Today is the anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Canterbury on 4 September 2010, and two lights - The White Lights of Hope - were turned on this evening from the square to help fill the city's "dark heart" and remind residents to look forward to a bright future.
Note: While I was capturing this image we had a ...
Today is the anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Canterbury on 4 September 2010, and two lights - The White Lights of Hope - were turned on this evening from the square to help fill the city's "dark heart" and remind residents to look forward to a bright future.
Note: While I was capturing this image we had a ...
Seen from Cambridge Terrace, the 'White Lights of Hope' spotlights shine into the sky behind a crane and damaged buildings on Oxford Terrace.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope seen from Colombo Street in Sydenham".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope seen from the Cashmere Hills on a misty night".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope seen from the Cashmere Hills on a misty night".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope seen from the Cashmere Hills on a misty night".
People stand beside the cordon fence on the Worcester Street bridge. The photographer comments, "This was some of the many people waiting for the White Lights of Hope to be turned on, but when they were we hardly noticed. Sadly it was a big disappointment".
A photograph of posters on a bollard. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tuam Street and High Street shops, CBD. By Alice's".
A digitally manipulated image of a black truck parked outside the Bus Exchange building on Colombo Street. The photographer comments, "Life is always full of surprises".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Press building on Gloucester Street at dusk. The central city red zone now has office workers and lights on".
An illustration of the Quake Lights in Cathedral Square.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The lights are on at the new Press building, the first office workers to return to the central city red zone".
Balconies on New Regent Street strung with Christmas lights and bows.
New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.
New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.
New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.
New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.
A bookcase with lights in the shelves, part of the Words of Hope project.
The "White Lights of Hope" spotlights shining into the sky at night from the central city.
