Engstelig; Prairie du Chien, WI 2021; © 2022 Jason Houge, All Rights Reserved; Things_Have_Changed_022_b

Surviving the COVID 19 Pandemic This short edit comes from chapter one of a four chapter photo documentary story depicting life during the pandemic across the United States. The body of work as a whole explores aspects of life and survival during the pandemic. The edit interplays with the visceral feeling of breathing while drawing inspiration from the fact that many victims of COVID-19 died from severe lung damage and the now infamous phrase “I can’t breathe” uttered by George Floyd while police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota slowly murdered him over a period of nearly 9 minutes while face down in a street. Each chapterRead More →

Climate Strike; Madison, WI 2019; © 2020 Jason Houge, All Rights Reserved; VoTP_118

Yes We Can and Together We Will When a protest has ended, is that the end of the movement? A photograph lives on, it keeps the conversation going. Voice of The People is a look at more than a decade of protests, marches and actions in the U.S. from 2009-2019. I was raised by a predominantly Republican and Catholic family. Growing up, the children in my family were often not allowed to be present during political conversations or news broadcasts. We never discussed or were told about the historic protests, rallies, and marches that helped shaped our home country, the United States. In short, weRead More →

Cats on Ice; New Franken, WI 2014; © 2021 Jason Houge, All Rights Reserved; MFF_036

Discover the photography by Artist and Social Documentarian, Jason Houge; Small Edition Prints AvailableRead More →