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Eric Fichtl
<p>Trees peek through the mist in Val di Funes – a great welcome for a day of hiking!<br /></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>A weather-worn wooden cross in the British Cemetery on Corfu. </p>
<p>Snow, cold, and the early hour make for sparse traffic on Manhattan's Third Avenue.</p>
<p>Vegetable sellers set out their produce at the central market while a youngster waits to play. </p>
<p>Diffused light and swirling rain interplay with the unique contours of the Petronas Towers.</p>
<p>A view over the village of Fámjin. The structure in the foreground, slowly being reclaimed by the grass, is a stone sheep shelter.</p>
<p>Workers laying cobbles in Sibiu. </p>
<p>Potential spoiler for that one person who doesn't know the plot point.</p>
<p>A man bails out his boat after a sudden rain shower.</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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Looking Back: Seventeen Years Since the El Mozote Massacre

Over 700 defenseless peasants were brutally murdered by a Salvadoran batallion that received U.S. military training and supplies.
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On Laura Alcoba's 'The Rabbit House'

A unique exploration of a childhood interrupted by the onset of dictatorship and widespread repression.
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On Robert Skidelsky's 'Keynes: The Return of the Master'

Skidelsky offers an accessible introduction to the work of John Maynard Keynes