September 12, 1957 – March 1, 2021
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Eric Sahlin. We will remember him forever.
Eric was born in San Jose, California to Doug and Nancy Sahlin, but grew up in Barrington, Illinois. He moved to Alameda in 2001.
Eric returned to California after high school. He attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1981-1983, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Film, Cinema, and Video Studies. He studied film production at the American Film Institute in 1995.
In 1995, Eric fulfilled a lifelong dream of circumnavigating the globe. He visited 18 countries on four continents during an eight-month trip, taking thousands of images along the way.
Eric was a photographer and videographer and in 1996 started Eric Sahlin Photography. He specialized in architectural, commercial, and editorial photo and video shoots. He became an FAA-licensed drone pilot in 2016.
Eric was also a contract video and web producer for Clarizen, Hewlett-Packard, and Adobe Systems.
He was a member of the American Photographic Artists, and Former President of the Northern California chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers.
Eric met his fiancée Janice in 2000, and they shared many amazing adventures during their 20-year partnership. They continued to travel around California and the United States, as well as Africa, China, France, Italy, and Spain.
In 2009, he taught video at the Victoria Institute of Technology in Kisumu, Kenya, as a volunteer with the World Computer Exchange.
Eric passed peacefully at home in Janice’s arms after an 18-month battle with cancer. His kindness, compassion, and passion for life will be missed by his family and friends who love him.
For Janice, he was the greatest adventure and love of her life.
Eric is survived by Janice Lalley, his sister Kristin Sahlin, stepmother Edie Sahlin, and step siblings Julia, Jane, Debra, and Bryan Harre.
Visit Eric’s website at
www.esimages.comDonations can be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation in Eric's memory:
https://themmrf.org/get-involved/ways-to-donate/