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 Eric Cheng, a Stanford University graduate (BS '97, MS '98), was a computer scientist and cellist before he took his first underwater photograph in 2001 and fell in love with the beauty of the underwater realm. Since then, Eric has become known around the world for his expertise in underwater imaging. He has meticulously documented his travels around the world and has been published in numerous publications, both in print and on the web. In 2003, Eric was awarded a prestigious Antibes Festival award for his work with Wetpixel.com, the Antibes underwater imaging web site of the year, and in 2005, he won a category in the prestigious Nature's Best Magazine photo competition, which has placed some of his work in the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum. Eric also leads photo expeditions and has given workshops and seminars in locations around the world.
Eric owns and runs Wetpixel.com, the premiere online resource for underwater photographers. Hosting thousands registered underwater photographers internationally, Wetpixel's friendly community offers breaking news, reviews, features, community forums, image galleries, photo contests, photo expeditions, and more. In 2007, Eric launched Wetpixel Quarterly, a print magazine featuring the best in underwater photography.
Eric also writes a monthly column for Sport Diver Magazine, one of the largest scuba diving magazines in the world.
Eric's underwater images can be found on personal website: http://echeng.com/photo/
You can also buy photographic prints of some of Eric's work.
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Magazines/Papers
- Courrier International
- Digital Photo FX
- DigitalFOTO
- Dive (UK) (cover)
- DiverChannel (HK, China) (cover)
- Duiken (Netherlands)
- E-Photo
- Fathoms
- FiNS (Asia)
- Islands
- National Geographic KIDS
- National Wildlife
- Nature
- Nature's Best
- Ocean Chronicles (Spain)
- PDN - Photo District News
- Palo Alto Weekly
- Paradise, Inflight with Air Niugini (cover)
- Planeta Sub (Portugal)
- Popular Photography & Imaging
- Scuba Diver Australasia
- Scuba Diving
- ScubaCore (DVD)
- Shark Diver
- Smithsonian
- Sport Diver (cover)
- Sport Fishing
- Stanford Lively Arts
- Strings
- Tauchen (Germany) (cover)
- Travel Savvy
- Unterwasser (Germany)
- Wetpixel Quarterly (cover, feature)
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Portfolios
- Wetpixel Quarterly #2
- Fathoms (Dec 2006)
- Scuba Diver Australasia
- Ocean Chronicles
- PDN - Photo District News
- DiverChannel (Issue 11, Sep 2007)
- Diving Almanac and Yearbook 2008
Interviews
Contests
- Antibes Award: "Best Website" 2003
- EPIC, First Place 2003
- NCUPS, Best of Show 2003
- Nature's Best, Category Winner 2005
[Image @ Smithsonian]
PDN/National Geographic Traveller World in Focus 2007, Wilderness Photography Winner [gallery]
Shows
- Jan 2003, Photo Show in San Diego
- Feb 2003, Photo Show in San Diego
- Oct 2005, SF Open Studios
Television/Internet TV
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Websites
Books (Contributions)
- Complete Guide to Digital Infrared Photography, by Joe Farace (Lark Books)
- Galapagos, by Paul D. Stewart (BBC Books)
- Safe: Design Takes on Risk (MoMA)
- The Advanced Digital Photographer's Workbook (Focal Press)
- The Art of Diving, by Nick Hanna, Alex Mustard (Ultimate Sports)
- The Focal Enclyclopedia of Photography, 4th Edition (Focal Press)
- The Future of Memories, by Dane Howard (Microsoft Press / Peachpit Press)
- Big Book of Apple Hacks (O'Reilly)
Workshops/Seminars
Music Clients
- Bin Huang
- Osvaldo Golijov
- Rob Kapilow
- St. Lawrence String Quartet
- Vienna Teng
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