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Eric Fichtl
<p>A man thinks while drinking pulque, a traditional Mesoamerican indigenous drink made from the maguey plant.</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 solitary cabin in the pastures near Í Botni, on the southernmost island of the Faroes. </p>
<p>Fog, snow, and cold air cloak the forested hills near Bad Freienwalde.</p>
<p>A trio of taxi drivers chat while waiting for a fare.</p>
<p>Portrait of Aynur </p>
<p>Wildebeests walk in single file to hide their numbers, maybe. <br /></p>
<p>The spiral staircase of a modern flat takes on a different air by night.</p>
<p>A limestone wall bakes in the Adriatic sun of Corfu.</p>
<p>'They flee the country, leaving 140 families in the street and 1300 customers with problems.' Popular outrage at a foreign bank's decision to pull out of Uruguay. The small flyers read 'Eurobanco destabilises the country' and 'Eurobanco fires 140 workers'.</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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Times Square Record Mart: Universidad de Música Latina

A quick take on the legendary record shop in Times Square Subway station, just before it closed...
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Uribe Administration Impeding Foreign Press

The new president moves to limit any potentially damaging reports appearing in the foreign press.
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Other or One of Us? Bulgaria’s Attempt to Assimilate Its Ethnic Turks

In the mid 1980s the Bulgarian Communist Party systematically sought to erase the identity of the largest ethnic minority in the state. Why?