A laminated sign for the 2011 Festival of Flowers attached to a wooden planter. The plants in the planter are dry and dead. The photographer comments, "The theme for the 2011 Festival of Flowers was 'burst! of water'. The Christchurch February earthquake came and water and sand called liquefaction burst out of the ground all around the area. Ironically the plants for the festival were left unattended in the cordoned off red zone and they would have loved a little burst of water".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Lois Place off River Road, Avonside".
Graffiti on a wooden wall depicts a child pointing at a site across the street and reads "I remember when the Kazbah was over there." The photographer comments, "A local street artist has commemorated Christchurch's deadliest earthquake. The anniversary is tomorrow. Where the photograph was taken was the site of the Ozone Hotel, which has now gone as well. For some of us who live and work in the East of Christchurch the earthquake was not what happened in the City as we were almost unaware of it. We had no water, toilets and most of all no electricity for weeks. For myself petrol was low and with tales of all the petrol stations on our side of town being damaged we could not take the chance of venturing out on severely damaged roads to find no petrol and the possibility of not getting home. We walked around and saw the damage that was local to us. TJ's Kazbah was one that stood out. A building that had a beauty with its round tower standing proud and always looked well kept - it was now collapsed. Its tower, which was once pointing towards the sky was laying on its side. It had kept its shape, but had a lightning shaped crack through it. The one thing that kept us feeling almost normal through the coming weeks was The Press our daily paper still being delivered even though the Press building and staff had suffered so badly themselves.
The sign for Perry's Cafe has had "Shaken but not deterred" added under the name of the cafe. One of the iconic figures of two workmen painted on the side of the building, which have regularly-changed speech bubbles commenting humorously on topical subjects, are saying "Is my crack showing?" The paint has peeled from the other speech bubble, obscuring the reply. The photographer comments, "After the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch a lot of buildings were damaged and made off limits. This affected a lot of cafes and take aways, so if you were open you needed to make it known. The words missing from the speech bubble are 'Don't be silly'".
The Medway Street footbridge in Richmond has warped beyond repair in the February 2011 earthquake.
The Medway Street footbridge in Richmond has warped beyond repair in the February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph from a time-lapse series documenting the contruction of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion. The photograph was taken from the top of the Christchurch Casino.
The damaged New Regent Street facades. The clock has stopped at 12.51 pm on 22 February 2011.
The public memorial service held at Hagley Park to mark the first anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
A photograph of flowers placed in road cones to commemorate the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of flowers placed in road cones to commemorate the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of flowers placed in road cones to commemorate the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The public memorial service held at Hagley Park to mark the first anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
The public memorial service held at Hagley Park to mark the first anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A group of people arriving for the first anniversary Memorial Service for 22 February 2011".
Photo silt of a heart shape at a property in Burwood, Christchurch taken by Paul Gofton, 28 February 2011.
A photograph of crowds sitting in Hagley Park. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "First anniversary Memorial Service for 22 February 2011".
A photograph of armed services personnel in Hagley Park. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "First anniversary Memorial Service for 22 February 2011".
A photograph of crowds sitting in Hagley Park. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "First anniversary Memorial Service for 22 February 2011".
A photograph of crowds sitting in Hagley Park. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "First anniversary Memorial Service for 22 February 2011".
A photograph of crowds sitting in Hagley Park. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "First anniversary Memorial Service for 22 February 2011".
A photograph of the focus assembly from the Townsend Telescope. The assembly was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "5 Poplar Street with damage from 23 December 2011 on the second floor".
A digitally manipulated image of the sun shining through a stand of pine trees in New Brighton. Some of the trees are on a lean. The photographer comments, "Due to the Christchurch earthquakes and the land subsiding in this area the trees in this area will nearly all be cut down. So these may be the last tall trees to bathe in the sunshine for decades to come".
Part of a house, now dangerously close to the cliff edge due to rock fall during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A computer tipped over and files fallen on the floor in the English department office after the 23 December 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "248 High Street partly cleared away - this building has been in ruins since February 22, 2011".
A photograph of a damaged house has been reflected in the lower part of the image and digitally manipulated.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Banners set for the Sumner village fair on the fence surrounding the library, closed since February 2011".
Broken windows on a building in Welles Street. The photographer comments, "Keep out of sight. The wind will cover our breathing. Is there anything to eat in here?".