Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Tami Bahat. Born in Israel, Tami is a lens-based artist (aka "LENS CRAFTER"), whose passion lies in molding the beauty of humanity into something extraordinary. She strives to push the boundaries of her own imagination, as well as the viewer's, by creating bold works of art from striking perspectives.

Creating staged tableaux, Tami explores the performative nature of portraiture in many of her photographs, influenced by Renaissance and Neoclassical conventions of still-life and chromatic symbolism.

After moving to the west coast, Bahat turned her creative interests to photography and was recognized by the U.K. publication Nikon Owner Magazine. Soon after, the work appeared on the cover along with a feature story detailing her as an artist.

Tami was a finalist for the Julia Margaret Cameron Award and received a Spotlight Award for Black & White Magazine. In 2014, her work was exhibited at Fotofever Paris. In 2016, Bahat was selected for Critical Mass Top 50 and she received an award from the San Diego Art Institute.

Bahat's solo exhibitions include Building Bridges Art Exchange in Los Angeles, This is No Fantasy in Melbourne and the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago. She also won a Young Masters Emerging Woman Art Prize from the Cynthia Corbett Gallery in London in 2019.

Other venues and events that have featured her work include The Annenberg Space for Photography, The Griffin Museum of Photography, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, PULSE Miami, AAF Hong Kong, SCOPE NYC, and AIPAD.

Tami currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

We chat about her biggest inspiration (her father...how she got into photograph...working with wild animals...how connecting with people is her biggest passion...how we should all be helpers for others...soccer, chocolate, and more. Tami can be found @tamibahatphoto and https://www.tamibahatphotography.com/

Some of her work is being shown at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento June 19th through Sep 11th. The exhibition is called “Twinka Thiebaud And The Art Of The Pose.” https://www.crockerart.org/exhibitions/twinka-thiebaud-and-the-art-of-the-pose

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat about the past couple of weeks - last guest nearly four year old Grey Miro, how his pod is killing it...how past guest Melina Frenzel with Hummingbird Roots is soaring...the pod's first guest Robyn August has flown the coup...Julie's new commercial voiceover demo premiering this week...her awesome new website (www.julieslater.com)...Jason's new radio gig: FRIDAY ON FRIDAY on 88.5 FM...their next Dodgers game...and more. 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday welcome another JUNIORS EDITION guest: nearly four years old GREY MIRO. We find out what makes Grey happy...his favorite musician...what he thinks would make other people happy...and how, btw, you can't eat legos.

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday review the past two guests...chicken sandwiches from all over...secret job interviews...secret Rival Tides action...and getting past difficult shifts in life.

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with the founder of the most amazing Hot Chicken Sandwich - Chef Johnny Ray Zone from Howlin' Rays - Los Angeles. Starting out as a dishwasher/prep cook at Figaro, Chef JZ has been a cooking professional for 16 years. Howlin’ Ray’s was his first self-funded restaurant venture. Teaming up with his wife, Amanda Chapman, a few loyal cooks, and $80,000 in debt; Howlin Ray’s was born.

They chat about how Johnny got his start in other restaurants...how a traumatic family experience changed the direction of his life...how Johnny feels the grueling restaurant world pushes you mentally and physically and shapes you for life...how Johnny's wife handles the marketing, branding, and creative...a deep dive into the heat of peppers and chilis which leads to an even deeper dive into E.D. (oh, you'll wanna hear that one)...how everyone has a Howlin' story...how Johnny keeps the vibe of the restaurant workers and guests so high....and what's next for the restauranteur. Find Howlin' on instagram @howlinrays and Johnny @johnnyrayzone. 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with MEGROB again! (MEGROB's first visit was Episode 033.) She's coming up on her first anniversary of traveling the U.S. solo. We'll find out how it's been going...where she has visited...what's her fav spot so far...what lessons she's learned along the way...and what's next...

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Cohosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday give you a tease of two new guests who agreed to be on the pod (one a culinary king and one a musician Julie and Jason looooove), plus MEGROB the SOLO TRAVELER returns next week for an update. 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday riff on the past couple of weeks...last week's guest (Jason's brother) Sean Friday from Dead Sara and Bitchcamp...how Julie & Jason share the same left knee injury (sort of)...Tony Hawks documentary Until the Wheels Fall Off...what it's like to do something CUZ YOU HAVE TO - even if it might kill you...speaking of - Julie's friend Julie risks it all and moves to Los Angeles...

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It took 077 Episodes but it's finally here! Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday snagged guest SEAN FRIDAY! Jason's brother...drummer in Dead Sara...creator of Bitch Camp music...we talk home births in Silverlake (sounds like a name of an album)...their hardcore Mom Cassie Friday...SOMEONE who has taken up smoking AGAIN...how Sean and Julie put together the CUZ I HAVE TO THEME...how Sean produced and engineered the latest Dead Sara album - all he learned from it...the importance of mixing with music...how friends influenced what Sean didn't know was possible inside himself creatively...how the song I've Been from Bitch Camp came about...Dead Sara leaving for Europe to tour with Eagles of Death Metal <--hanging with the band last week...touring with Slash...advice from Sean's bestie Sonny aka Skrillex - how Sean is ready to be a student of songwriting...and more.

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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday recap the past couple of weeks - and they've been a doozy. Julie is about to play her first softball game in 13 years - the Crescent Heights Capybaras...what is a capybara and why is it considered fish...the World Premiere of Jason's brother Sean Friday's song with his side project BITCH CAMP on 88.5 FM (www.885fm.org)...Sean's other band Dead Sara is off to Europe to tour for tour months, they have a new bass players...can we get Sean on the pod before he leaves Sunday???!!?....Jason writing songs with bandmates in Rival Tides...and more. 

Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at [email protected].  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON