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Christchurch Photo Hunt 2023

Christchurch Photo Hunt 2023 - The Winners

There were 870 entries this year - and the winners include photos of a Dutch immigrant, an avalanche, and learning to boogie board.

Each year Christchurch City Libraries runs the Photo Hunt to gather photographs from across the community, along with the unique stories of their creators.

Photo Hunt 2023's theme was Our Stories of Living and Learning.
It ran from Sunday 1 October to Tuesday 31 October, giving people the chance to share photographs and highlight the key moments in our city's history.

Here in Ōtautahi-Christchurch and Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū-Banks Peninsula we have many stories, from Ngāi Tahu and other iwi, European settlers, Pasifika and people of many ethnic and cultural backgrounds who have made this place home.

How the 2023 Christchurch Photo Hunt worked

Welcome to the 2023 Christchurch Photo Hunt. We are running things a bit differently this year. Here is how you can contribute your images to the Photo Hunt:

  1. Upload your photos to discoverywall.nz;
  2. Submit your photos through our online entry form.

There is no longer a process for dropping your photos at libraries. If you have photos you want to scan, you can:

  1. Come along to a Digitise Your Photos event at selected libraries during October;
  2. Scan your photos at Auahatanga | Creativity at Tūranga or at Te Hāpua Halswell Centre. Learn more about how to access the photo scanners.

Please note that bound, framed or mounted photos are unable to be scanned at the Digitise Your Photos events. This is because the scanner feeds through photos rather than being flatbed as with some other scanners. If you would like to contribute any of these types of photos please contact us directly at librarydigitalcontent@ccc.govt.nz.

Download the entry form [90KB PDF]

Prizes

The 2023 prizes:

Photo Hunt 2023 Postcards

Pick up a postcard at the library. Collect the set.

Royal Yacht in Lyttelton for Commonwealth Games. 1974. Entry by Charles Hurley in the 2020 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. CCL-PH20-DW-127301
Royal Yacht in Lyttelton for Commonwealth Games. 1974. Entry by Charles Hurley in the 2020 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. CCL-PH20-DW-127301

Fancy dress party. 1949. Entry by Wendy Murray in the 2017 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. CCL-PH17-118
Fancy dress party. 1949. Entry by Wendy Murray in the 2017 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. CCL-PH17-118

Waka Launch, Waitangi day, Okains Bay. 1977. Entry by Irene Absalom in the 2008 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. CCL-HWC08-SO101
Waka Launch, Waitangi day, Okains Bay. 1977. Entry by Irene Absalom in the 2008 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. CCL-HWC08-SO101

At the Intersection of High, Hereford and Colombo Streets. 1950s. Entry by Tony Bowie in the 2008 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-ND 3/0 NZ. CCL-HW08-D-016-High_St1950s
At the Intersection of High, Hereford and Colombo Streets. 1950s. Entry by Tony Bowie in the 2008 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-ND 3/0 NZ. CCL-HW08-D-016-High_St1950s

Previous Photo Hunts

Christchurch City Libraries has run a Photo Hunt since 2008. People have shared their photographic memories to help us build our collection and make sure their story is told.

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