The title is 'The next stage in earthquake prediction?... Six images show 'aromatherapists', auctioneers', chiropractors', fortune tellers', a 'sixth sense' and 'psychics'. Context - reference to all the unscientific ways of trying to predict earthquakes particularly dear to the hearts of Christchurch people who are enduring numerous aftershocks following the earthquake of 4th September 2010.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building on Colombo Street. The artwork is by Otis Frizzell and depicts police officer Constable Nao Yoshimizu comforting the grieving relative of an earthquake victim. Constable Yoshimizu acted as liaison officer for the families of Japanese victims of the earthquake. The mural was commissioned by the New Zealand Police as a recruitment advertisement.
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A graffiti-style recruitment advertisement for the NZ Police, depicting police officer Nao Yoshimizu comforting the grieving relative of an earthquake victim. The image has been further graffitied to hide the officer's uniform, and the original advertisement text ("You too can do something extraordinary. Become a cop.") altered to read "You too can do something ordinary. Become a human".
Emergency Management personnel outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was used as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, the east end of the Arts Centre can be seen.
A photograph of a sign outside the Christchurch Art Gallery advertising the "Debuilding" exhibition which was on display when the 22 February 2011 earthquake hit.
St Martins Library Taken several days after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. Processed in HDR to capture some of the "feeling" when thinking about the loss of lives when the quake hit.
Shows two visitors to Christchurch who can enjoy the excitement of the danger of earthquakes without car bombings. Context: refers to the Christchurch earthquakes and continuing aftershocks.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Revisiting some of my images coming up to our one year anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch 6.3 earthquake.
Blue Jean Cuisine (Old Sydenham Post Office) built in 1911 was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquakes was demolished 2012.
Members of Civil Defence conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. To the left is Mayor Bob Parker.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
A photograph of a poster and picket signs in the window of the Earthquake Services building on the corner of Fitzgerald Avenue and Ferry Road. The poster depicts Gerry Brownlee in the style of Barack Obama's "Hope" campaign poster, and reads "Democracy nope". The picket signs read "Brownlee: rise, lies and pies" and "Overwrought, overdrawn, over EQC".
Sculpture by Michael Parekowhai
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery".
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake. In the background is the framework for the temporary cardboard cathedral.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake. In the background a digger is parked on a rubble pile.
Dried liquefaction in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This shape formed as the liquefaction after the 23 December earthquake in Christchurch started to dry out".
Shows a hand lifting a house up from the ground, as the earth shakes and rumbles around it. A voice in the earth says, 'I'm still here'. Refers to ongoing earthquakes and aftershocks following the devastating 2010 and 2011 earthquakes in Canterbury.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A number of people standing on top of the huge letters 'EQC' (Earthquake Commission) scramble frantically to safety as an enormous wave representing 'Last minute claims' bears down on them. One of them shouts 'Forget earthquakes! There's something worse coming!' Refers to claims for damage after the Christchurch earthquake of 3rd September 2010.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Humpty Dumpty sits on a fence in Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".
The cartoon shows the joined hands of two people. Context - Those who have suffered from the earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 in Christchurch and those who have suffered from the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe in Japan that struck on 11 March 2011.
Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available
Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Veteran Christchurch art dealer Jonathan Smart at Queenstown's Toi O Tahuna yesterday, where a valuable collection of New Zealand art has found a temporary home after Mr Smart's new gallery was condemned because of earthquake damage".
A photograph of emergency management personnel in the foyer of the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, a cherry picker can be seen.
Members of Civil Defence with a pile of medical supplies outside the Christchurch Art Gallery after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of emergency management personnel in the foyer of the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, a cherry picker can be seen.
A photograph of emergency management staff meeting outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, a New Zealand Fire Service truck can be seen.
185 Chairs, an art installation by artist Peter Majendie, which is a memorial to those who died as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
