The MOOD Podcast is a long-form conversation series exploring photography, creativity, identity, and the inner life of artists. Hosted by Matt Jacob, the show moves beyond technique and trends to examine why people make work, how creative voices are formed, and what it takes to sustain a meaningful artistic life.
Through thoughtful, unhurried conversations with photographers, filmmakers, and creative thinkers from around the world, the podcast explores themes of process, mental health, ethics, purpose, legacy, and the tension between art and industry. Episodes are grounded, reflective, and often philosophical, offering listeners provocation of thought rather than formulaic answers to copy.
The MOOD Podcast is less about instruction and more about understanding, aimed at emerging and established creatives who care not just about what they make, but why they make it.
At its core, The MOOD Podcast is the art of conversation, one frame at a time.
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Website: https://themoodpodcast.com.
Episodes
- Why This Photographer Ridwan Didot Asks Every Artist "What's Wrong With You?", E1206/18/20261 hr 20 min
- Your Body Decides the Photograph Before You Do - Photographer Tim Carpenter, E1196/11/20261 hr 41 min
- Zahra Ciardi - The True Self, Limiting Beliefs & Why Photographers Crave Validation, E1186/4/20261 hr 26 min
- Cristina Mittermeier Explains Why Being A Good Photographer Isn't Enough Anymore, E1175/28/20261 hr 44 min
- The One Question That Helped Rich-Joseph Facun Find His Photographic Voice, E1165/14/20261 hr 26 min
- Pricing, Prestige & The Business Of Photography - Miriam Schulman, E1154/29/202657 min
- The Psychological Trap Quietly Destroying Your Photography - Moments of Mood 3.44/22/202615 min
- Mark Power - 14 Years Photographing America, The Democracy of Photography & Why Stillness Matters More Than The Decisive Moment, E1144/15/20261 hr 32 min
- Chico Review, part 2 - What a Portfolio Review Taught Me About My Photography (That 10 Years Didn't)4/10/20262 hr 50 min
- Chico Review 2026 - part 1: Why Feedback Beats 10,000 Followers4/2/20261 hr 47 min
- Every Photo Is a Crime Scene - Brad Zellar on How He Reads Photography and Inspects an Image, E1113/19/20261 hr 47 min
- Before You Improve Your Photography, Read Yourself First - Moments of Mood, 3.33/11/202616 min
- “25 Years With National Geographic” Joe McNally on What Photography Lost (And What It Gained) - E1103/4/20261 hr 10 min
- The Mindset of a Hasselblad Master Photographer - Tina Signesdottir, E1092/19/20261 hr 20 min
- Your Story Isn’t Needed - Pie Aerts Finds Meaning Within The Pressure Machine Of Photography, E1082/4/20261 hr 38 min
- Finding Contentment, Craft, And Community In Photography - Answering Your Questions! Moments of Mood, 3.21/21/20261 hr 7 min
- Why Most Photographers Never Begin - Wesley Verhoeve, E1071/7/20261 hr 6 min