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Focusing a Lens on Human Potential | Benjamin Thwaits | TEDxGullLake

2,661 views · Published 13 November 2015 · 14:36 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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His students are often on the brink of existence, from severe depression, to emerging bipolar disorder, to recent suicide attempts, to a life on the run. Many come from backgrounds in poverty, neglect, and trauma.  As their work has been viewed my millions around the nation, Ben’s photographers show us the potential of our most marginalized young people.

An evolutionary biologist by training, Ben didn't even know he liked working with kids. That changed when he took a job with Northwest Passage in western Wisconsin, a long-term treatment center for teenagers at risk.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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