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

    Shared Walks: An initiative and toolkit for walking in diverse societies

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 27 Feb, 2021
  • Curated news

    Deadline approaches to enter Mankato Poetry Walk and Ride contest

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 25 Feb, 2021
  • Post

    Welcoming new SWS board members

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 25 Feb, 2021
  • Walking Event

    Urban Sound Symposium 2021

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · Ghent Univer... · 19 - 21 Apr, 2021
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  • Walking Piece

    Watch out!

    Stijn Dickel
    · Since 2014
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  • walk · listen · café

    AZMARI: Erythro’Poïesie – Listening to the “foreigner who comes”

    Sylvie Marchand
    Geert Vermeire
    · 2021-03-09 19:00
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  • Post

    Welcoming new SWS board members

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 25 Feb, 2021
  • Walking Event

    Running Artfully Network – Launch event

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · RAN · 26 Feb, 2021 · All day
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  • walk · listen · café

    To move as a caravan; to walk, live, create, and discover together

    Clara Gari
    Andrew Stuck
    · 2021-03-23 19:00
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  • walk · listen · café

    To move as a caravan; to walk, live, create, and discover together

    Clara Gari
    Andrew Stuck
    · 2021-03-23 19:00
  • Curated news

    Opinion | The Pedestrian Strikes Back – The New York Times

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 16 Feb, 2021
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  • Curated news

    Brooklyn Botanic Garden launches sound walks for meditation

    Andrew Stuck
    · 16 Feb, 2021
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  • Curated news

    Stand and Be Counted Theatre announce an audio walk adventure for families this lockdown half-term.

    Andrew Stuck
    · 16 Feb, 2021
  • Curated news

    43 Essential Tips for Walking Alone if You’re Nervous VickyFlipFlopTravels

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 16 Feb, 2021
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  • John Levack Drever

    John Levack Drever

    SWS Advisory Board 2021 SWS Grand Jury 2022 SWS Grand Jury 2023
  • Curated news

    This beautiful piece of art was created by Finnish snowshoers | Euronews

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 14 Feb, 2021
  • Curated news

    What Is a Soundwalk? – Soundfly

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 14 Feb, 2021
  • Walking Event

    Walking Festival of Sound: Artist Walks / Johanna Steindorf

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · Walking Fest... · 2021-03-11 17:00
  • Curated news

    San Fernando will host a pandemic historical walk

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 13 Feb, 2021
  • Curated news

    Cape Town Hosts Spectacular Street Art Festival, Africa’s Largest – SAPeople – Worldwide South African News

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 13 Feb, 2021