During my past 4-5 year passion for photographing Fireworks, I have frequently Googled the word "Firework." The first result was/is always Katy Perry's song Firework. Now, in an ironic twist of fate, I actually was able to get great images of her singing that song, accompanied by spectacular fireworks, with lower Manhattan and the Freedom Tower as a backdrop, during this magical night in New York City.

Katie Perry at USO Fleet Week NYC Concert 5/23/2012 Pyro effects by Pyro Engineering

Katy Perry. She seems to looking at me thinking: "Hey Karl, why I didn't you bring your guitar and play onstage with me?" (Or perhaps me being in the sun all day and schlepping 60 pounds of photo equipment was having an impact on my thought process?)

Katy Perry USO Fleet Week Concert in NYC. 5/23/2012 Spectacular effects by Pyro Engineering.

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Katy Perry in her American Flag outfit.

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