And now, our TED Talk of the day.

A couple of years ago, I stood on the streets in eastern Ukraine in Kramatorsk in the aftermath of a Russian cruise missile strike on a residential apartment building.

I remember the front of the building was blown off.

You could see a living room and a kitchen inside, belongings burnt, scattered on the floor, mixed in with the rubble.

There were some weapons inspectors on one side, uh, an excavator in the middle, and of course in amongst it all, the journalists were there trying to interview those involved.

Uh, one lady in particular had soot on her face.

It was very moving to watch.

His face has the most detail, including a thick mustache, and he's wearing a hat, an overcoat, and leaning on a cane.

After we hear from George, stick around for his conversation with TED Fellows program director Lily James Olds.

[gentle music] Drawing has become one of the few moments in my life that I get to be, to be present with somebody.

It's a chance to be with them and connect, which I think is very rare in this world.

My name's George Butler.

I'm a reportage artist, and that means going to different parts of the world, drawing humanitarian crisis, conflict zones, natural disasters, and recording the stories that I find there.

I spend a lot of time drawing in places that are typically very loud.

Busy scenes around the edges of atrocity, and I'm just sitting and drawing, focusing on someone's eyebrows or their face or the way that their eye catches the light.

So what are some things that you think rarely get shared in the news, but that you think are really essential for understanding the people that you meet?