Counting Holes

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Holes in a brick building on Fitzgerald Avenue are marked with spray-painted numbers.

Living in an Earthquake Zone Can Be Unreal

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a damaged house has been reflected in the lower part of the image and digitally manipulated.

The State of Christchurch Heritage

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A digitally manipulated image of a broken window. The photographer comments, "There is hardly anything left of Christchurch's proud heritage buildings. Most older buildings were made of brick and though they should have had improvements to make them withstand a medium earthquake most did not. They were badly damaged when hit with a series of earthquakes that were up to 2.2g at the epicentre and 1.88g in the City".