Cantabrians are being asked to dust off their family albums to dig out old snaps, and do their bit to preserve the region’s heritage.
Christchurch City Libraries annual Photo Hunt competition has kicked off and is an opportunity to discover photo treasures that’ll reconnect Cantabrians with their past.
The categories are:
- People – families, cultural and social events
- Places – buildings, suburbs and the city
- Two views in time – two photos of the same scene, place or person at different time periods.
- Images can be from any era, depicting any facet of Christchurch’s growth, development, social life or events in the city’s past and present.
As well as boosting important historical records, There’s great prizes are up for grabs – Entrants can win one of two ipad minis or a Kobo e-reader.
“Everyday photos of people’s families, friends, places and events may seem ordinary enough when they are taken, but in time these images form an amazing visual record of the changing face of Christchurch, helping us all understand where we’ve come from as a city,” says Christchurch City Libraries Content Manager Anne Anderson.
Images will be carefully scanned and returned. They can be viewed online at Kete Christchurch, a community sharing website, at http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/
Entries can be submitted at any Christchurch city Library, or online at www.christchurchlibraries.com
Entries are open from Monday 29 September and close 5pm 31 October, with winners announced on 28 November 2014.