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Pollination: it's vital to life on Earth, but largely unseen by the human eye. Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg shows us the intricate world of pollen and pollinators with gorgeous high-speed images from his film "Wings of Life," inspired by the vanishing of one of nature's primary pollinators, the honeybee.

Recorded at TED2011.

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  • goodie pocket films plus 3 months ago
    an increasingly important topic captured by some truly unbelievable cinematography. thanks!
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  • Psynaps 3 months ago
    awesome shots!
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  • Felipe Carrelli 3 months ago
    very very inspiring!!
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  • JJ Fabre plus 3 months ago
    Eye opening.

    Thank you.
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  • George Schellenger plus 3 months ago
    Some of the most incredible images I've ever seen. It's the power of life captured. WOW - I will share with as many people as possible.
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  • The Film Artist plus 3 months ago
    Beautiful, from my own observation I believe honey bees like positive energy, aura whatever you would like to call it. They sense something we do not, this is what keeps them in check, good resilience to disease and most importantly together as a community vimeo.com/22630651 my own observation :)
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  • John Brune plus 3 months ago
    Ah yes the brilliant Louis Schwartzberg that gave us "America's Heart and Soul" and "Oceans of Air" to name a few. I'm definitely his biggest fan! Can't wait to see this one. Incredible!
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  • Ante Lauc 3 months ago
    Nature is autopoietic, but our education is allopoietic! When we will have more such insights, we will live love and freedom!
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  • Don Burns [[ECHOPIX]] 3 months ago
    simply brilliant! i've never seen humming birds and butterflies captured like this. amazing work here. where might i be able to view the entire film?
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  • v melissa 3 months ago
    wow amazing!!!!!!
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  • Jason Milan Films 3 months ago
    mother earth
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  • BrownPolar 3 months ago
    I hadn't realised that this HD original has been on Vimeo until just now, and thank you very much, because this is one of my top favourites of nature films ever.

    A while ago, I saw this in low resolution on YouTube and promptly made a very personal video using an HD up-convert of that and with a great Sri Lankan song for the soundtrack. If you would like to see it, please go here:

    youtube.com/watch?v=t9tXHPr8JWg
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  • Creator 3 months ago
    Truly breathtaking. Our world and your dedication to revealing its wonder is humbling.
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  • Holger Douglas plus 3 months ago
    brilliant, very hard work, want to see more ...
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  • Vytautas Jašauskas 3 months ago
    This is so unbelievable.. I even had a thought it was CG;>
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  • Max Tess 3 months ago
    beautiful
    thx
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  • Borek Lupomesky 3 months ago
    Stunning footage.
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  • Rick Macomber plus 3 months ago
    Beautiful macro work. when can we see this film?
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  • Alicja Krzywańska - Podermańsk 3 months ago
    Wonderful!
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  • Wagn3r 3 months ago
    Simply beautiful!
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  • marianoprea 3 months ago
    wow
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  • JACONNI 3 months ago
    Gorgeous footage.
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  • jack wells plus 3 months ago
    Absolutely stunning footage. Keep re-watching it.
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  • özgür saygı 3 months ago
    simply amazing...
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  • AtomicAtom 3 months ago
    When you mix bee honey with 90% High Fructose Corn Syrup do not be surprised that the bees go missing the next year from the bee farm.
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  • urban monkey 3 months ago
    I like how you mention that we are part of nature and that we need to take care of it.
    You also said: Everything wears out in the universe, i think this also is a cyclus that keeps on going. Nature itself is simply too strong to just wearout.

    amazing video!
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  • Solano Producciones 3 months ago
    genial
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  • tsshivshankar 3 months ago
    is this the nature what we ppl are not caring..? after watching this ppl pay attention towards the nature...! amazing!!
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  • Olga pinto 3 months ago
    Beautiful!!
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  • kelly day 3 months ago
    Beauutiful...had to keep re playing
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  • Die Medienmanufaktur 3 months ago
    Great Footage, truly eye-opening, views and perspectives I've never seen before. Excellent work! Carry on this way! APPLAUSE!!!!
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  • Ricardo de Sousa 3 months ago
    Some of the most beautiful images I ever seen.
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  • Deepa Shreekumar 3 months ago
    WOW!! I don't think I can ever be irritated by a bee or put off by a bat anymore...stunning!
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  • etchysketch plus 3 months ago
    Beautiful footage. Definitely humbling!
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  • Aad van Vliet plus 3 months ago
    So beautiful I kept saying Wow! with tears in my eyes...
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  • Charles Harvey 3 months ago
    Bats are so overlooked. Pollination and pest control from bats is worth $22.9 billion dollars a year in the US alone. But they are under threat from disease and human interference charles-harvey.co.uk/batting-away-pesticide-use/
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  • Peyo Peev 3 months ago
    Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper :)
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  • ROBERT JAMES ELLIOTT 3 months ago
    wow....now that is absolutely stunning, such a comment of time and dedication....
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  • Raoni Franco 3 months ago
    .............no words.....
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  • emoreauphotos.com 3 months ago
    Awesome!!!!!
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