{"id":30,"date":"2026-09-05T03:10:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T03:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/journal\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T20:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T20:33:14","slug":"journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section cr-videos cr-journal\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row align-items-end mb-5\"><div class=\"col-lg-7\"><div class=\"cr-eyebrow cr-eyebrow--dark mb-2\"><span class=\"cr-eyebrow__dot\"><\/span><span class=\"cr-eyebrow__label\">Behind the scenes \u00b7 field notes<\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"display-4 fw-bold cr-h2\">The journal.<\/h2><p class=\"text-white-50 mt-3 cr-sub\">Longer notes from the road: how the films get made, what fits in the bag, and the questions worth asking before a flight is booked.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-5 text-lg-end mt-3 mt-lg-0\"><a class=\"cr-link-arrow wp-block-canvas-core-header-button\" href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/films\/\">Watch the films instead <i class=\"bi-arrow-up-right ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"canvas-posts-widget post-grid row gutter-30\">\n\t<div class=\"entry col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/2026\/09\/05\/seven-questions-for-a-fixer\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-012-large-768x512.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Salt pans on the Tunisian coast at low tide\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-012-large-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-012-large-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-012-large-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-012-large-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-012-large.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/2026\/09\/05\/seven-questions-for-a-fixer\/\">Seven questions I ask every fixer before booking a flight<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 5, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>A good fixer is the difference between a film and a holiday video. These are the questions that tell me&hellip;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/2026\/09\/05\/the-two-camera-winter-kit\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-018-large-768x512.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Himalayan ridge line above the snow line\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-018-large-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-018-large-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-018-large-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-018-large-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-018-large.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/2026\/09\/05\/the-two-camera-winter-kit\/\">What fits in the bag: the two-camera kit that survives a winter shoot<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 5, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The list has not changed much in three years, because everything on it has already failed once and been replaced&hellip;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/2026\/09\/05\/the-loneliest-road-in-iceland-making-of\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-014-hero-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Misty mountain valley at sunrise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-014-hero-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-014-hero-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-014-hero-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-014-hero-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-014-hero-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/portfolio-014-hero.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/2026\/09\/05\/the-loneliest-road-in-iceland-making-of\/\">The making of &#8220;The Loneliest Road in Iceland&#8221;<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 5, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Eight days across the Westfjords in polar night, on a motorcycle, with two cameras and no hotels. Here is what&hellip;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><section class=\"section cr-newsletter\" id=\"newsletter\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"cr-newsletter__panel\"><div class=\"row align-items-center g-5\"><div class=\"col-lg-6\"><div class=\"cr-eyebrow mb-2\"><span class=\"cr-eyebrow__dot\"><\/span><span class=\"cr-eyebrow__label\">Free resource \u00b7 no spam, ever<\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"display-4 fw-bold text-white cr-h2 mb-3\">Get the 50-page field guide.<\/h2><p class=\"text-white-50 cr-prose\">A free PDF I wrote after seven years of slow travel: how I pick destinations, what gear survives a winter shoot, the seven questions I ask every fixer before booking a flight, and 12 specific places to go before the crowds do.<\/p><ul class=\"cr-newsletter__perks\"><li><i class=\"bi-check-circle-fill\"><\/i> The full 50-page PDF in your inbox in 60 seconds<\/li><li><i class=\"bi-check-circle-fill\"><\/i> One letter every Sunday, just the new film + one tip<\/li><li><i class=\"bi-check-circle-fill\"><\/i> First call on tours, workshops, and merch drops<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-6\"><!-- Canvas Form\n============================================= -->\n\t\t<form id=\"cnvs-form-21\"\t\t\tclass=\"cnvs-form cr-newsletter__form\"\t\t\tmethod=\"post\"\n\t\t\taction=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/youtube-creator\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=canvas_form_submit\"\t\t\tdata-form-id=\"21\"\t\t\tdata-success-type=\"message\"\n\t\t\tdata-success-message=\"Check your inbox; the field guide is on its way.\"\n\t\t\tdata-redirect-url=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-reset=\"1\"\n\t\t\tnovalidate>\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_cnvs_nonce\" name=\"_cnvs_nonce\" value=\"2ae42306d3\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/youtube-creator\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\" \/>\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"21\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:-9999px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"_cnvs_hp\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" aria-label=\"Leave this field empty\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<label class=\"cr-newsletter__label\" for=\"email\">Your email address<\/label><div class=\"cr-newsletter__row\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"email\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\"\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"mira@example.com\" aria-label=\"Your email address\"\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"cnvs-field-input cr-newsletter__input\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t       \t\t\t       \t\t\t        required aria-required=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"cr-newsletter__btn\">\n\t\t\tSend the guide <i class=\"bi-arrow-right ms-2\"><\/i>\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"cr-newsletter__small\">128,000+ travellers read this. 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