"This exhibition includes some of the many hundreds (thousands even!!) of photographs taken while working in Christchurch as a structural engineer. Originally, I worked as a Civil Defence volunteer for the Christchurch City Council starting about two weeks after the February 22nd Magnitude 6.3 earthquake that caused so much damage throughout Christchurch and took the lives of so many people. I had, on two occasions prior to this, visited Christchurch after the September 4 magnitude 7.1 earthquake and took a few photos of what was then seen as fairly significant damage. 

"I took many photos as an engineer but also as a photographer/artist of images that were dramatic and likely never to be seen again (certainly not likely in my lifetime). This exhibition includes some of the most notable. I consider myself privileged to have had the opportunity as an engineer and as a photographer to witness the effects of the earthquake in the Christchurch CBD and beyond first hand." - Roger Twiname