Browse and purchase selected photographs here! Eric Cheng is the editor and publisher of <a href="http://wetpixel.com">Wetpixel.com</a>, the premiere online community 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 <a href="http://wetpixelquarterly.com">Wetpixel Quarterly</a>, a landscape print magazine featuring the best in underwater photography. In both online and print endeavors, Eric strives to provides a forum for photographers to share their work and discuss ocean-related issues, and in turn, educate viewers about the beauty and fragility of the marine ecosystem. Caught between technical and creative worlds, Eric holds bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from Stanford University, where he also studied classical cello performance. Eric was a relative latecomer to the marine industry. He became a certified SCUBA diver in 1995 and took a camera underwater for the first time in 2001. Since that first dip with a camera, he has become a widely-published, award-winning underwater photographer known worldwide for his passion as an educator. 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. Through Wetpixel Expeditions, Eric leads regular photography expeditions and workshops around the world. He has given seminars and lectures internationally at events such as the Boston Sea Rovers Clinic, DEMA, Digital Shootouts, Kona Classic, Scuba Diving Magazine events, and others. Eric is also involved in ocean conservation, and is technical advisor and photographer for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Eric's underwater images can be found on his personal website: http://echeng.com/photo/ http://echeng.com/travel/ http://echeng.smugmug.com/photos/23088403_3yVFL-Ti.jpg http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/ 2009-12-11T12:41:00Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a> </p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate-Adam-Lau/5813916_jHuQ4#360287174_JJ7BJ" title="Eric Cheng's photo"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate-Adam-Lau/alau0808240000641/360287174_JJ7BJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Eric Cheng's photo" title="Eric Cheng's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-27T06:55:46Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate-Adam-Lau/alau0808240000641/360287174_JJ7BJ-Th.jpg 2008-08-24 11:35:40 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Amanda Tapping makes a surprise appearance at the Gatecon closing event</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/5805918_EKegr#359709148_g5qZK" title="Amanda Tapping makes a surprise appearance at the Gatecon closing event"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808240168500/359709148_g5qZK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Amanda Tapping makes a surprise appearance at the Gatecon closing event" title="Amanda Tapping makes a surprise appearance at the Gatecon closing event" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-26T08:24:27Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808240168500/359709148_g5qZK-Th.jpg 2008-08-24 11:50:59 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Garwin Sanford tells a Don S. Davis tribute story</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/5805918_EKegr#359709016_ytYdU" title="Garwin Sanford tells a Don S. Davis tribute story"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808240168516/359709016_ytYdU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Garwin Sanford tells a Don S. Davis tribute story" title="Garwin Sanford tells a Don S. Davis tribute story" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-26T08:24:10Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808240168516/359709016_ytYdU-Th.jpg 2008-08-24 12:37:37 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />"The Ocean Is My Playground" - The bumper sticker Steve Drogin gave to his friends</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Steve-Drogin-Memorial-in-La/8056341_SSc2p#524760224_g2npS" title=""The Ocean Is My Playground" - The bumper sticker Steve Drogin gave to his friends"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Steve-Drogin-Memorial-in-La/echeng090429222815/524760224_g2npS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt=""The Ocean Is My Playground" - The bumper sticker Steve Drogin gave to his friends" title=""The Ocean Is My Playground" - The bumper sticker Steve Drogin gave to his friends" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-29T16:46:40Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Steve-Drogin-Memorial-in-La/echeng090429222815/524760224_g2npS-Th.jpg 2009-04-29 16:47:16 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Steve Drogin's memorial service at the Robert Paine Scripps Forum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Steve-Drogin-Memorial-in-La/8056341_SSc2p#524759715_fgoE3" title="Steve Drogin's memorial service at the Robert Paine Scripps Forum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Steve-Drogin-Memorial-in-La/echeng090429222830/524759715_fgoE3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Steve Drogin's memorial service at the Robert Paine Scripps Forum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography" title="Steve Drogin's memorial service at the Robert Paine Scripps Forum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-29T16:45:48Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Steve-Drogin-Memorial-in-La/echeng090429222830/524759715_fgoE3-Th.jpg 2009-04-29 20:15:00 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />The lighting was really well done</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Dave-and-Kims-Wedding/6044373_k8Nco#378615226_hgsyy" title="The lighting was really well done"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Dave-and-Kims-Wedding/echeng0809210171275/378615226_hgsyy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The lighting was really well done" title="The lighting was really well done" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-22T17:49:35Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Dave-and-Kims-Wedding/echeng0809210171275/378615226_hgsyy-Th.jpg 2008-09-21 13:45:53 