TED2026: All of Us — in photos
From the seawall to the main stage, TED2026 in Vancouver was something else. We captured it all — the big ideas, the quiet moments backstage, the Discovery Sessions that stopped attendees in their tracks and the off-site experiences that ignited connection. Here’s a look back at the conference through the lens.
TED2026 Photo Team: Ella De Gea Truelove, Jimmy Jeong, Ryan Lash, Jason Redmond, Callie Shields, Jasmina Tomic, Elizabeth Zeeuw
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The entrance to TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Graphics around The Loop at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Attendees in the theater during the opening of TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Mark Rober speaks at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED)
Jacob Collier performs at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Attendees in the TED Theater at at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Attendees at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED)
The Ignite Welcome Dinner at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Felicia Chang / TED)
TED Translators Welcome Dinner at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
The Audacious Project’s pr-conference nature walk at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Attendees at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Attendees at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
MAS Vocal performs at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Jonathan Haidt speaks at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Wallis Bird performs at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Night of the Fellows at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Attendees at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Yiyun Kang speaks at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Gardiner Brothers at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED)
YPO’s Grouse Mountain adventure at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
TED’s Ikey Ajavon (left) and Helen Walters at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Keke Palmer speaks at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED)
The TED Theater during Session 10 of TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Lau Noah performs at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED)
Malala Yousafzai speaks at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Jessica Irwin speaks at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Reginald Dwayne Betts speaks at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Behind the scenes at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED)
Attendees at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Behind the scenes at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Attendees at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)
Bilawal Sidhu and a pair of dancing robots at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
TED’s Chris Anderson (left) and Helen Walters at TED2026: All of Us, April 13-17, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)