The MOOD Podcast
The MOOD Podcast
Matt Jacob
Your Worst Thoughts Arrive Dressed as Your Best Ideas - Moments of Mood, 4.1
18 minutes Posted Sep 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
Why Meditation Beats New Photography Equipment
What Meditation Really Trains When It Comes To Photography
The Science Behind Focus And Creativity
Finding Your Voice Through Noticing
How To Use Meditation Yourself For Better Photos
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In this week’s Moments of Mood episode, you’ll learn why I believe meditation is the most direct route to a photographic voice that is unmistakably yours, and exactly what it does to your attention, your creativity and the way you see. I make the full case for meditation as a photography practice. I share my own history with depression, anxiety, loneliness and cancer, the years of therapies and frameworks that never stuck, and how Sam Harris's Waking Up finally gave me a tool I could use anyw...