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Eric Cheng wins in Nature’s Best

Posted: 14 October 2005 11:45 PM
Last Update: 23 October 2005 10:13 AM
9 comment(s)
Categories: News,  Wetpixel,  Photo News
Author: Dr. Alex Mustard ( Alex_Mustard )
Related Link: Nature's Best

Congratulations to Wetpixel’s Editor and Administrator Eric Cheng whose outstanding Turtle Screaming photo won the Animal Antics Category in the Nature’s Best Photography Competition, the results of which have just been published in the Fall issue of the magazine. Nature’s Best is a large and prestigious nature photography competition, attracting 12000 entries from 27 countries making a top award a tremendous achievement. Eric’s Great Hammerhead photo also won him a Highly Honoured prize in the Oceans Category, which was won by Jesus Salillas of Spain with a photo of Pygmy Killer Whales taken in Hawaii. In the Endangered Species category, Wetpixel member Kasey Canton won a Highly Honoured Prize for this photograph of a green sea turtle.  The San Diego Underwater Photographic Society won the Camera Club award. You can see the winning images on the Nature’s Best website, in their magazine or on display at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum (exhibit opens on Nov 19, 2005). 

9 Comment(s):

  1. Congrats on such a prestigious competion win.

    Todd

    Posted by yahsemtough  on  10/15  at  05:57 AM

  2. Well deserved honor...congrats Eric

    Karl

    Posted by kdietz  on  10/15  at  06:49 AM

  3. That would be “competition”. My hands were typing too fast in the first post. Darn. Congrats again.

    Posted by yahsemtough  on  10/15  at  07:56 AM

  4. Congratulations Eric, very prestigious win and well deserved,

    Larry O

    Posted by Lionfish43  on  10/15  at  08:01 AM

  5. bravo eric!!! a well deserved win…
    /paul

    Posted by 3@5  on  10/15  at  12:38 PM

  6. Congratulations on a well deserved win.

    Posted by Don in Colorado  on  10/15  at  09:48 PM

  7. Congrats Eric, great shot, well deserve the winning.

    Posted by Arnon_Ayal  on  10/16  at  02:18 AM

  8. Congrats Eric, that’s such a unique shot. Also, I saw your website was awarded the best Underwater Photography site in Rodales. Good job.

    Rand

    Posted by randapex  on  10/17  at  09:03 AM

  9. Cool.  One the exhibit begins at the Natural History Museum (November 19th, according to their website), I’ll pop over during lunch and get a photo of the display . . .

    Mike

    Posted by MikeO  on  10/18  at  08:44 AM

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