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.

Now showing · recent dates

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
A caretaker sweeps the red carpets of the vast Mosque–Madrasa of Sultan Ḥasan in Cairo, light falling across the stone walls.
CinderelloMosque–Madrasa of Sultan Ḥasan, Cairo
A Nubian woman in a bright headscarf laughing as she plays a frame drum in front of an ochre wall.
Frame DrumNubian village, Aswan, Egypt
A woman in Day of the Dead calavera face paint, a crown of red roses and a red dress, at night.
Día de los MuertosMission District, San Francisco

The programme

Photo awards 2026–27

Peninsula Photo Competition 2025 Honorable Mention, Youth “Moments” · “Cinderello” Read the story →
  1. I Pétange International Youth Photo Contest 2026Accepted, Group A (16 and under) · “Two Penguins” · FIAP
  2. II Global Peace Photo Award 2026Shortlisted, Children’s Peace Image of the Year · “Faces of Peace”
  3. III The Shelter: National Photography Competition for Kids June 2026Notable Entry, Rising Photographers (ages 12–14)
  4. IV No Frames International Youth Photo Contest 2026Honorable Mention, Nature (under 14)
  5. V Life in Red: National Photography Competition for Kids March 2026Winner, Dream Snapper · Rising Photographers (ages 12–14)
  6. VI Home is Where the Heart Is: National Photography Competition for Kids December 2025Winner, Visionary Voyager · Rising Photographers (ages 12–14)
  7. VII Travel Photographer of the Year Competition 2025Runner-Up, Young TPOTY (14 & under) · Places collection
  8. VIII I Spy Something-“Color” : National Photography Competition for Kids November 2025Notable Entry, Rising Photographers (ages 12–14)
  9. IX Peninsula Photo Competition 2025Honorable Mention, Youth “Moments” · “Cinderello”

On location

Travel dates

2026 San Francisco Haight-Ashbury · Valencia Street · North Beach 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
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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.

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
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