Nature’s Best 2005 Photo Contest
:: Friday, October 14th, 2005 @ 4:42:53 pm
:: Tags: Photo

screaming turtle
My screaming turtle photograph has won the “Animal Antics” category of this year’s Nature’s Best photography contest. A large print will be included in an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum later on this year. Also, one of my great hammerhead shark photographs received a highly honored award in the Oceans category. It’s a great honor to be included as a winner in such a prestigious contest!
Spread from Nature’s Best Magazine:

congrats, dude!
Damn you and your highfalutin awards!! Back when I was a kid…
Oh, and congrats too :)
Where is the great hammerhead shark photo Eric? Can we see it? Thanks!
whoa, you’re gonna be in the Smithsonian. dude!
the other day that Diving magazine with your cover was on a magazine rack a cafe down the road. someone picked it up before i could get to it, but then i had th chance to say “yeah, i know the guy who took that. uh-huh. yeah.” =)
That is f-ing excellent. Congrats! And who took the photo of you that’s in the magazine?! :)
The movie sounds great. Sunday? I owe you a call….tomorrow…
So, you’re going to be in the Smithsonian? …and you’ve only been shooting underwater for a few years? Damn you and your mad skillz! :)
Many well-deserved congrats.
wow. congratulations, eric. this is great news!
Very good and congratulations !!!
Congrats Eric Cheng, you deserve it !
Wow! That is fantastic… That’s some serious mileage you’re pulling from the kamikaze turtle!
hi eric,
i just wanted to say. congratulations on all your great work and honors. my husband and i met you at kliu’s wedding. great photos!
and i wanted to say HI!
a big congrads to Eric Cheng!
just wanted to join the long list of felicitators: congratulations to you!
congrats!
Hi! You don’t know me but my husband and I recently saw your amazing photograph in the Natural History Museum. Are you going to sell prints of your photograph!? That would be amazing–my husband would love one! Amazing photographs!!!!
I love turltes and about 6months ago someone sent me a jpg with the screaming turtle. I love it. It is on my desk top and I just love this picture. Is there anyway I can get a print of this pic? Email me please, and let me know where I can get one. You are an amazing photographer. Thanks for sharing your work!
that’s an awesome shot. I can see why you won. I have no idea how you were able to time that so perfectly.