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Jason Houge (b. 1979; United States) is an American photographer known for his artistic versatility, documentary storytelling and eye for events and experiences depicting the essence of a life lived today. In 2016 his work gained international acclaim when part of his feral cat project, My Feral Family, was published in Europe, China and by the New York Times LENS blog in the United States.

His work draws on personal experiences, reflections of his lived past and an unwavering hope for the future. He practices an approach to picture making called Compassionate Photography, extending the idea of “Concerned Photography” as first described by Cornell Capa in 1967. In an effort to establish a set of guiding principles for the practice, and to share its merits with a broader audience, Houge wrote the Manifesto for Compassionate Art and Photography.

Houge currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. His company, Jason Houge Studios, LLC, located in Madison, provides artists and photographers with collaborative oriented services including fine art digital printing, art and film digitizing, ethical digital image post processing, exhibition documentation and archive organization and documentation. Houge has an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

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