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Eric Fichtl
<p>Two well-armed national police officers patrol the streets of Tame, passing sun-beaten election murals for the then-mayor.</p>

Thanks for visiting. This website features my photography, writing, and a bit about me.

PHOTOS

Here is a random sample of my photos. Visit my galleries for many more.


<p>Jungle meets sea along a stretch of the almost untouched coastline of Timor-Leste's far east, between Com and Jaco.</p>
<p>Weather-worn bricks decay on a building in Cottbus. <br /></p>
<p>Dramatic skies enhance the view from Kallur back toward the sea stacks off Eysturoy.</p>
<p>Colombian national police round up unfamiliar faces in Tame, Arauca.</p>
<p>Red stars (not that kind) at a Christmas market in Berlin.</p>
<p>Darkness envelopes two tents in the Norwegian wilderness.</p>
<p>'Memory' and 'vote blank' – two slogans summarising popular exasperation with the post-dictatorship Argentine political landscape. <br /></p>
<p>A paraglider over the Langkofel (Sassolungo) massif in the Dolomites. <br /></p> <p>Shot with Pentax 645N, 645 FA 80-160, Cinestill 800.<br /></p>
TEXTS

A lot of what I write professionally carries no byline. Here are some of the works I have put my name to.

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The Massacre at Betoyes

An armed group attacked the indigenous Guahibo community at Betoyes. Who was it?
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Contested Country: An Examination of Current Propaganda Techniques in the Colombian Civil War

In recent years the Colombian state and security forces have deployed the most elaborate propaganda campaigns in the rural sector.
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Washington’s Colombian Habit

Just what are U.S. taxpayers getting for the billions of dollars spent in Colombia?