Don’t use the news to understand the world | Marieke van der Velden | TEDxMaastricht

Marieke van der Velden takes us along on an exciting journey past her projects, where she contrasts everyday life with the extremes you see on the news, giving you the opportunity to reshape your own ideas about this world. The purpose of these documentaries is to project a more nuanced image of the way we look at each other and the world around us. Her work is centered on places which receive a lot of news coverage, but focusing on different topics than the news covers, the everyday, the commonplace, the ordinary. In Iraq she portrayed people around the question ‘how are you doing?’ In Kabul she photographed Afghans at their favorite place of the city. The most recent project is called The Island of All Together. For this project Marieke traveled to the Greek island of Lesbos. Here she invited Syrian refugees and European tourists to get to know each other while sitting on a bench overlooking the sea.
Marieke van der Velden is a renowned photojournalist and documentary maker. NGOs like UNICEF have sent her on more than 40 journeys around the world to photograph their projects and campaigns. Together with her filmmaking husband Philip Brink, she also takes on one documentary project annually.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@themostgraciousqueenmarger2015]

The never ending search for truth is so exciting and liberating. Also, when you dedicate your life to service the world becomes more much more tolerable. Bless this woman for showing us the value in caring. Hello Maastricht!!!

[@murkratte2209]

Amazing TedX talk. Marieke van der Velden is probably one of the best photographers right now in the Netherlands. I would not be surprised she will win a "Zilveren Camera" or "World Press Photo" Award in the next years. Photo's full with emotions and dignity, not the easy shot rampage images which is a lot easier than photographing the essention of a portrait.

[@yaojhou6084]

Don' try to understand the world, all you need is to talk with people and listen. ❤️ This is what exactly WE ALL NEED at current this turbulent stage.

[@iliaswe3113]

amazing conversation about how to understand the world it's so Tired

[@vdovinserg]

Great projects! Thank you very much. It's really important documentary that we actually can't get from the news

[@palacetepbr1501]

Enjoyed the movie. Well done. Thanks for sharing and do continue to spread the message

[@krisnaardyana4633]

Thanks for make me relized that we're need to see the world in differents way

[@ahlambenazizi7550]

Amazing

[@elisebernier2293]

Wow!

[@laya-9160]

So beautiful 💕

[@zenaidaprado2306]

Very much a fantastic journey of truth I find the same world outlook being Mexican American raised in the most expensive area codes in the world by Mexican immagrints who migrated to the states owned land and lived borderline Atherton ca. and wood side ca I maintained very humble while living rich n Poot all in one day every day trot 30 yrs then moved to the east bay of ca Bay Area where culture shock was a more of a learning technique while remaining idéeles well dressed versed in all aspects of the the finer things in life and mainly lain poor underneath the layers as u say while moving to Turlock ca where the most mosks or churchesrather is and the highest population of eastern cultur is and now in Fremont ca where the highest population of Indian is I eared and experienced the trips u had to take i can so relate to these meetings and learning of the world views nice job good sport call u a Olympian I relate a lot I find great ways to utilize my views and learning of world views and culture power

[@jsadecki1]

Hmm i wonder why this video never got popular....

[@palacetepbr1501]

How can we help?

[@havan56]

You mention that the film is available on the internet. 1) Why not put a link in the details section of this video? Why not put the version with English Subtitles up as well?

[@krajkumarkrajkumar749krajk4]

nice

[@toniywaya7696]

Look up videos that talk about this topic same topic. They all suspiciously have low viewership🤔 not recommended much ofcourse, so ask why since it's such an important matter. If this sounds like a conspiracy to your mind, be worried for yourself.

[@craigbenz4835]

"Three weeks to figure it out" was a laugh line. What is wrong with this audience?

[@galladyare2747]

hahaha....people have different sense of humor

[@davecullins1606]

It probably seemed like laughable small amounts of time since some people spend years trying to find answers to such questions.

[@littlesometin]

I still don't get the point of her project, it's so apolitical. Especially now with how things developed in Afghanistan.

[@gamesps9562]

And that's how you end racism and xenophobia.

[@chrisdechristophe]

Not listening to the people you are photographing is a basic failure in a photojournalist. It smacks of exploitative art.

[@zenaidaprado2306]

In patients u may find god that powers great energy to do righteous is god the good//jp.!

[@123spleege]

um.........why did it take 19:18 of my time to tell me to talk to people? I get it. The human interaction as the news source. Not the corrupt, manipulative corporate bottomless wells. Well, the joke is Tedx really. It will come and go like so many goofy internet fads. 19 minutes?? Really???

[@aliciacarr9014]

123spleege The reason it took 19 minutes is because when you say " Talk to people" people understand that intellectually, but not emotionally, when you show the story of people actually doing that, they get it on an emotional level and are more likely to internalise the lesson and actually act on it.

[@seancoleman5021]

Act on it in what way? News these days is already emotionalized. Merkel's foolish decision in September 2015 was preceded by a very short and very highly charged wave of hysteria on Facebook following the publication of photos of a drowned child.

[@Elijah_Markin]

4:47 Did she really say the F word?

[@darrenl1577]

interviewed family full of girls and good people why not the majority rougher folk not just the classy you lost all merit at that point seems like you have a narrative to push forward you talk perspectives you are pushin a narrative sad you lossed me oh well moving on