A devastating and violent 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch yesterday.
Below are some images and video I took from the past 36 hours after the quake.
I grabbed my video camera right after the quake stopped and this is what I got….
For the description of each picture just click on it and it’ll take you to my Flickr page – although most just speak for themselves.
This shot below was taken from my balcony just two weeks before the earthquake. This city will never look like this again….
I lived in Christchurch during my University days; inner city. I found your picture of Columbo Street particularly shocking. Thank you for these amazing images.
While the event is awful, the shots you got are great, aesthetically I mean, aside from just documenting. I hope you don’t mind me asking, but what kind of video camera were you using?
Video was on a Panasonic AF102 – with a Lumix 7-14mm f4.0 lens.
Photos are on a Lumix GF1
Thanks!
I’ve seen newspaper articles and TV clips, but none of it seemed like a real thing that happened to real people until I saw your video. Thanks.
Gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com/#!5769415/life-one-minute-after-a-catastrophic-earthquake
You’re about to see some traffic ;)
Glad to see you made it and still rock with a camera.
I saw your video first on TV and wondered if it might have been yours.
I hope the following weeks are less stressful than the last few days.
Cheers for the comments guys. I’m fine – but lots of tragedy all throughout our great city.
God, that last photo is beautiful. I can barely remember the city before that day.
I can’t believe it has nearly been a year.
Brilliant photos.
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