A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on the corner of Manchester Street and Struthers Lane. The front wall of the building has crumbled, exposing the rooms inside. One is covered in graffiti.
A photograph of the store room of Quinns on Papanui Road. The front walls of the building have crumbled, exposing the rooms inside. Shelves of shoes can be seen, many of them collapsed.
A photograph of the store room of Quinns on Papanui Road. The front walls of the building have crumbled, exposing the rooms inside. Decorations such as a mushroom and grass can be seen.
A photograph of the collapsed Durham Street Methodist Church viewed from the side. All that is left is a pile of masonry and a vague indication of where the walls used to be.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of a building on Madras Street. The outer walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the car park.
A car park on the corner of Tuam and Colombo Streets replaces the building that was demolished there. On the wall of an adjoining building, a chalkboard mural encourages people to leave their thoughts, with the prompt "I hope Christchurch will...".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Brick cladding is badly cracked and buckled, and some bricks have fallen. There is a large gap between the floor and the foundations. The photographer comments, "Brick walls still clinging on".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Brick cladding is badly cracked and buckled, and some bricks have fallen. There is a large gap between the floor and the foundations. The photographer comments, "Brick walls still clinging on".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre on the corner of Montreal and Armagh Streets. The front wall of the building has crumbled, and the bricks have spilt onto the pavement below.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house in Christchurch. The walls on the side of the house have crumbled and the bricks have damaged the fence. A red sticker on the front window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Armagh Street. Bricks from the building opposite have fallen through the roof. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the wall to the right.
The front entrance of the Durham Street Methodist Church. The door is blocked by a safety fence and large concrete blocks, which have been used to secure the steel bracing supporting the front wall of the building.
Ground Culinary Centre on the corner of London Street and Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. Bricks from the buildings walls have collapsed on to the footpath and road, and the building has been enclosed by wire fencing.
The south wall of Knox Presbyterian Church. The brickwork around the gables has crumbled into the street below, exposing the wooden bracing underneath. Wire fencing has been placed around the building to keep people away.
Damage to a block of flats on the corner of Gayhurst Road and Locksley Avenue. A chimney has fallen, and tiles have shaken loose from the roof. In front of the property a low brick wall has collapsed.
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".
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through brickwork under a window, and one side of the wall has visibly slumped, leaving a gap between the bricks and the window frame. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of a building on Madras Street. The outer walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the car park.
Damaged buildings along Manchester Street next to Struthers Lane. The front wall of one building has collapsed, exposing the inside. Scaffolding has been erected in front, as well as fencing and road cones cordoning the building off.
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. The top of a window frame has separated from its side, and above a large crack in the wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. Wallboard has broken away in the upper corner of a room, exposing the brickwork. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom. A lot of the plaster has subsequently fallen off the bricks".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in the wallboard below a window has exposed the bricks, and the skirting board has moved away from the floor. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Stone walls have collapsed on the Cranmer Courts building, exposing the rooms within. Building jacks hold up the corner of an upper room, preventing its further collapse. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Cranmer Courts, Montreal St".
A man takes a photograph inside a damaged house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Photographing the dining room, note the cracked wall linings. (My brother Ross from Invercargill was visiting, he's in several of these)".
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building on Manchester Street. The artwork is of four elephants. The photograph believes that the artwork was created by the artist Owen Dippie.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building on Manchester Street. The artwork is of four elephants. The photograph believes that the artwork was created by the artist Owen Dippie.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts cartoon characters in bubbles.
A photograph of street art on the back wall of the AJ Creative Glass building on Fitzgerald Avenue. The photographer attributes the work to Deus. The art work is titled "Li'l Elliot".
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a child blowing bubbles.
A photograph of street art on the back wall of the AJ Creative Glass building on Fitzgerald Avenue. The photographer attributes the work to Deus. The art work is titled "Li'l Elliot".