{"id":854,"date":"2026-06-11T22:34:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=854"},"modified":"2026-06-11T22:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:34:23","slug":"positive-people-in-pinecrest-zachary-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=854","title":{"rendered":"Positive People in Pinecrest \u2013 Zachary Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>Great sports photography is a unique combination of luck, hard work, and skill. It\u2019s not often that a high school student is the one who captures that shot, the one that is picked up by publication after publication, and it becomes an iconic image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=852\">30 Years of Hospitality Excellence \u2013 Grant Miller Joins GMBHA Inn Key Awards Luncheon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>During the University of Miami\u2019s playoff run, Miami Palmetto High School junior Zachary Lewis took THE photo of the fantastic one-handed catch by C.J. Daniels against Notre Dame that was the talk of the sports world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey constantly use it,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled that they are happy with my work and that they keep positing it and using it. It was an insane and thrilling moment, and I\u2019m thrilled I took that image.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lewis has earned more than a thousand community service hours and many of those hours come from his photography.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0\u201cI have been doing that for my school and other local entities such as local colleges,\u201d he says. \u201cI do everything, but I mainly do sports photography.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He works with the University of Miami athletics department.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve been doing sports photography since freshman year. My brother (Matthew) was a photographer before me. I took inspiration from him. Now other young students have followed in my footsteps and copied me at my school.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He loves taking photos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe best part is just capturing the memories themselves,\u201d he says. \u201cYou get to cover all these events. I get to build these connections. To show the world who they are. I\u2019m helping out student athletes. I try to put them in the best light possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In college, he plans on a journalism major. He is looking for a college with great athletics, journalism, and great academics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At school, he\u2019s been in the television production program since freshman year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve been anchoring and doing behind the camera work,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He holds the title of director of photography and contributes photos for the morning announcements and the Mr. Panther events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lewis not only photographs sports, but he also plays lacrosse for Palmetto. He\u2019s been on the team since freshman year and this year, he\u2019s a starter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=850\">Spotlight TV with Emily Zubi | Guest Kavaja Sarduy of Chapman Partnership<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>He\u2019s co-treasurer of the National Honor Society and Rho Kappa, the history honor society. He\u2019s on a History Bowl team. He\u2019s also co-chief of staff for Student Council.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lewis is a peer counselor for the Health Information Project, the program that sends upperclassmen to teach health modules to ninth grade students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s one of my most favorite things to do,\u201d he says. \u201cI most like that I can interact with the students in such a personal way. It\u2019s important to make a connection with a younger student and help them out. You never know what someone is going through.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Outside of school, Lewis is the co-chair for J Serve, sponsored by the Great Miami Jewish Federation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI assist in coordinating days of service,\u201d he says. \u201cThis year there was a Good Deeds Day for the first time. The scope of the day changed. It is on MLK day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Every other Saturday he\u2019s a Big Buddy for Achieve Miami at the Caribbean K-8 Center to help kids improve their literacy skills. He\u2019s been a Big Buddy since seventh grade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He has his own personal project called Catch Some ZZZs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s an event where I collect blankets and on Christmas day I bring them with the federation to the Salvation Army,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe smiles that light up on people\u2019s faces, is just wonderful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While the program is successful, he still wishes he could get more blankets because it\u2019s never enough. This past year he donated 50-60 blanket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=848\">Miami-Dade County Animal Services Volunteer of the Year Ana Tainna Shepard goes beyond the call of duty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey were definitely needed this year,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great sports photography is a unique combination of luck, hard work, and skill. 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