The image is a black and white photograph of a large plume of black smoke rising from a factory. The smoke is billowing up into the sky and obscuring the view of the buildings in the background. In the foreground, there is a white van parked on the side of the road, with a few people walking on the sidewalk next to it. The ground is covered in snow and there are power lines running across the image. The sky is overcast and the overall mood of the image is somber.