A digitally manipulated image of the high diving boards at QEII swimming pool. Rubble has fallen on the boards during the demolition of the complex. The photographer comments, "The diving board at the QEII stadium swimming pool during its demolition after being damaged in the Christchurch earthquake in February 2011".
It is night and a man and his wife are lifting their chemical toilet over the garden fence with the intention of emptying it into the neighbour's longdrop. The man confidently tells his wife to relax as the neighbour hasn't a clue they are planning to do this. The neighbour, meanwhile, sits in the outhouse holding a cricket bat at the ready. Context - toilet problems in Christchurch post earthquake 22 February 2011.
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Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Christ Church Cathedral looks uncharacteristically unkempt".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A section of Avonside Drive shows how the infrastructure is no longer maintained to the same level, with regard to roading, sewage and water services. Even the grass on the banks of the River Avon is no longer mown as regularly".
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction.
A drain grating and surround sit on top of a broken curb. The photographer comments, "You can see that the drain cover no longer fits, but there is a metal surrounding that also has to be placed in first".
A long-exposure photograph of a person stepping across a large crack in a pathway.
A long-reach excavator on a demolition site in the central city.
The arm of a long reach excavator rising above the broken columns of a demolished building.
A man knocks at the door of a portaloo and asks if the sewer has been down long. The portaloo has a TV mast, a washingline, a letterbox, and flowers planted outside. In the background is a wrecked house. . Refers to the use of portaloos in parts of Christchurch since the earthquake of 4th September because of damage to plumbing infrastructure.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Long snake of containers protecting the Main Road, Sumner".
The partially-demolished Henry Africa's building. The photographer comments, "Janes Wine Bar still stands, but not for long".
The partially-demolished Henry Africa's building. The photographer comments, "Janes Wine Bar still stands, but not for long".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sumner with its long snake of containers".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sumner with its long snake of containers".
A long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
The opening of a letterbox has been taped up, perhaps indicating that the residents are no longer living there.
Strange sign when the building it refers to is no longer there. Earthquake damage.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Inside Ballantynes, taken with a long lens from the doorway, Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Inside Ballantynes, taken with a long lens from the doorway, Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Inside Ballantynes, taken with a long lens from the doorway, Colombo Street".
Debra points at the beginnings of a sand volcano not long after the big earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "In the window of 144 Lichfield Street (Lichfield Lanes in effect no longer exist)".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The inside of Ballantynes taken with a long lens from the Colombo Street entrance".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The inside of Ballantynes taken with a long lens from the Colombo Street entrance".
A long line of cars on Shirley Road. While the centre of the road is clear, there is flooding and liquefaction along the edges.
Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".