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

    Public Art Festival Will Turn Manhattan Street Into a Runway

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 13 Mar, 2023
  • Curated news

    Why you should explore Crete in the spring – and on foot | Travel | The Guardian

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 12 Mar, 2023
  • Curated news

    Skip Marathon du Médoc and join Marathon du Beaujolais – Lonely Planet

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 11 Mar, 2023
  • Curated news

    L-Acoustics Provides Immersive Sensory Engagement at London’s Iconic Walk | AVNetwork

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 10 Mar, 2023
  • Curated news

    Los Angeles Is a Fantastic Walking City. No, Really. – The New York Times

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 10 Mar, 2023
  • Curated news

    Artist Kahlil Robert Irving shows how a streetscape can tell a community’s story at the Walker Art Center | MPR News

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 10 Mar, 2023
  • Curated news

    Russian artists create secret exhibits to avoid arrest, as in Soviet times – The Washington Post

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 10 Mar, 2023
  • Curated news

    20 Wholesome Activities For Walking In Someone Else’s Shoes  – Teaching Expertise

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 3 Mar, 2023
  • Curated news

    How to join a walking tour through Paris for free | Stuff.co.nz

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 28 Feb, 2023
  • Curated news

    ‘Sometimes Google Maps doesn’t work and Irish people help by walking you to the place you want’ – The Irish Times

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 28 Feb, 2023
  • Dérive app

    Introducing photowalks, a new interface, and celebrating with new decks

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 26 Feb, 2023
  • Curated news

    Circumnavigating the city on foot: A tutorial on boundaries | The Chestnut Hill Local

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 21 Feb, 2023
  • Post Marŝarto23 SWS23

    Announcing prize money for winning our walking awards

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 20 Feb, 2023
  • Curated news

    Rep. Ocasio-Cortez takes walking tour to learn more about proposed Astoria Waterfront Arts District – QNS.com

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 14 Feb, 2023
  • Post Marŝarto23 SWS23

    Identifying winners is a collaborative effort

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 13 Feb, 2023
  • Curated news

    Berkshire Camino: Walking at the Speed of Curiosity | Sponsored | Outdoors | Hudson Valley | Chronogram Magazine

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 8 Feb, 2023
  • Curated news

    Walking as Resistance

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 7 Feb, 2023
  • Post Marŝarto23

    Introducing Marŝarto, the walking art award

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

    How Do We Embody Natural Spaces?

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 30 Jan, 2023
  • Curated news

    A walk around Constable Country – Country Life

    Babak Fakhamzadeh
    · 30 Jan, 2023