Firefall
“Firefall” — Church Street Bridge, 99th Christmas Festival
Firefall captures the most iconic sixty seconds of the Natchitoches Christmas Festival — the waterfall of fire off the Church Street Bridge — photographed with intention, precision, and a year’s worth of anticipation behind it.
This is the shot that started the entire chase.
On the night of the 99th Christmas Festival, after gambling the evening on new angles and unpredictable conditions, everything came down to this one moment. If the opposite-side fireworks didn’t line up… if the wind shifted… if the river refused to behave… this was the frame that had to work.
And it did — beautifully.
Here, the bridge bleeds light into Cane River, molten and unbroken. The smoke hangs heavy above the deck, glowing gold, pulled downward by gravity and fire. The reflections ripple outward in bright, jagged strokes, turning the water into a sheet of hammered metal. From this vantage, the effect becomes something far more dramatic than what the crowd sees — compressed through a long lens, the fire falls in perfect verticals, as if the bridge itself is tearing open.
It’s one thing to watch this moment from the riverbank…
it’s another thing entirely to see it from across the water, at 400mm, where every drop of fire becomes a line, every breath of smoke becomes texture, every second becomes sculpture.
This was the shot carried in your head long before the night began.
The image that made the gear worth hauling.
The reason the adrenaline hit the second the video preview lit up your LCD.
And now, it exists — captured, preserved, and printed as fine art.
Each print from this release will be individually signed and numbered, making this a true limited-edition collector’s piece from the historic 99th Festival year.
Printed on Archival Matte Fine Art Paper
8×12" print area with a 2" white border (12×16" overall size)
Every print is produced on Archival Matte Paper (Moab Lasal Photo Matte) — a museum-quality, acid-free fine art stock chosen for its smooth surface, deep contrast, and impeccable color accuracy.
This heavyweight 230gsm matte finish enhances the molten gold of the firefall, the layered smoke, and the shimmering river reflections, giving the image a dramatic, timeless presence worthy of display.
Engineered for longevity, this print is made to last —
a fiery, unforgettable moment in Natchitoches history, preserved with the care of true fine art.
“Firefall” — Church Street Bridge, 99th Christmas Festival
Firefall captures the most iconic sixty seconds of the Natchitoches Christmas Festival — the waterfall of fire off the Church Street Bridge — photographed with intention, precision, and a year’s worth of anticipation behind it.
This is the shot that started the entire chase.
On the night of the 99th Christmas Festival, after gambling the evening on new angles and unpredictable conditions, everything came down to this one moment. If the opposite-side fireworks didn’t line up… if the wind shifted… if the river refused to behave… this was the frame that had to work.
And it did — beautifully.
Here, the bridge bleeds light into Cane River, molten and unbroken. The smoke hangs heavy above the deck, glowing gold, pulled downward by gravity and fire. The reflections ripple outward in bright, jagged strokes, turning the water into a sheet of hammered metal. From this vantage, the effect becomes something far more dramatic than what the crowd sees — compressed through a long lens, the fire falls in perfect verticals, as if the bridge itself is tearing open.
It’s one thing to watch this moment from the riverbank…
it’s another thing entirely to see it from across the water, at 400mm, where every drop of fire becomes a line, every breath of smoke becomes texture, every second becomes sculpture.
This was the shot carried in your head long before the night began.
The image that made the gear worth hauling.
The reason the adrenaline hit the second the video preview lit up your LCD.
And now, it exists — captured, preserved, and printed as fine art.
Each print from this release will be individually signed and numbered, making this a true limited-edition collector’s piece from the historic 99th Festival year.
Printed on Archival Matte Fine Art Paper
8×12" print area with a 2" white border (12×16" overall size)
Every print is produced on Archival Matte Paper (Moab Lasal Photo Matte) — a museum-quality, acid-free fine art stock chosen for its smooth surface, deep contrast, and impeccable color accuracy.
This heavyweight 230gsm matte finish enhances the molten gold of the firefall, the layered smoke, and the shimmering river reflections, giving the image a dramatic, timeless presence worthy of display.
Engineered for longevity, this print is made to last —
a fiery, unforgettable moment in Natchitoches history, preserved with the care of true fine art.