Man smoking while driving with the car window open in freezing winter conditions, Novartis Thrive gum campaign.

Novartis Canada

Winter Smoking Sucks

Everyday smoking scenarios are pushed to an absurd extreme, transforming the inconvenience of going outside to smoke into completely frozen environments.

The series combined studio photography, atmospheric effects and compositing to construct each environment while maintaining photographic realism.

Produced for drugstore retail displays and large-format billboards.