A photograph of a shop window plastered with posters advertising the Rally for the Cathedral.
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Army talking to a police officer on the corner of Colombo and Wordsworth Street. In the background there is a block of earthquake-damaged shops. Sections of the shops' walls have collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the road and footpath.
A photograph of the interior of a shop on Lichfield Street. Fallen stock litters the floor.
A photograph of a group of shops on Manchester Street with cordon tape draped in front.
Tourists and shoppers eating in one of the food court areas of the Re:Start mall.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Shands Emporium".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Shands Emporium".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "89 Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "118-126 Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lighthouse 142 Tuam Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Behind 91-95 Cashel Mall".
Damage to the backs of buildings in Cashel Mall. The upper storeys have partially collapsed, and large cracks run through the lower parts of the buildings.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Parking area behind Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "708 - 710 Colombo Street".
Members of the public shopping at the fudge store on the newly re-opened New Regent Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The leaning Grand Chancellor Hotel viewed over shops along Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Container shops being constructed in Cashel Mall on the Whitcoulls site".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Shops on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street".
A photograph of a collapsed shop awning. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street".
Colourful containers in Re:Start Mall.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The rear of many High Street shops viewed from St Asaph Street".
A handwritten 'For lease' sign in the window of clothing shop Himalaya. The windows are covered with newspapers.
A photograph of the arm of a fallen shop mannequin in the window of Glassons on Cashel Street.
Damage to the Country Theme shop on St Asaph Street. The upper storey of the building has collapsed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hats on the stand of an open shop window in Cashel Mall".
A photograph of Williams Street in Kaiapoi. A sign on a shop awning reads, "Kaiapoi. Rebuilding our town".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on Colombo Street near the intersection of Kilmore Street. Large sections of the top storeys of the buildings have collapsed. Most of the bricks and other rubble have been cleared from the footpath. USAR codes have been spray-painted on many of the shops' windows. The closest store has been demolished and the rubble has been cleared away.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Street".
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The shops up close.".