Moments of Mood

The Story You Tell Before They Look

The most useful feedback you will ever get is the thing nobody meant to tell you.

Jun 11 • Matt Jacob

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May 2026

Where the Work Lives

A new home for the podcast, the book club, and everything we’re building next.

May 1 • Matt Jacob

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April 2026

What Are You Willing to See?

The question every photographer has to answer eventually...

Apr 29 • Matt Jacob

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The Mirror

Reviewing the Chico Review 2026 (part 2)

Apr 14 • Matt Jacob

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The Room

Reviewing the Chico Review 2026 (part one)

Apr 12 • Matt Jacob

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March 2026

Chico Changed the Way I See

I owe you an apology. And a story.

Mar 27 • Matt Jacob

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February 2026

There’s no self-development without self-awareness.

How meditation transformed my photography, and how it can for you too.

Feb 12 • Matt Jacob

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How Self-Doubt Is the Quiet Engine of Meaningful Work

Why uncertainty isn’t a weakness in art, but the signal you’re paying attention

Feb 10 • Matt Jacob

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Why the need for proof is killing your photography

And why it matters to trust what can’t yet be measured.

Feb 1 • Matt Jacob

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January 2026

Why Process Is Not Just A System, But A Way of Paying Attention.

My conversation with Wesley Verhoeve on how one's process is fundamental to better photography.

Jan 7 • Matt Jacob

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December 2025

What Kind of Life Does the Work You Care About Actually Require?

Taking a look back at the best bits of 2025, and the questions that refused to stay quiet.

Dec 31, 2025 • Matt Jacob

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Photography as Proof That Magic Still Exists

Jesse Lenz says there is an argument to say that we do...

Dec 24, 2025 • Matt Jacob

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