Babak Fakhamzadeh

Babak Fakhamzadeh

Co-founder of walk · listen · create
(Netherlands / Iran / Brazil)

Founder Marŝarto23 shortlisted Online Jury 2022 Online Jury 2023 Online Jury 2024 SWS Grand Jury 2023 SWS23 shortlisted
Babak was working in ICT4D before it had a name (2001), and never really left it. Now, he can help you to get lost.

Babak brought photomarathons to Africa (2007) and won the Highway Africa new media award (2007).
He is the only three-time winner of the UN World Summit Awards; in 2012, 2017, and 2021.
In 2016, together with Agência Pública, he won, and was a runner up for, the Prêmio Jornalístico Vladimir Herzog de Anistia e Direitos Humanos. In 2017, he cooperated on work which was nominated for the Gabriel García Márquez award, and the Prêmio Petrobras de Jornalismo.

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    We Spoke to Oregon’s Top Sand Artist, Denny Dyke–Here’s How to See His Elaborate Labyrinths

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 28 Jun, 2021
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    Belfast Golden Mile walking trail is the city’s newest free attraction – Belfast Live

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 28 Jun, 2021
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    Thich Nhat Hanh on Walking Meditation – Lion’s Roar

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 27 Jun, 2021
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    Artists walk from Dungavel to Brand Street to raise questions on refugee treatment | Glasgow Times

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 24 Jun, 2021
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    Groups Call for Ethical Guidelines on Location-Tracking Tech | WIRED

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 24 Jun, 2021
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    Open call for partners: Climate Sound Walk Award

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    Josh Kopeček
    · 24 Jun, 2021
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    ‘When in doubt, take a walk:’ artist Sampson Wong seeks beauty in Hong Kong’s urban jungle | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 20 Jun, 2021
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    Situationist Noir | Boston Review

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 20 Jun, 2021
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    Using Augmented Reality, London Takes Its Art to the Streets – The New York Times

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 20 Jun, 2021
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    Walking tour discovers Nicosia’s colours | Cyprus Mail

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 18 Jun, 2021
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    Art inspired by Dales walks and changing light | Craven Herald

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 18 Jun, 2021
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    Prestatyn Walker Sculpture now in place on disused platform | Rhyl Journal

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 15 Jun, 2021
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    Walking Art Observations in a Mindful Landscape – S.U.N.F.A.R.M.

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 11 Jun, 2021
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    A City + A Garden: Stories and soundtracks combine for walks in Cork and Dublin

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 10 Jun, 2021
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    Students create walking art with a social message | Stuff.co.nz

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 10 Jun, 2021
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    Open call for partners: “Beat a situationist”

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 10 Jun, 2021
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    Underground Amman: Jordan’s walking tour takes tourists through the city’s burgeoning street art scene | The National

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 4 Jun, 2021
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    Insight: Walking back to happiness after Covid lockdown | The Scotsman

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 30 May, 2021
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    BBC – Travel – The woman who walked around the world

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 29 May, 2021
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    The reflection of an augmented city – CBD News

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 29 May, 2021