Hurricane Sandy: “The coastline had to be documented from the air in order to capture the magnitude of what really happened”
Stephen Wilkes: Jersey shoreline after Hurricane Sandy, October 2012 (above) After Sandy passed, I felt the
mainstream media was only capturing details of the story. I knew the coastline had to be documented from the air in order to capture the scale of what really happened.
The first Sunday after the storm, I rented a helicopter. Flying along the coast was overwhelming. Nothing could prepare me for the sight of the Jet Star roller coaster rising out of the Jersey shoreline. I’ll never forget it, witnessing this landmark as a shattered remnant of civilization.
Bryan Derballa: Blackout in Manhattan (below) It must’ve been survival euphoria
mixed with the sudden halt of daily life, because I went on a first date with a girl the day after Sandy hit. After dinner, I convinced her to walk to the waterfront. I knew it was an unusual moment for a very