Why I spend hours sketching in conflict zones | George Butler
Podcast: TED Talks DailyPublished On: Fri Jan 09 2026
Description: Illustrator and TED Fellow George Butler reports on the ground from conflict zones, climate hotspots and humanitarian crises, using pen, ink and watercolors to highlight personal stories of perseverance. By slowing down and going deeper than the headlines, his humanistic approach is shifting how we think about the news.Following the talk, Lily James Olds, director of the TED Fellows program, interviews Butler on why slow observation through drawing builds trust in of age of rapid AI-generated images.Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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