It’s been damn cold on the prairies lately. Bloggers like Schmutzie & Alyson have written with dismay and defiance about it. #stayinside trended in Winnipeg.

Here’s my contribution to dealing with January—a photo series that’s been forming around smokestacks in the industrial parts of Winnipeg. When you wake up in the morning, you can tell how severe the cold is going to be by the way steam and smoke hang in the air. It’s terrible and beautiful.