We are seven sessions into TEDGlobal 2014. So many incredible talks have been given over the past three days, and so many more are to come over the next two. At the halfway point, a look at some beautiful shots of the conference so far.
Audience members give a hearty standing ovation to speaker Oren Yakobovich. Photo: James Duncan Davidson/TED
Tashka Yawanawá, chief of the Yawanawá people, began his talk with a chant that’s traditional to his people. Photo: James Duncan Davidson/TED
Glenn Greenwald electrifies the audience with a talk about the importance of privacy. Photo: James Duncan Davidson/TED
Circle of Sound — the duo of Soumik Datta and Bernhard Schimpelsberger — plays “Ind0 rock opera.” Photo: James Duncan Davidson/TED
A view of Rio. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
Sangu Delle talks about innovation during the TED Fellows talks. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
Capoeira performers shake up a beachside party. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
Oren Yakobovich shows one of the tiny hidden cameras he shares with activists to film human rights abuses. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
Alessandra Orofino of Meu Rio talks about political mobilization in the internet age. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
TED’s beach on Copacabana. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
Chris Anderson and Katherine McCartney of TED review their notes before the start of a session. Photo: James Duncan Davidson/TED
TED Fellow Laura Boushnak turns her lens on women in the Arab world. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
About 1300 umbrellas line the outside of the theater. We counted. Photo: James Duncan Davidson/TED
Neuroscientist Catharine Young talks about the vaccines supply chain during the TED Fellows talks. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED