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EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 56 MIN

Sam Jones - Working for Rolling Stone Magazine, Photographing Heath Ledger & Barack Obama

from Creatively Me · host Daniel Heaphy

This Friday's episode sees Daniel get the wonderful opportunity to speak to photographer and filmmaker Sam Jones. Across a plethora of different mediums throughout a varied career, Sam has poured creativity and passion into every project to create long lasting impacts.From 2013-2020 Sam hosted the documentary series "Off Camera", where he conducted conversations with stars that include Daniel Radcliffe, Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. As a director for advertisements, he recently directed a series of commercials for "OnePlus" featuring Robert Downey Jr, as well as music videos for artists like the Foo Fighters.Perhaps notable is his work as a photographer. Sam’s portraits of stars like Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Bob Dylan and Jack Nicholson to name only a few have appeared on the covers on renowned publications from Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Esquire, GQ, Time, Entertainment Weekly and Men’s Journal. On today’s episode, Sam will be sharing incredible anecdotes from his career, such as photographing the legendary Heath Ledger during the promotion of "Brokeback Mountain". He’ll discuss what it was like meeting and capturing images of then President Barack Obama and how his early years shaped and defined what he would ultimately go on to excel at.Plus he’ll discuss what it was like working for iconic magazines such as Rolling Stone.All of this & more on today's episode of "Creatively Me".Sam Jones - https://www.samjonespictures.com/Sam Jones on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samjonespictures/?hl=enConnect with Daniel on Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/d.heaphymedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Daniel on Facebook -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m.facebook.com/100067449105174/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ie.linkedin.com/in/daniel-heaphy-4984381a3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel on IMDB -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13256427/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_7_q_DANIEL%2520HEAPHY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email - [email protected]“Creatively Me” Theme Music by Bukky -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/1v7rqTLaVA3Ce6Q9R98dSq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Heaphy is a twenty-six years old graduate of a BA in Creative Digital Media and an MA in Film & Screen Media. He is a writer, actor, filmmaker and podcast host. His short-film work has been screened in festivals across Ireland and the UK. His debut novel for children and teens "Breanne 1975" was released in August 2024. He launched the podcast "Creatively Me" in February 2024.

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