23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Falling Light

This photograph shows a golden firework unraveling like a willow tree over the harbor, its cascading trails mirrored in the water below. The shoreline silhouettes remind us of the people gathered together to watch, each face tilted toward the light. It’s a fleeting moment of awe — fireworks as both performance and poetry, shared in community.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2025
Date Uploaded: 09.2025
Photo Location: Beverly, Massachusetts, United States of America
Copyright: © Jessica vonGoeler