It is the Way You Look at It

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A 'sand volcano' of liquefaction silt. The photograph has been rotated 180 degrees. The photographer comments, "This could be just a horrible hole caused by liquefaction pouring out of a hole after the Christchurch earthquake in January, but turn it upside down and it becomes an outcrop on the floor of an unseen tidal estuary".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "5 Poplar Street with damage from 23 December 2011 on the second floor".

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A computer tipped over and files fallen on the floor in the English department office after the 23 December 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of a sign in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The sign displays information about the 23 December 2011 earthquake.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The buildings of the former Wards Brewery, also known as Crichton Cobbers, further damaged in the 23 December 2011 earthquake".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The buildings of the former Wards Brewery, also known as Crichton Cobbers, further damaged in the 23 December 2011 earthquake".

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The floor plate covering the gap between the Locke and Logie buildings was buckled by the force of the movement during the 23 December 2011 earthquake.

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The floor plate covering the gap between the Locke and Logie buildings was buckled by the force of the movement during the 23 December 2011 earthquake.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The buildings of the former Wards Brewery, also known as Crichton Cobbers, further damaged in the 23 December 2011 earthquake".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The buildings of the former Wards Brewery, also known as Crichton Cobbers, further damaged in the 23 December 2011 earthquake".

Live Rock at Bar 25

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A digitally manipulated image of a poster advertising a performance in New Brighton by bands Mynor Star, Reflekshun and Loaded Victim. The photographer comments, "The Bar 25 had this night of rock on the 18 December 2011, but the earthquake on December 23 just off of the coast close by got it shut down".

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Filing cabinets shaken open in the English department office after the 23 December 2011 earthquake. The filing cabinets were secured to the floor following February's earthquake, so did not tip over.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west wall of the Christ Church Cathedral where the rose window fell during the 23 December 2011 earthquake. Steel bracing has been used to hold up the front of the church".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west wall of the Christ Church Cathedral where the rose window fell during the 23 December 2011 earthquake. Steel bracing has been used to hold up the front of the church".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west wall of the Christ Church Cathedral where the rose window fell during the 23 December 2011 earthquake. Steel bracing has been used to hold up the front of the church".