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

Novartis Canada

Winter Smoking Sucks

Campaign imagery built on pushing a familiar inconvenience to its limit.

Everyday smoking scenarios are transformed into frozen environments—turning something mildly uncomfortable into something visibly extreme.

The series was constructed using studio photography, atmospheric effects and compositing to control each environment while maintaining a sense of realism.

The images were produced for drug store retail displays and large-format billboards.