Facts: - caption: eric , sep 2014 cheng at the holuhraun volcano eruption in iceland - name: eric cheng - image size: 300px - occupation: entrepreneur , photographer - image: ragnarth_holuhraunseldar_20_sept_2014-296 . jpg - birth place: usa - alma mater: stanford university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eric cheng .
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eric cheng -lrb- born 1975 -rrb- is a taiwanese american entrepreneur and professional photographer specializing in aerial and underwater photography .he is director of aerial imaging at dji , the makers of the popular phantom aerial-imaging quadcopter , and owns and publishes wetpixel , an underwater photography community website .he serves as dji 's board representative as a member of the small uav coalition and is on the advisory board of drone world expo -lrb- dwe -rrb- eric frequently gives talks about drones , photography and technology , and has spoken internationally at events including tedxberkeley , the churchill club , leweb , photoshelter luminance , ces , sxsw , and others .on february 3 , 2015 , eric piloted a dji inspire 1 drone into the holuhraun volcano eruption in the bararbunga volcanic system in iceland , broadcasting live for abc 's good morning america .eric is active as a marine conservationist and previously served on the board of directors of shark savers -lrb- a program of wildaid -rrb- , and on the board of advisors of sea shepherd conservation society .he was head photographer for '' operation musashi '' , sea shepherd 's campaign against the japanese whaling fleet in antarctica in late 2008 / early 2009 , which was also documented by animal planet for whale wars season 2 .aside from lecturing and writing about 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 .previously , eric was director of photography of lytro .cheng was born in 1975 in madison , wisconsin , to immigrant parents from taiwan .he received his b.s. and m.s. degrees in computer science from stanford university .