A record of the awards, exhibitions, and press my photography has earned. Most of it traces back to Pictures for Purpose, the sports photography business I run at Bellarmine College Preparatory, which has raised and donated more than $10,000 to the school's tuition assistance fund.

Presented through Bellarmine's Donation Recognition (Board of Fellows $5k+, Presidents Club $2.5k+ ). All funded by Pictures for Purpose, the photography project I run to fund tuition assistance at the school. The same work made me the first student ever invited to Bellarmine's President's Club donor dinner, where I was among school's leading supporters.

One of my photographs was selected for the exhibition in Drexel University's national High School Photography Contest, chosen from entries submitted by high school photographers across the country. I was notified of the selection in December 2025.

Below the Surface, Daxton Zucek

Awarded by 49ers Cal-Hi Sports for volunteer-athletes service in Bay Area. The recognition covers the fundraising I do through Pictures for Purpose for Bellarmine's tuition assistance fund while also being a 3 year varsity water polo player (2x Captain), and 2 year varsity swimmer.

Bellarmine's alumni magazine has covered Pictures for Purpose twice, first in the Spring/Summer 2025 issue and again in the Spring 2026 issue. Both pieces cover how the business works and the money it raises for tuition assistance at the school.

Bellarmine 2025 Spring Magazine, Page 15: https://www.flipsnack.com/7596F98C5A8/2025_springsummer?p=16

Bellarmine 2026 Spring Magazine, Page 17: https://www.flipsnack.com/7596F98C5A8/bellarmine-2026-spring-magazine?p=18

The image I won with was selected for permanent display, and it now hangs as part of the Bellarmine's Standing Collection. This image won the photography contest and I was awarded $100.

Below the Surface, Daxton Zucek