snapshots that inform his way of seeing the world. Charming juxtapositions, found art, urban patterns — this slideshow will open your eyes to…
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Erik Johansson: Impossible photography

19th Nov 2015

Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes - capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping…
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