Eric Cheng

Eric Cheng is a professional photographer specializing in underwater photography. He owns and publishes Wetpixel, an underwater photography website, and is the editor and publisher of Wetpixel Quarterly, a quarterly print magazine dedicated to underwater photography and conservation. [Cheng, Eric and Woolery, Elijah. "Letter from the Editor". Wetpixel Quarterly. (September, 2007).]

Eric has authored many web journals documenting his trips around the world, and has been published in numerous publications, both in print and on the web. Eric won the animal antics category of the "2005 Nature's Best Photography Competition," which placed his winning image in the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum.Cite web|url=http://www.naturesbestmagazine.com/gallery_player/main_ss.php?dest=2005_winners|title=Nature's Best 2005 Winners Gallery | accessdate= 2008-06-27 | year=2005] In 2003, he was awarded an Antibes Festival Prize for his work with Wetpixel. Along with Jason Heller, Eric was a co-author of the IMAGES column in Sport Diver Magazine from June, 2007 to April, 2008. [Cheng, Eric and Heller, Jason. "Ambient Light Photography". Sport Diver Magazine. (July, 2007). ]

Aside from lecturing and writing about underwater photography, he is a concert cellist and software engineer. Eric has been seen on stage with Vienna Teng in San Francisco, San Jose, Houston, and New York.

References

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* Butler, Yvonne (2005). [http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/704692/description#description The Advanced Digital Photographer's Workbook] . Focal Press. ISBN 0-240-80646-8.
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* [http://scubacore.com/Reports_Issue_2/2004_Cheng_Report.htm Interview, Dive Portraits] . (2004). ScubaCore DVD.
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* PalmPower. [http://www.palmpower.com/issues/issue200004/ppcoolsite0400001.html In Tune with Shareware Designer Eric Cheng] . Retrieved Dec. 15, 2005.
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* Scuba Diving Magazine. [http://www.scubadiving.com/tour/dolphin_scuba.html Scuba InTenCity Tour Schedule of Events] . Retrieved May. 9, 2006.
* Sea & Sea Underwater Photography. [http://www.seaandsea.com/DEMA2004.html Sea&Sea DEMA 2004 Seminar Schedule] . Retrieved May. 9, 2006.
* [http://www.podcastingnews.com/details/divefilm.com/podcasts/podcast.xml/view.htm Interview, DiveFilm Episode 25] . (2006). DiveFilm.

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