His photos have appeared in Town & Country magazine, and his videos have received an audience jury award at California State University, Chico and videos-of-the-week awards for SmartShoot, producer of video ads for Yellow Pages and Yelp. Eric owns and operates Stracke Productions, with his wife Kirsten, creating promotional videos and photos for local businesses. Together they also operate Strack
e Photography, a high-end wedding and family photography business. Eric has a Bachelors of Science from The Art Institute of California – San Francisco, where he produced, Beyond the Classroom a short documentary about home-schooling.