Inside A Fireworks Artist’s Studio: ‘The Sky Is The Canvas, And Fire’s My Paint’

Inside A Fireworks Artist’s Studio: ‘The Sky Is The Canvas, And Fire’s My Paint’

By James Delahoussaye

With some 50,000 fireworks going off in just 25 minutes, Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks display in New York City is the biggest in the U.S. — but the task of putting it all together is even bigger.

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