kim badawi
Who is Kim?
Kim Badawi is a 27 year old male American freelance photo-journalist and documentalist of Egyptian, French and Slovenian background. Kim is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Italian but also has a clear knowledge of Arabic and Slovenien.

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Commissioned works currently on display at the Queens Museum of the Arts from April 6-June 29, 2008.

Kim's work is also on display at the Brooklyn Library, Grand Lobby until April 19th, 2008 as part of the Diversity of Devotion exhibit.

Kim's work was nominated to appear in '25 Under 25: Up-and-Coming American Photographers' published by PowerHouse Books due to be launched May 22nd, 2008 in New York.

Finalist appearing in American Photography 2008.

Selected for the International Color Award 2nd Annual Photography Masters Cup.

Both - "Syria Today." and "The Birth of Muslim Punk " were rewarded by the PDN Annual, 2007.

"Instant Tourism", was on view at the Photo Biennial in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Kim is represented by Redux Pictures, Invision Images and Arabian Eye.
The Taqwa Tour 2007 in Chicago 8/31-9/1
Muslim Punk Rock! 
Taqwacore, a genre of Muslim punk rock, existing only in the novel at the time of its writing, has since emerged as an actual genre, inspiring bands... [more]
Illegal Immigrant workers in New York City
Illegal Immigrant workers in NYC
© Kim Badawi
Yang, 40, illegal Chinese immigrant who works at a small... [more]
a very "fairie" life...
Faerie Life.
© Kim Badawi
Chronicles of contemporary performers, artists and... [more]
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