Zoe Wacker

Menlo Park, CA presents the 2026–27 season

Zoe Wacker.

Photographer, cellist, map nerd. A highlight reel of experiments, adventures and “aha!” moments.

A caretaker sweeps the red carpets of the vast Mosque–Madrasa of Sultan Ḥasan in Cairo, light falling across the stone walls.
“A man was sweeping the carpets, and the light caught the dust just right.” Cinderello, Mosque–Madrasa of Sultan Ḥasan, Cairo, 2025

Now showing

Award · 2026 Pétange International Youth Photo Contest Accepted · Group A (16 and under) · “Two Penguins” · FIAP Award · 2026 Global Peace Photo Award Shortlisted · Children’s Peace Image of the Year · “Faces of Peace” Trip · 2026 San Francisco Haight-Ashbury · Valencia Street · North Beach Concert · 2026 Outside Lands

Featured photos

A Nubian woman in a bright headscarf laughing as she plays a frame drum in front of an ochre wall.
Nubian village, Aswan, Egypt
A woman in Day of the Dead calavera face paint, a crown of red roses and a red dress, at night.
Mission District, San Francisco
A black cat walking across a patterned mosque carpet.
Cairo, Egypt

Meet the headliner

Hi! I’m Zoe.

A middle schooler who’s always juggling a bunch of different interests. I started this site to keep track of the things I’m working on, the ideas I’m excited about, and the projects that don’t always fit neatly into a school folder.

  • Geography
  • Travel
  • Cello
  • Parkour
  • Mixed martial arts
  • History
  • Photos that tell little stories
More about me →

The programme

Photo awards

Global Peace Photo Award 2026 Shortlisted · Children’s Peace Image of the Year · “Faces of Peace” Read the story →
  1. Notable EntryThe Shelter: National Photography Competition for Kids June 2026 · Rising Photographers (ages 12–14)
  2. Honorable MentionNo Frames International Youth Photo Contest 2026 · Nature (under 14)
  3. Winner · Dream SnapperLife in Red: National Photography Competition for Kids March 2026 · Rising Photographers (ages 12–14)
  4. Winner · Visionary VoyagerHome is Where the Heart Is: National Photography Competition for Kids December 2025 · Rising Photographers (ages 12–14)
All awards →

On location

Travel dates

2025 Amsterdam Haarlem · Amsterdam · Anne Frank House 2025 Egypt Cairo · Giza · Aswan · Kom Ombo · Nubia 2025 Chile Santiago · Torres del Paine · Tierra del Fuego · Valparaíso 2024 Rome The Vatican · ancient Rome · Vesuvius 2024 London Tower of London · the Thames · London Eye
All trips →

Music

“Concerts are my favorite because you don’t just hear the music—you feel it in your chest.”
More about music →

From the crowd

On stage · Cello Disneyland 2026 Played with my orchestra on Main Street, U.S.A., and recorded in a studio session. May 2026.