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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  • Curated news

    Paddington’s Walking Man and Standing Man

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 16 Dec, 2023
  • Curated news

    The Ten List: Walk as Art | Glasstire

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 12 Dec, 2023
  • Post

    Audiowalk-Award 2024

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 12 Dec, 2023
  • Post

    In Motion – Sound and Music

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 12 Dec, 2023
  • Curated news

    Walking Along Shanghai’s Art Deco Lanes: A Guide for ‘Flâneurs’ – WWD

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 7 Dec, 2023
  • Curated news

    “Reflections on Crooked Walking” brings joy back to the theatre | Georgia Straight Vancouver’s source for arts, culture, and events

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 7 Dec, 2023
  • Post Marŝarto23

    Introducing this year’s outstanding walking art

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    Andrew Stuck
    Geert Vermeire
    · 6 Dec, 2023
  • Curated news

    Elephant Walk: Reflecting on 101 years of tradition | Life & Arts | thebatt.com

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 21 Nov, 2023
  • Post SWS23

    The streets come alive with the sound of music

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 14 Nov, 2023
  • Curated news

    Raveningham Sound Walk | Caught by the River | Caught by the River

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 11 Nov, 2023
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    Sam Kinchin-Smith | A Soundwalk in Elefsina

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 11 Nov, 2023
  • Post SWS23

    It’s the SWS23 Awards shortlist

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    Geert Vermeire
    Andrew Stuck
    · 6 Nov, 2023
  • Curated news

    We went on a tour of Bristol street art and spotted a ‘hidden’ Banksy

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 2 Nov, 2023
  • Curated news

    50 Years Later, Guy Debord Is Still Accurate

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 28 Oct, 2023
  • Post

    Immersed on the path of the gospel

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 26 Oct, 2023
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    Immersed on the path of the gospel

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 24 Oct, 2023
  • Curated news

    Infinity rooms, walking tours, and glass-blowing : A guide to Mumbai’s most unique experiences | Architectural Digest India

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 21 Oct, 2023
  • Curated news

    Drift the Map: ‘Walking’ through history – the Southerner Online

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 17 Oct, 2023
  • Curated news

    Ken Johnston’s 75-Mile Walk Illuminates Southern Chester County’s Black History Step-by-Step

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 16 Oct, 2023
  • Curated news

    Saltwater Soundwalk: Indigenous Audio Tour of Seattle (Encore) – Making Contact Radio

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 16 Oct, 2023