California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared an end to the state’s water emergency following a five-year drought, thanks to a historically wet winter. Getty Images photographer Justin Sullivan recently revisited areas of California he photographed at the height of the drought, capturing the dramatic changes between the parched landscapes and lush greenery we are seeing today.
JULY 15, 2014: (TOP PHOTO) Horses graze in a field of dead grass on July 15, 2014 in Woodacre, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
APRIL 10, 2017: (BOTTOM PHOTO) Horses graze in a field on April 10, 2017 in Woodacre, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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- JULY 15, 2014: (TOP PHOTO) Dry grasses partially cover a fire danger sign that is posted in Samuel P. Taylor state park on July 15, 2014 in Lagunitas, California. APRIL 10, 2017: (BOTTOM PHOTO) Grasses partially cover a fire danger sign in Samuel P. Taylor state park. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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- JULY 16, 2014: (TOP PHOTO) A woman walks her dog walker on a dried section of Bernal Heights Park in San Francisco. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) APRIL 10, 2017: (BOTTOM PHOTO) A similar view at Bernal Heights Park. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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- JULY 15, 2014: (TOP PHOTO) Headstones are surrounded by dead grass at the Presidio National Cemetery on July 15, 2014 in San Francisco. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) APRIL 10, 2017: (BOTTOM PHOTO) Headstones are surrounded by green grass at the Presidio National Cemetery. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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- March 2014: (TOP PHOTO) Empty boat docks at the Folsom Lake Marina sit on the dry lakebed of Folsom Lake. APRIL 11, 2017: (BOTTOM PHOTO) Boats sit docked at the Folsom Lake Marina. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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- JULY 15, 2014: (TOP PHOTO) A home stands next to a hill that is brown with dead grass in Nicasio, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) APRIL 10, 2017: (BOTTOM PHOTO) A home stands next to a hill with green grass on in Nicasio, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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- AUGUST 19, 2014: (TOP PHOTO) The Enterprise Bridge passes over a section of Lake Oroville that is nearly dry. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) APRIL 11, 2017: (BOTTOM PHOTO) The Enterprise Bridge passes over the same section of Lake Oroville. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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