The MOOD Podcast

Matt Jacob

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Booking Overview

The MOOD Podcast is a long-form, reflective series for photographers and creative thinkers that digs into the inner motivations behind making art—process, identity, ethics, and mental health. It’s a strong platform for guests who can discuss craft through philosophy and psychology, not just technique or trends.

Metrics

Episodes: 148

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 114.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Matt Jacob - Hosted by Matt Jacob, the show explores photography, creativity, identity, and the inner life of artists through long-form conversations. The series focuses on why people make work, how creative vo...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Established photographers/filmmakers/creative educators and/or psychologists/therapists/mental-health professionals who can connect creative practice to identity, psychology, ethics, and the inner life of artists.
Required Achievements:  
Published photobooks or notable authored works, Recognized teaching/education presence in photography or creative practice, Professional leadership in psychology/trauma recovery or peak performance coaching, Documented creative studio practice or distinctive body of work

Recent Guest Discussions

Ridwan Didot - Photographic Intention And What Makes Work 'art'; Technical Perfection Vs Creative Voice; Ethics And Psychology Of Photographing; Insecurity And Creativity.

Tim Carpenter - Philosophy Beneath The Photographic Image; Form Vs Subject; Body-camera As A Single Instrument; Meaning, Ethics, And Building A Meaningful Body Of Work.

Zahra Ciardi - Psychology Of Creativity And Validation; Limiting Beliefs; Inner Critic; Avoidance; Graded Exposure For Sharing Work.

Recent Topics

Photography, Mental Health, Ethics, Art, Psychology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The MOOD Podcast
:

Why Photographer Ridwan Didot Asks Every Artist "What's Wrong With You?", E120

June 18, 2026

In this episode you'll learn how to tell whether your photography is actually art, why chasing technical perfection is holding your work back, and how to develop a photographic voice that's unmistakably your own.This week Matt chats with Ridwan Didot, a fine art documentary and wedding photographer from Indonesia who runs the studio Native Visual and approaches commercial work with the eye and patience of a documentarian.We get into one of the oldest debates in photography, whether ...

Your Body Decides the Photograph Before You Do - Photographer Tim Carpenter, E119

June 11, 2026

Matt sits down with photographer, writer, and educator Tim Carpenter, author of 'To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die' and photobooks such as 'Local Objects', 'Little' and 'Christmas Day, Bucks Pond Road', for a deep conversation on the philosophy beneath the photographic image. In this episode you will learn a way to understand why the form of a photograph, not its subject, is where its meaning and beauty actually live, and how working with a camera ca...

Zahra Ciardi - The True Self, Limiting Beliefs & Why Photographers Crave Validation, E118

June 04, 2026

Matt talks with psychologist Zahra Ciardi, founder of Ascendant Bali, to explore the inner life of the creative person: why so many photographers feel their work isn't truly theirs, the limiting beliefs that keep artists stuck, and how to put your work into the world without being ruled by validation.By the end of this episode you'll understand why your photography stops feeling like yours, and what it takes to create from your true self instead of your need to be seen.Zahra works i...

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