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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    Saltwater Soundwalk: Indigenous Audio Tour of Seattle | Making Contact Radio

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 23 Apr, 2023
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    Religious tourism in Haifa

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 22 Apr, 2023
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    The cost of Jerusalem

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 20 Apr, 2023
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    Going back a few thousand years

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 16 Apr, 2023
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    The Irish Times view on being in nature: how to walk responsibly – The Irish Times

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 16 Apr, 2023
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    Pineapple on Pizza – A Surprising New Walking Sim!

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 16 Apr, 2023
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    Map your location-based podcasts

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 12 Apr, 2023
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    The man who walked around the world: Tom Turcich on his seven-year search for the meaning of life | Walking | The Guardian

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 11 Apr, 2023
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    Vedi Napoli

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 9 Apr, 2023
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    Explore NYC through Lady Gaga’s footsteps in a new immersive theatre tour – Gothamist

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 9 Apr, 2023
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    Opera North Soundwalk: I try the new As You Are sound trail through Leeds’ most recognisable landmarks | Yorkshire Evening Post

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 9 Apr, 2023
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    Of planes, trains, and metromobiles

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 5 Apr, 2023
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    The Women Artists Commemorated on an NYC Sidewalk

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 4 Apr, 2023
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    In which I go for a walk

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 31 Mar, 2023
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    In A Crowd Of Stilt Walkers, This Queen Reigns Supreme | Essence

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 30 Mar, 2023
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    Philippe Petit, Man on Wire, tackles the National Building Museum at 73 – The Washington Post

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 30 Mar, 2023
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    It’s the perfect time of year for a forage during the Walking Festival : Newsline

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 30 Mar, 2023
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    Book review: Walking, Listening, Soundmaking

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 30 Mar, 2023
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    Abstract artist journeys into Gebert Gallery | Arts & Entertainment | scottsdale.org

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 21 Mar, 2023
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    Connecticut Man Has Been Walking Barefoot for Over 20 Years

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 19 Mar, 2023