Posts Tagged ‘Christchurch’

Christchurch Arts Centre

In: NZ Stories| Photographic

8 Sep 2010

The massive earthquake of last weekend in Christchurch is still very much in our minds right now.  Here are some images from the area still cordoned off, taken at a happier time.  The Christchurch Arts Centre in fact used to be the home of Canterbury University.  When my wife and I attended that university the [...]

More outdoor art

In: Photographic

13 Feb 2010

While on the subject of outdoor art, here’s a few objects from installations in Christchurch’s Hagley Park last year.  As a keen sailor, I was very impressed with this steel dinghy dumped upside down on the grass:

Sand Artist

In: NZ Stories| Photographic

9 Feb 2010

Peter Donnelly is an artist in Christchurch producing ephemeral works using rather basic equipment:  stick, rake and broom.  His canvas is the sand by the pier at New Brighton, Christchurch.
I think this image captures the exuberance and energy he puts into his work:

Grandma the Clown

In: NZ Stories| Photographic

3 Feb 2010

Last week I called in on the World Buskers Festival in Christchurch.  Here’s one of the acts that impressed me: very simple physical comedy,  performed extremely well, with great timing.  Barry Lubin is the creator of this character.

World Buskers Festival, Christchurch, January 2010

In: NZ Stories| Photographic

21 Dec 2009

This popular festival is coming up this date next month, a photographer’s delight and a good reason to visit Christchurch.  It’s not just the performers,

The best camera store in New Zealand

In: Photographic

9 Dec 2009

I miss my local camera store!
For most of the time we spent in Christchurch, from late 2005 through to a year ago, we lived in a suburb called Merivale, only 400 metres or so from New Zealand’s best camera store.

A (quiet) day in the life of Christchurch

In: NZ Stories

27 Nov 2009

I bought a local paper when I travelled to Christchurch the other day.   I was struck by the content of the front page that day: almost 2/3 was taken up with two major stories. One was about a nine-year-old girls’s disappointment, the other about Cadbury changing the recipe for one of their sweets!


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This blog presents the images and observations of someone who has had a long and successful career, ranging from heavy engineering to environmental sciences, from paper machines to marine biology.

The digital revolution has enabled Graeme Robertson to devote much of his time to a rediscovered passion, photography. His images have won national competitions and been published in magazines and newspapers.

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