CHCH EQ photos

The project to record in photographs, the impact upon Christchurch of the earthquakes of 2010-2011 and the recovery from them, began a few days after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.  The project received considerable support from the National Library who commissioned Ross to photograph the impact on Christchurch from the earthquakes for 4 days each month.  Those photos were contributed to the National Library’s National Digital Heritage Archive (NDHA) to ensure they will be available to future generations.  

The work to share the photos (those taken for the National Library commission and many more taken in our own time) was done by Moira and Ross. We believe that information should be open and freely shared, wherever possible, so our photos are widely available on the internet, using either photo sharing toola, or Facebook pages.  Our photos are also available through research repositories.

               Facebook page to share our content and other contributors photos.  The Facebook page is noted for the interactivity of the community of viewers who comment and like the photos, ask and answer questions and discuss relevant issues.    

               UC CEISMIC  is building federated access to a broad range of earthquake-related research material  to give the people of Christchurch and New Zealand a single place to create, remember and research their heritage.  We are a content provider to UC CEISMIC which is a useful tool for focused searches of earthquake photos from a range of photographers.  

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