Ready to move your photography forwards? Join photographer Tom Jacob for entertaining conversations with photographers from around the world, exploring the stories behind their pictures, careers and creative journeys. From National Geographic legends and documentary photographers to wildlife, landscape and travel photographers, photojournalists and emerging voices, we talk about photography, creativity, adventure, conservation and the unexpected paths that lead people behind the camera. Expect fascinating stories, practical insights, plenty of humour, and the occasional detour that has absolutely nothing to do with photography. No lectures, no jargon — just great conversations over coffee.
Latest episodes
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1 h 20
Melina Coogan: Photographing Our Sublime Absurdities
“Everybody smile, because we're doing this for Mum!” Sound familiar? 😄 If you're thinking about becoming a family photographer, this conversation might be just what you need. Mind…
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1 h 07
Tommy Trenchard: Photojournalism Between Disasters and Wonders
Somewhere between the stories that break your heart and the ones that make you smile, there is a whole world of unexpected stories waiting to be told. Photographer and writer Tommy…
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35 min
Carolyn van Houten: Photojournalism. On Being Stubborn and Persistent.(Part 2)
There are photo assignments where the story is difficult. There are assignments where the conditions are difficult. And then there are the ones that remind you that there can still…
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46 min
Carolyn van Houten: Photojournalism. On Being Stubborn and Persistent.(Part 1)
A photograph can win an award. It can tell a story. And sometimes, it can change what happens to the person in the frame. Photojournalist Carolyn van Houten has seen all three. Car…
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1 h 07
Eric Draper: 9/11 Through My Eyes — 25 Years Later
Where were you on 9/11?🕊️ Twenty-five years ago, our next guest lived it alongside President George W. Bush. It was supposed to be a fairly ordinary morning. Eric Draper, the Chief…
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45 min
Peter Mather: Photographing the Elusive Wild North (Part 2)
A bear covered in ice. A salmon flying into your face. And a camera trap that decides to take a trip down a mountain. Just another day in the Yukon 😄🐻📸 If you thought we had some w…
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37 min
Peter Mather: Photographing the Elusive Wild North (Part 1)
Wolverines. The Yukon. Lots of snow. And a wildlife photographer who once happened to be a math teacher. Welcome to the wild world of Peter Mather! 🐺❄️📸 In Part One of my conversat…
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37 min
Sue Flood: And Now for Something Completely Wild (Part 2)
Welcome to the Adventure Emporium. Antarctica? Penguins? Michael Palin? Shackleton's Hut? We seem to have the lot. Sadly, we're completely sold out of comfy couches 😄 If Part One w…
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41 min
Sue Flood: And Now for Something Completely Wild (Part 1)
Sir David Attenborough. Sir Michael Palin. And a beluga whale. No, this isn't a Monty Python sketch... it's the amazing life adventure of our next guest 🐋😂 In Part One of my conver…
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45 min
David Valdez: My Years with George H.W. Bush (Part 2)
George H.W. Bush became President of the United States. He didn't become any less competitive 😄🎣 In Part Two of my conversation with David Valdez, we follow David as he becomes Chi…
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39 min
David Valdez: My Years with George H.W. Bush (Part 1)
When President George H.W. Bush told him to “jump”, he of course did... which seems like a perfectly good way to start another episode of The Camera Café Show 😄📸 In Part One of my…
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37 min
Bruce Dale: Planning for the Unplanned (Part 2)
What happens when you strap a camera to the tail of a jumbo jet?😅📸 In Part Two of my conversation with former National Geographic photographer Bruce Dale, we continue our conversat…
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46 min
Bruce Dale: Planning for the Unplanned (Part 1)
Did you read National Geographic magazine as a kid in your bedroom, dreaming about all those faraway places? The only difference is that some end up spending thirty years travellin…
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1 h 09
Ian Berry: The Boy Who Wanted To See The World
As a teenager, Ian Berry left England to see the world. A few years later, he had joined Magnum Photos and would go on to spend more than six decades documenting people, places, an…
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37 min
Meryl Meisler: Street Photography and Boogie Nights (Part 2)
Retirement usually means less work, fewer surprises, and a cleaner attic. Unless, of course, you're a photographer with a lifetime of negatives waiting upstairs. And that's exactly…
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40 min
Meryl Meisler: Street Photography and Boogie Nights (Part 1)
Remember the wild hairstyles, the fancy dance moves, and the nights when Studio 54 ruled New York? Well, today's guest was there... camera in hand, and thankfully she kept the nega…
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1 h 00
Pedaling the Whooper Highway: Mike Forsberg & Andy Caven
Most people look at bird migrations on maps. A photographer and a biologist decided to follow one on bicycles...for 2,500 miles! When I first reached out to Mike Forsberg, the plan…
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44 min
Ukraine: Living Inside the Story — Oksana Parafeniuk & Iva Sidash (Part 2)
War doesn't end when the photograph is taken. For many people, that's where the story begins. In Part 2 of this special two-part conversation, I once again sit down with Ukrainian…
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39 min
Ukraine: Living Inside the Story — Oksana Parafeniuk & Iva Sidash (Part 1)
For most photojournalists, war is something they travel to. For others, it's the reality of the place they call home. In Part 1 of this special two-part conversation, I sit down wi…
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1 h 06
Pascal Maitre: Photojournalism Beneath the Headlines
Crossing the Afghanistan border in disguise at night was once just part of the job 🌍📸 In this episode I sit down with legendary French photojournalist Pascal Maitre — whose work ov…