The Christchurch Documentary Project is a collaboration between Christchurch City Libraries and the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts to create a documentary photographic record of communities across our city. Each year, photography students from the School of Fine Arts photograph the people and physical and social environment of a community, building an archive of contemporary images for generations to come.
Read: Photo archive puts Christchurch community life in focus, Newsline, 16 April 2019
2019: Woolston
Between March and September this year, photography students from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts will be photographing the Woolston area. A selection of the images will be on display as a digital exhibition at Tūranga from December. The full collection of images will be available to view on our website from early December.
2018: Inside the Four Avenues
Inside the Four Avenues, 2018 is the fourth instalment of the Christchurch Documentary Project. Three photographers from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts — Thomas Herman, Elise Williams and Summer Robson — photographed the ever-changing landscape of the central city and the people who live and work within its borders.
- Inside the Four Avenues, 2018
- View Inside the Four Avenues, 2018 images, by Elise Williams
- View Inside the Four Avenues, 2018 images, by Summer Robson
- View Inside the Four Avenues, 2018 images, by Thomas Herman
- Inside the Four Avenues 2018 slideshow
2017: Bishopdale
In 2017, Janneth Gil, Liam Lyons, Elise Williams, Lucas Perelini and Thomas Herman from the School of Fine Arts photographed Bishopdale.
- Bishopdale 2017
- View Bishopdale, 2017 images by Janneth Gil
- View Bishopdale, 2017 images by Thomas Herman
- View Bishopdale, 2017 images by Liam Lyons
- View Bishopdale, 2017 images by Lucas Perelini
- View Bishopdale, 2017 images by Elise Williams
- Bishopdale 2017 slideshow
2016: Edge of the East
Documenting the seaside communities from Waimairi Beach to Southshore.
In 2016 Janneth Gil, Tegan Hollis-Ristow, and Rachel Pugh from the School of Fine Arts photographed the Edge of the East - Christchurch seaside communities from Waimairi Beach to Southshore.
- Read more about the Edge of the East.
- Read: New Brighton: ‘No one is anonymous’ Ashleigh Monk, star.kiwi, 13 February 2017.
- View Edge of the East, 2016 images by Janneth Gil
- View Edge of the East, 2016 images by Tegan Hollis-Ristow
- View Edge of the East, 2016 images by Rachel Pugh
- The Edge of the East slideshow
2015: The Halswell Project
Documenting the wider Halswell area.
Ellenor Waters, Nicholas Glen and Mitchell Bright from the School of Fine Arts created a unique photographic collection The Halswell Project that reflects the diversity of the wider Halswell area in 2015.
- View Halswell Project, 2015 images by Ellenor Waters
- View Halswell Project, 2015 images by Nicholas Glen
- View Halswell Project, 2015 images by Mitchell Bright
- The Halswell Project slideshow
