After Sandy – The Jersey Shore Then and Now [PHOTOS]

After Sandy – The Jersey Shore Then and Now [PHOTOS]

As the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches, the face of the Jersey Shore has changed dramatically. While recovery efforts have been successful, there are many who are still suffering.

Recently, Getty photographers set out to track the progress since Sandy swept through the tri-state area. Their photos highlight the accomplishments of the past year, but underscore the need to stay the course.

HIGHLANDS, NJ - NOVEMBER 1: (top) Regina Yahara-Splain cleans out her home after it was damaged by Superstorm Sandy on November 1, 2012 in Highlands, New Jersey. HIGHLANDS, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) Almost one year later, Yahara-Splain poses for a portrait in front of the same home, which she has since raised on stilts to protect it from future storms, October 22, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
HIGHLANDS, NJ - NOVEMBER 1: (top) Regina Yahara-Splain cleans out her home after it was damaged by Superstorm Sandy on November 1, 2012 in Highlands, New Jersey. HIGHLANDS, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) Almost one year later, Yahara-Splain poses for a portrait in front of the same home, which she has since raised on stilts to protect it from future storms, October 22, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

HIGHLANDS, NJ - NOVEMBER 1: (top) A volunteer surveys a pile of boats, which were moved by Superstorm Sandy, on November 1, 2012 in Highlands, New Jersey. HIGHLANDS, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) Boats are stored at a marina in Highlands, New Jersey October 22, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
HIGHLANDS, NJ - NOVEMBER 1: (top) A volunteer surveys a pile of boats, which were moved by Superstorm Sandy, on November 1, 2012 in Highlands, New Jersey. HIGHLANDS, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) Boats are stored at a marina in Highlands, New Jersey October 22, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

MONMOUTH, NJ - NOVEMBER 8: (top) The Monmouth Beach pavilion is surrounded by debris caused by Superstorm Sandy on November 8, 2012 in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) MONMOUTH, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) The Monmouth Beach pavilion is shown October 22, 2013 in Monmouth, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
MONMOUTH, NJ - NOVEMBER 8: (top) The Monmouth Beach pavilion is surrounded by debris caused by Superstorm Sandy on November 8, 2012 in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) MONMOUTH, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) The Monmouth Beach pavilion is shown October 22, 2013 in Monmouth, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

LONG BRANCH, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) A church cross stands amid wreckage from Superstorm Sandy at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean on October 31, 2012 in Long Branch, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) LONG BRANCH, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) The cross is shown October 21, 2013 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
LONG BRANCH, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) A church cross stands amid wreckage from Superstorm Sandy at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean on October 31, 2012 in Long Branch, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) LONG BRANCH, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) The cross is shown October 21, 2013 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: (top) An emergency responder helps evacuate two people with a boat, after their neighborhood experienced flooding due to Superstorm Sandy October 30, 2012 in Little Ferry, New Jersey. LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 23: (bottom) The same home in Little Ferry, NJ is shown October 22, 2013. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: (top) An emergency responder helps evacuate two people with a boat, after their neighborhood experienced flooding due to Superstorm Sandy October 30, 2012 in Little Ferry, New Jersey. LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 23: (bottom) The same home in Little Ferry, NJ is shown October 22, 2013. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: (top) A man walks through a flooded street after Superstorm Sandy October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) October 22, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: (top) A man walks through a flooded street after Superstorm Sandy October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) October 22, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: (top) A man walks through a flooded street after Superstorm Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) The same house is shown in Little Ferry, New Jersey October 22, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: (top) A man walks through a flooded street after Superstorm Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. LITTLE FERRY, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) The same house is shown in Little Ferry, New Jersey October 22, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photos by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, New Jersey is shown destroyed by Superstorm Sandy on October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, New Jersey is shown October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, New Jersey is shown destroyed by Superstorm Sandy on October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, New Jersey is shown October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

UNION BEACH, NJ - NOVEMBER 21: (top) The iconic Princess Cottage, built in 1855, remains standing after being ravaged by flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy November 21, 2012 in Union Beach, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) UNION BEACH, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) The spot was the Princess Cottage used to be is shown October 22, 2013 in Union Beach, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
UNION BEACH, NJ - NOVEMBER 21: (top) The iconic Princess Cottage, built in 1855, remains standing after being ravaged by flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy November 21, 2012 in Union Beach, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) UNION BEACH, NJ - OCTOBER 22: (bottom) The spot was the Princess Cottage used to be is shown October 22, 2013 in Union Beach, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) Homes are shown surrounded by sand and debris in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) Homes are shown in Seaside Heights, New Jersey are shown October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) Homes are shown surrounded by sand and debris in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) Homes are shown in Seaside Heights, New Jersey are shown October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

MANTOLOKING, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) Homes built near a bridge sit destroyed due to Superstorm Sandy in Mantoloking, New Jersey October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) MANTOLOKING, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) Mantoloking, New Jersey is shown in this aerial view October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
MANTOLOKING, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) Homes built near a bridge sit destroyed due to Superstorm Sandy in Mantoloking, New Jersey October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) MANTOLOKING, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) Mantoloking, New Jersey is shown in this aerial view October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) Homes are shown surrounded by sand and debris in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) Homes are shown in Seaside Heights, New Jersey are shown October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) Homes are shown surrounded by sand and debris in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) Homes are shown in Seaside Heights, New Jersey are shown October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

MANTOLOKING, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) Homes built near a bridge sit destroyed due to Superstorm Sandy in Mantoloking, New Jersey October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) MANTOLOKING, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) Mantoloking, New Jersey is shown in this aerial view October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
MANTOLOKING, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) Homes built near a bridge sit destroyed due to Superstorm Sandy in Mantoloking, New Jersey October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) MANTOLOKING, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) Mantoloking, New Jersey is shown in this aerial view October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

 

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, New Jersey is shown destroyed by Superstorm Sandy on October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, New Jersey is shown October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (top) The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, New Jersey is shown destroyed by Superstorm Sandy on October 31, 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 21: (bottom) The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, New Jersey is shown October 21, 2013. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Brigantine, New Jersey and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and cost the country an estimated $65 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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