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Cipriani</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Dave-and-Kims-Wedding/6044373_k8Nco#378614990_eqPYT" title="Cipriani"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Dave-and-Kims-Wedding/echeng0809210171306/378614990_eqPYT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Cipriani" title="Cipriani" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-22T17:48:49Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Dave-and-Kims-Wedding/echeng0809210171306/378614990_eqPYT-Th.jpg 2008-09-21 14:37:15 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Garwin Sanford ("Narim" on SG-1) signs a poster</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/5805918_EKegr#359710308_SFZDi" title="Garwin Sanford ("Narim" on SG-1) signs a poster"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808230168185/359710308_SFZDi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Garwin Sanford ("Narim" on SG-1) signs a poster" title="Garwin Sanford ("Narim" on SG-1) signs a poster" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-26T08:26:54Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808230168185/359710308_SFZDi-Th.jpg 2008-08-23 10:28:41 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Panel session with Stargate actors: Cliff Simon, Andee Frizzell, Corin Nemec, and Steve Bacic</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/5805918_EKegr#359710205_7v9z9" title="Panel session with Stargate actors: Cliff Simon, Andee Frizzell, Corin Nemec, and Steve Bacic"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808230168189/359710205_7v9z9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Panel session with Stargate actors: Cliff Simon, Andee Frizzell, Corin Nemec, and Steve Bacic" title="Panel session with Stargate actors: Cliff Simon, Andee Frizzell, Corin Nemec, and Steve Bacic" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-26T08:26:46Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808230168189/359710205_7v9z9-Th.jpg 2008-08-23 10:34:54 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Captain Paul Watson, Kim McCoy, and Richard Dean Anderson</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/5805918_EKegr#359709257_aS59a" title="Captain Paul Watson, Kim McCoy, and Richard Dean Anderson"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808230168452/359709257_aS59a-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Captain Paul Watson, Kim McCoy, and Richard Dean Anderson" title="Captain Paul Watson, Kim McCoy, and Richard Dean Anderson" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-26T08:24:42Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808230168452/359709257_aS59a-Th.jpg 2008-08-23 20:01:56 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Richard Dean Anderson calls his daughter Wylie up to the stage</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/5805918_EKegr#359709084_kufLa" title="Richard Dean Anderson calls his daughter Wylie up to the stage"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808240168510/359709084_kufLa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Richard Dean Anderson calls his daughter Wylie up to the stage" title="Richard Dean Anderson calls his daughter Wylie up to the stage" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-26T08:24:18Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Journal-Entry/echeng0808240168510/359709084_kufLa-Th.jpg 2008-08-24 12:32:39 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />I was asked to sign this Gatecon souvenir shirt!</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate/5805258_aMSfS#359687063_fUujA" title="I was asked to sign this Gatecon souvenir shirt!"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate/echeng0808230168270/359687063_fUujA-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="I was asked to sign this Gatecon souvenir shirt!" title="I was asked to sign this Gatecon souvenir shirt!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-26T07:42:38Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate/echeng0808230168270/359687063_fUujA-Th.jpg 2008-08-23 15:14:44 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Captain Paul Watson, Kim McCoy, and Richard Dean Anderson</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate/5805258_aMSfS#359669042_XenGE" title="Captain Paul Watson, Kim McCoy, and Richard Dean Anderson"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate/echeng0808230168452/359669042_XenGE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Captain Paul Watson, Kim McCoy, and Richard Dean Anderson" title="Captain Paul Watson, Kim McCoy, and Richard Dean Anderson" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-26T07:15:25Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate/echeng0808230168452/359669042_XenGE-Th.jpg 2008-08-23 20:01:56 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />Amanda Tapping makes a surprise appearance at the Gatecon closing event</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate/5805258_aMSfS#359666481_DKAUH" title="Amanda Tapping makes a surprise appearance at the Gatecon closing event"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate/echeng0808240168488/359666481_DKAUH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Amanda Tapping makes a surprise appearance at the Gatecon closing event" title="Amanda Tapping makes a surprise appearance at the Gatecon closing event" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-26T07:11:23Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Gatecon-2008-Stargate/echeng0808240168488/359666481_DKAUH-Th.jpg 2008-08-24 11:49:08 <p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com">Eric Cheng</a><br />C. Donatiello winery</p><p><a href="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Vienna-Teng-C-Donatiello/5339446_KewaS#326408349_gPjfF" title="C. Donatiello winery"><img src="http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Vienna-Teng-C-Donatiello/echeng0806290166467/326408349_gPjfF-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="C. Donatiello winery" title="C. Donatiello winery" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-30T16:49:00Z Eric Cheng http://echeng.smugmug.com http://echeng.smugmug.com/Journal/Vienna-Teng-C-Donatiello/echeng0806290166467/326408349_gPjfF-Th-1.jpg 2008-06-29 16:10:55