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Deep Blue: Aimee and Brian Renew Their Vows © 2022 Jason Houge, All Rights Reserved

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall In April of 2022, I received an email that changed my life. I had been accepted into the Graduate School at the University of Wisconsin – Madison to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree. A few hours later, the very same night, I received a very unexpected call. My childhood friend, a person I’ve known and have been close with for nearly all of my life, had a brain tumor. This call came as an absolute shock that turned a happy day into a chaotic one, not just for myself but for my friend, Brian, and hisRead More →

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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 →

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Wisconsin Workers Rights Protest; Madison, WI 2011 (Children of Solidarity); © 2020 Jason Houge, All Rights Reserved; VoTP_021

Who are the Children of Solidarity? These are the Millennial youth who stood in solidarity with their parents during the 2011 Wisconsin Worker’s Rights Protests that took place at the capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin. During this time, Wisconsin Republicans, lead by Governor Scott Walker, proposed a very unpopular “Budget Repair Bill” that would ultimately diminish collective bargaining rights for public workers. In an attempt to prevent the vote, 14 Democrat Senators fled the state. Meanwhile tens-of-thousands of people physically occupied the capitol building in protest. In response, state Republicans attempted to have these Senators arrested and returned to the state. Inspired by these 14Read More →